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Résumé with Monsters
The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
January 4th 1996
by White Wolf Games Studio
(first published January 4th 1995)
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If you think your boss is a soulless, inhuman, bunny-blowing pile of ass vomit who’s slowly sucking the joy out of your existence with each intake of breath into their smarmy, callous, troll-like mouth...wait until you hear about the monsters Philip Kenan works for in this bizarre, intelligent, Cthulhu-spiced and frighteningly funny piece of corporate horror/dark comedy/satire.
So the math on this book is pretty simple:
Lovecraft + Wall Street + Philip K. Dick (with a dash of William S. Burrough...more
So the math on this book is pretty simple:
Lovecraft + Wall Street + Philip K. Dick (with a dash of William S. Burrough...more
The first time I read this I was confused and rather disappointed. The book came to me with high praise from people I trust for their opinions, and I thought "Hmm, well maybe it's just one of those things." Then I read it again. Inside the back cover is a reference to a review by Joe Lansdale, where he likened it to a Philip K Dick novel, and this got me into the thing again. I've never read any other books or stories by this writer, so I don't have that as a point of comparison. It is difficult...more
William Browning Spencer is an underappreciated novelist in the vein of Tim Powers, James Blaylock and Jonathan Carroll. He writes stories of men, often writers, beset by terrible supernatural forces. I loved his Zod Wallop and I recently got my hands on a copy of his Resume with Monsters. When I say underappreciated, you should read that also as out of print. The status of his book would certainly vex his main character, Phillip Kenan, who fights through dead end job after dead end job in hopes...more
A fantasy--sort of a combination of "Office Space" and Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos with the Morlocks of Well's "The Time Machine" thrown in for good measure. Amusing and horrifying by turns, and always entertaining.
This is one of my favorite kinds of fantasy, with much in common with Marquez' magical realism. At first, the world seems perfectly normal, and then, little by little, you notice the fantastic in your peripheral vision. And then--little by little--it inches closer . . .
This book has currently had trouble staying on my shelves. I'm now on my second copy of the book, but it's always on someone else's shelf as I lend it out to anyone who has ever read the Call of Cthulhu or any other Loveraft writings.
The office life is hell, but moreso for the story's protagonist than most people. Philip is... sick. Or that's what his past psychiatrists (court appointed) would tell you. He believes that the corporate entities of the world are not headed by men, but my extra-dime...more
The office life is hell, but moreso for the story's protagonist than most people. Philip is... sick. Or that's what his past psychiatrists (court appointed) would tell you. He believes that the corporate entities of the world are not headed by men, but my extra-dime...more
This book is rarer than rare. I got rid of my copy while immigrating thinking it would be easy to replace and boy was I wrong.
If you like any of Charles Stross' "Laundry Files" novels or even Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" and "Anansi Boys" novels - you'll love this.
It helps to actually know HPL's work as well.
If you like any of Charles Stross' "Laundry Files" novels or even Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" and "Anansi Boys" novels - you'll love this.
It helps to actually know HPL's work as well.
What if your workplace was ruled by characters out of H.P. Lovecraft novels? Waitaminnit! You mean it ISN'T???
This is one of my favorite books by one of my new favorite authors. All of his books are a blast to read!
Cthulian horror meets Office Space. Genre mashup before mashup was hip, and still a favorite book of mine.
I think that this novel is my life.
I've read most of his books now, thought this was the best one. A light-hearted, optimistic pastiche of the corporate world.
Not for everyone, this book is just WEIRD.
The writing is frequently plodding and rambling, but that is in keeping with the mindset of the main character, whom you're never actually certain as to whether he is insane as everyone who cares about him seems to think, or is in fact fighting forces of Lovecraftian* mythos within the drudgery and despair of the time-clock world.
*(it counts as a real word if it successfully conveys meaning to the reader, so deal with it)
The writing is frequently plodding and rambling, but that is in keeping with the mindset of the main character, whom you're never actually certain as to whether he is insane as everyone who cares about him seems to think, or is in fact fighting forces of Lovecraftian* mythos within the drudgery and despair of the time-clock world.
*(it counts as a real word if it successfully conveys meaning to the reader, so deal with it)
overall not great but with a few incredible turns of phrase and 2 or 3 super creepy scenes.
Oct 27, 2007
Jake
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Cthulu Mythos fans, people with crap jobs
Shelves:
horror
This is an enjoyable take on the Cthulu mythos. I particularly appreciated it the correlation between outer gods, great old ones, and corporate America. It's a funny and entertaining book as long as you don't think too hard about it. Once you really think about it it is pretty dark. None the less, its a lot of fun. Recommended to jaded and crazy people everywhere.
Meta-lovecraftian pastiche, pretty Delta Green-ish with lots of humour. Awesome!
This was my Halloween scaaaary book for this year. It was a great choice. I've heard about Spencer for a while but this is the first book by him that I've read. It was a good introduction. If you liked _Atrocity Archives_ by Stross you'd most likely enjoy this book as well.
This book is NOT SCARY AT ALL. It was really wordy and felt long but had a few funny parts in it.
It's a fun read, but gets weaker towards the end.
Apr 11, 2007
Amanda Coppedge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
excellent-but-obscure,
adult-fiction
Cthulhu-tastic!
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Laura Huber
marked it as to-read
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William Browning Spencer is an award-winning American novelist and short story writer living in Austin, Texas. His science fiction and horror stories are often darkly and surreally humorous. His novel Resume With Monsters conflates soul-destroying H. P. Lovecraftian horrors with soul-destroying lousy jobs.
His story "The Death of the Novel" was a 1995 Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Short Story.
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His story "The Death of the Novel" was a 1995 Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Short Story.
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