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Shedding Skin: Two Tales of Horror and Identity
by
Julian Darius (Goodreads Author)
In the title story, a man’s girlfriend gives birth while visiting her sick aunt in New Mexico. When he goes to visit them and his newborn child, he discovers his girlfriend’s Native American heritage… and has a hallucinatory experience that will haunt their relationship for years to come.
Also included is “Inherited Things,” a short and disturbing vampire story starring two...more
Also included is “Inherited Things,” a short and disturbing vampire story starring two...more
Paperback, 60 pages
Published
June 6th 2012
by Martian Lit
(first published June 5th 2012)
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The title story "Shedding Skin" is really interesting and makes up about three-quarters of the book. It's about a guy whose wife has a baby at her Native American aunt's house. Five years later something strange happens.
The second story is much shorter and more abrupt. A guy's dying father tells him he keeps vampires in his dungeon. It was kind of an interesting idea of what you can do with your own pet vampire, something they could try on "True Blood" or something.
The second story is much shorter and more abrupt. A guy's dying father tells him he keeps vampires in his dungeon. It was kind of an interesting idea of what you can do with your own pet vampire, something they could try on "True Blood" or something.
I got an early draft of this collection from Julian. What an amazing work. Darius's prose style is reminiscent of Richard Ford or Raymond Carver. But, the plots and characters are far from anything you will find in most literature. This is truly some disturbing stuff, but I say that as a compliment. You will not be disappointed. For anyone that likes Lovecraft, Stephen King, Richard Ford, and Alan Moore.
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I won this book in The Goodreads First Reads Giveaway. It was wildly creative and rather disturbing. I think these two stories will stay with me for quite some time.
I’m not really sure if I understood the whole mind frame the author had while writing this. I did find it interesting; though, I did not care for the ending. On a side note, I’ve never heard of Inherited Things, a short story that is also included in the book. I extremely enjoyed Inherited Things and wished it were longer!
I received a free copy from GoodReads, and I'm very glad I did. I truly enjoyed these stories. The title story is about a man who finds out a horrify secret about the mother of his child. The second story, while much shorter, is just as gripping. It tells of a dying man and the family secret he reveals. When I was finished reading I still wanted more!
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After graduating magna cum laude from Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisconsin), Julian Darius obtained his M.A. in English, authoring a thesis on John Milton and utopianism. In 2002, he moved to Waikiki, teaching college while obtaining an M.A. in French (high honors) and a Ph.D. in English. In 2011, he founded Martian Lit, an offbeat literary house.
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