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Loading... Dark Property (edition 2002)by Brian Evenson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Evenson writes dark, stylistic and intelligent horror tales. His work can be utterly bleak or wryly amusing and whilst sometimes too dark and sometimes too intelligent for me I always find his work interesting. This book is no exception. "A woman carries a dying baby across a desert waste, moving toward a fortress harbouring a mysterious resurrection cult." so begins the blurb. This a very dark tale of resurrection, of cannibalism, of religious fanaticism and cults, of what you try to own. Set in a vague, surreal fantastical wild west it falls into the bleak, bit too intelligent category. What he is trying to do with the writing style I can't work out; but pared down and stark as usual it is sometimes jarring. Fear not, it is very readable and whilst slow at first, the build up is worth it. I do wish we could have lingered a bit more on the interesting part. This is not a book for the faint of heart, but horror fans should find something to chew here. It is an interesting book. no reviews | add a review
A woman carries a dying baby across a desert waste, moving toward a fortress harboring a mysterious resurrection cult. Menaced by scavengers, she nevertheless begins to suspect that the reality within the fortress may be even more unsettling than the blasted environment outside. As she slips unobtrusively towards the city of the dead, she is pursued by a bounty hunter who cuts a bloody swath after her. On one level, Dark Property is an exploration of religious fanaticism. Although Evenson's characters owe more to the Book of Mormon than the Koran, their frightening intensity will spark recognition in both reviewers and readers. This brooding tale is reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and J. G. Ballard's more disturbing works of fiction. "I admire Evenson's writing and respect his courage." -- Andrew Vachss No library descriptions found. |
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The most disturbing thing I've ever read. ( )