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Oct 27, 2014 06:20AM

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2. I re-read the story "The Mermaid." I think its a good story, though a little disgressive in the beginning. The story has a supernatural tragic romance plot. I like those kind of stories. Others who wrote that type of story are Robert Aickman and Daphne DuMaurier.



I seem to ha..."
Crisp often provokes a feeling of deja vu in me. I swore I read The Tatooist online somewhere in the early naughts but I have heard subsequently that this is quite impossible.


I know! "The Tatooist" is like nothing else! Along with his novella Shrike, novel "Remember You're a One-Ball!" and the stories "Ynys-y-Plag", "The Gay Wolf" & "Sado-ga-Shima"---these stories alone provide a strong testament to Crisp's mastery as a writer. I respect and admire no living writer more fervently.



The story reminded me of the novel The Fermata by Nicholson Baker. The novel too has a narrator that can freeze time, and also has sexual content. I wasn't a fan of the novel either.

I really don't want to describe the plot of the last three stories. Of the last three stories, I liked "The Tattooist", then "Autumn Colors" and lastly "Ageless". This, I recognize, might be a matter of taste for the "The Tattooist" has a supernatural (and original) element. The last two stories are naturalistic. All three stories have a strong dose of sadness.
I plan to put up a review and rating in a few days. I leaning toward four stars.