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John Chrostek
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Feast of the Pale Leviathan
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"3.5 stars rounded up.
A novel with a ton of heart. Its plot wanders as much as its protagonist wants to, but I enjoyed the episodic nature of the book. Munian is sympathetic, capricious, and frustrating in equal measure; his obsession with trains, and" Read more of this review » |
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| Taken on its own terms, this is a fascinating, black as midnight avant-garde satire/romance about evil incestuous twins killing their mother and generally debasing themselves and the world around them. Very well-written, paced , read in one sitting. ...more | |
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| A fun, propulsive and strange journey into the dark. Claustrophobic darkness, trucks drifting through a sea of uncertainty, fractured echoes of authoritarianism that cannot reach the central cast but influences their spirit and keeps them wound tight ...more | |
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"fuck me this is a fantastic novel. holy shit, i am completely blown away by the sheer scope of this narrative, the unrelenting shittiness of the trio of tough guy protagonists, the broad sweep of history as ellroy packages it in tiny chapters of hard"
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“I often feel I am being burned at the stake just because I have always refused to give up that wonderful strange power I have inside me that becomes manifested when I am in harmonious communication with some other inspired being.”
― The Hearing Trumpet
― The Hearing Trumpet
“If I remember correctly writers usually find some excuse for their books, although why one should excuse oneself for having such a quiet and peaceful occupation I really don't know. Military people never seem to apologize for killing each other yet novelists feel ashamed for writing some nice inert paper book that is not certain to be read by anybody.”
― The Hearing Trumpet
― The Hearing Trumpet