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Indlæser... The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forestaf Mark Z. Danielewski
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I enjoyed this more than the 'pilot' and the strands of stories simmer along nicely in this volume. I still have reservations about the body of work: mainly whether it will continue to deliver satisfactorily over so many volumes. Listening to the Game of Thrones audiobooks currently, I am drawing parallels between the two works and their 'worlds'. I can't shake the feeling that George R.R Martin's feels more accomplished but what I like about Into the Forest is that it is perhaps how it must/should be for a world set in the modern day; encapsulating much of a modern life that is broad and in some ways unfamiliar. I once again wish to apply the caveat that Mark Z Danielewski is most probably operating on a much higher intellectual plain than I so it will no doubt be amazing. It has inspired me to buy volume 3 anyway so I'm definitely sticking with it and it's nice to read alongside the Facebook group (check them out if you're on it too!). I think also I'd like to hear the author speak more about the work too as I've heard snippets of interesting things that he's said in discussion. All in all an intriguing read that still has me strapped in for the ride 👍🏻 ( ) With cautious optimism I bought 'Into the Forest'. A lot of pins had been set up in the previous volume with nine view point narratives, hints dropped, and literary mechanics, the narcons, literally introduced to readers. I couldn't be sure what was going on on every page, but it was compelling reading. I felt like I had to give the story more room before I could begin to assess it, and now we're 800+ more pages into the story. I still have to reserve most judgement deeper than a star-rating and that 'The Familiar' got better. Xanther's beginning to become aware of something changing her little friend, the kitten, he's hungry for something, but she doesn't want to accept know what it desires. The other characters begin to be aware of each other in unexpected ways, sounds or images they can't place. I don't love most of Danielewski's font or formatting choices (Ozgur's everything right on top of that list), but the story keeps coming out ahead of its concept, proving there's more to it than a gimmick. The characters are rounding out and the language of the different viewpoints is easier to fall into rather than keeping the reader out. The best set-piece comes right at the end, so I won't spoil it, but it was impressive. Don't ask me what this is all about, but consider me hooked. The Familiar 'The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May' 'The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain' I have come to the inevitable conclusion that I am going to have to check the rest of these books out at the library. I mean really, Mark, I love to support authors and all that, but by the time this experiment is over it would take an entire bookcase to house these books. Who has that kind of shelf-space/floor-space/money/commitment? But I did buy this one, and plowed through it in a single day during Dewey's readathon. That kind of concentrated reading really helped with the dialects, etc., but could obviously not be sustained over the entire series, which remains my main complaint about this book. You cannot binge-read these, and with a cast of thousands (slight hyperbole, but only slight), several conspiracy theories, thick dialects, etc., these books are a lot to unpack each time. Clearly I need to make some sort of cheat sheet to follow along, but when each book is 800-900ish pages, how do you scan through to find the clues to what you've missed? UGH. But there is still Xanther, who I still love, and the word art in her sections somehow continues to make it all worth it. Still her for Anwar and Astair as well, though parts of Astair's sections were a little overwhelming this time. Also, I'm starting to get a handle on Cas's story, which I couldn't say in the first volume. One disclaimer: THIS BOOK CONTAINS ONE ACT OF PURE, IRREDEEMABLE EVIL, AND IF SOMEONE DOESN'T PUT THE MAYOR'S HEAD ON A PIKE BEFORE THE END OF THIS SERIES I WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED. You can read my review at the New York Journal of Books: http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/familiar-volume-2-forest
You can identify a Mark Z. Danielewski book from a single page—no need to even read it. Since the start of his literary career—2000’s still-mind blowing House Of Leaves, the first of his books to both astonish and unsettle—Danielewski has employed a complex and visual form of writing, a multidimensional means of amplifying the impact of his stories and prose. There’s something cinematic about his work; inserted images act as rudimentary special effects while page layouts serve as both camera angles and edits, designed in such a way that they reflect the narrative and provide pauses. When a character stops to think, there’s a page break. When a character whispers, Danielewski downshifts into a smaller font. The effect is visceral. Belongs to SeriesThe Familiar (2)
The lives of the disparate and dynamic nine characters introduced in One Rainy Day in May begin to intersect in inexplicable ways, finding harmonies and echoes in each other. What once seemed remote and disconnected draws closer slowly, steadily towardsomething inevitable. . . . At the center of it all is Xanther, a twelve-year-old girl, for whom the world around her seems to be opening, exposing doors and windows, visions and sounds, questions and ideas previously unknown. With each passing day, she begins to glimpse something she does not understand but unequivocally craves the only thing that will bring her relief and keep her new friend alive. No library descriptions found. |
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