pickFour brothers, 3 of whom are conjoined at the head. The 4th, our narrator, is Thomas: the apathetic son in gentry of a deep southern town of Kingdom Come. With the bayou granny witches, the debauchery of Thomas and the town, and more than one family secret. Truly creative, within the genre of the southern gothic tradition. I enjoyed it. It‘s quick and strangely human. The normal is abnormal. Cast of characters well developed, and coherent plot.
pickDid a readathon with @Lin3han this weekend. Since we both loved Summer Sons, we went with Mandelo‘s new novella, which was dripping in southern gothic. He captures summer in the south soooo well, and his spooky horror has made southern gothic one of my favorite subgenres. I will protect Les and Stevie with my life!!
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pickMichael McDowell is on my list of must read southern gothic authors! The Elementals sets a scene of three homes with two families…but the third can be understood as the histories of tragic imprints. Between the isolated Alabama gulf coast and the more populated area of Alabama, we see our characters cross over in tradition and transition. We are drawn in by the cast and place. Like S. King, the slow simmer to bigger danger of narrative entered.
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My October recommendations! #frightclub #hauntedshelf @jadams89
1. THE ELEMENTALS: McDowell is the one who wrote the original screenplay for BEETLEJUICE. true horror at its Southern Gothic best.
2. HALLOWE'EN PARTY: gotta have at least one Christie, right?
3. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: My #1 book of all time. The scary moors, a howling hound, a man literally scared to death, and Holmes & Watson. #perfection
so-so3✨ Tough to read with hurt babies, lots of creepy settings, people in danger all throughout, and mythological stories I‘m not familiar with. The creepiness and danger to character was great! I just wish I knew what was going on half the time. 😅 #FableBR @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Littlewolf1
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Little underwhelmed. This was another one where at the beginning, I really thought I‘d love it. The author‘s descriptive writing easily creeped me out. The unique lore that was brought into it had me intrigued. But by the 3/4 point, it felt like a lot of that was abandoned. I still don‘t understand the real motive of almost anything any of the antagonists did. The leshii seemed to just be a spooky plot device. Much of the horror came from ⬇️
This month the The RoaringWolf Fright Night Bookclub is reading The Boatman‘s Daughter on Fable. If horror is your thing, please join us. https://fable.co/club/roaringwolf-fright-night-with-roary47-202125311454?referra...
pickThank you #GroupQ for another excellent reading memory! This read was perfectly timed for me, apt for hot summer days. Powell‘s writing about the humid Louisiana climate was nearly palpable. While I think this could have been expanded to at least flesh out some characterization, I can appreciate what Powell was trying to do. Lots packed into a small parcel- sex, heat, supernatural horror, sin, vengeance- what a great way to end #LMPBC!
pick@Bookzombie thanks for picking this, Margie. I thought it was great. The language was exact and I felt held by it. I wanted to have a fan to fan myself with because I kept feeling as if I was put right there in the swamp in the middle of a hot summer. Sorry about the lateness, @psalva It‘ll be on its way to you tomorrow.
Two authors from #Round20 of #LMPBC !
Arden Powell for some terrifically unnerving horror, and K Ming Chang for creepy and insightful short stories!
I can‘t wait to explore more of each author‘s work, and I‘m super grateful for the members of #GroupQ for introducing me to these authors!
#SundayFunday Have a marvelous day! And don‘t forget to tag me in your responses!
