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   At the Library (153) No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) eboods | Feb 28, 2024 |  From page 39 (of this edition), in the short story “The Postal Zone: The Possession Edition”: “I enjoyed reading Karen Brissette’s review of Paul Tremblay’s latest novel so much more than the book itself. I mean, hey, how about the guy actually tell us WTF happened in just one of his stories for a change! Is it that he can’t fully commit to an ending so he doesn’t give us one? Does he not know the ending or how to end something? It’s very frustrating.” This excerpt made me laugh because many of Tremblay’s short stories, and some novels too, make me feel the EXACT same way! I’m glad I’m not ‘alone’! That being said, I really enjoyed this collection, vague endings aside! Lots of creepy crawly sensations as I read! And in a quirky twist, I didn’t like The Beast You Are” (an anthropomorphic animal novella) from the beginning but grew increasingly fond of it as I read along! Very fond! So, for me, a bad BEGINNING rather than ending! (which is good, as that story takes up nearly forty-five percent of this book!). And it provided this quote: “Want. Want. Want. Want is a tricky thing when coupled with the disappointment of getting.” And a great last line from the "Story Notes" section at the end: "All stories are monsters, and how loudly and lovingly they smash through your town, your heart, and your head, is up to you, the reader." I really like that idea! (  ) Stahl-Ricco | Jul 25, 2023 |
Tremblay cares a lot not only about the story but also about the way it's delivered. The Beast You Are, his latest short story collection, contains 15 tales, and only a handful of them could be called traditional — and even those have unique elements that make them special....One of the things that has made Tremblay one of the leading voices in modern horror is his ability to create unsettling atmospheres and deliver a stories in which readers have enough information to be extremely curious but where there are spaces for them to ponder and try to fill in the blanks....Smart, self-aware, fun, creepy, and strange, ... This collection shows an author at the peaks of his powers doing everything he can to push the boundaries of the short story. Whether he’s writing a subtly disarming tale in the manner of Shirley Jackson (“The Party”) or a grisly monster story (“The Large Man”), Tremblay draws well-developed characters whose recognizable humanity makes it easy for readers to accept the weird events happening around them. This will be a smash with horror fans.
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HTML: A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Cabin at the End of the World. Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of storytelling itself. The fifteen pieces in this brilliant collection, The Beast You Are, are all monsters of a kind, ready to loudly (and lovingly) smash through your head and into your heart. In "The Dead Thing," a middle-schooler struggles to deal with the aftermath of her parents' substance addictions and split. One day, her little brother claims he found a shoebox with "the dead thing" inside. He won't show it to her and he won't let the box out of his sight. In "The Last Conversation," a person wakes in a sterile, white room and begins to receive instructions via intercom from a woman named Anne. When they are finally allowed to leave the room to complete a task, what they find is as shocking as it is heartbreaking. The title novella, "The Beast You Are," is a mini epic in which the destinies and secrets of a village, a dog, and a cat are intertwined with a giant monster that returns to wreak havoc every thirty years. A masterpiece of literary horror and psychological suspense, The Beast You Are is a fearlessly imagined collection from one of the most electrifying and innovative writers working today. . No library descriptions found. |
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