tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post8962243520968275511..comments2023-07-31T11:01:56.340+01:00Comments on Parrish Lantern's PomesAllSizes: Maybe This Time - Alois Hotschnig@parridhlanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-84635972400803840872011-09-27T11:40:14.816+01:002011-09-27T11:40:14.816+01:00A very intriguing description - I must get around ...A very intriguing description - I must get around to getting myself a copy soon :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-20796079613334350632011-09-26T17:38:36.532+01:002011-09-26T17:38:36.532+01:00Glad you enjoyed these odd little stories! Thanks ...Glad you enjoyed these odd little stories! Thanks for stopping by my review - I added a link to your review there :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-40983422785005824952011-09-26T14:09:13.666+01:002011-09-26T14:09:13.666+01:00hello Athira, please check out the publishers as t...hello Athira, please check out the publishers as they often hand out copies for review, this being my second from them, as for the book, yest it was a strange, intriguing thought provoking read & would happily try more from this writer, thanks for your comment.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-18821770263660353022011-09-24T03:55:41.948+01:002011-09-24T03:55:41.948+01:00This book sounds fabulous! I loved your review as ...This book sounds fabulous! I loved your review as well. I haven't heard of this publisher, so I need to check out some of their books!Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-77531567757723140452011-09-22T08:17:29.799+01:002011-09-22T08:17:29.799+01:00Thanks Shelleyrae, It's well worth searching o...Thanks Shelleyrae, It's well worth searching out & reading, although the intriguing aspect doesn't finish with the book, it's one of those books that leave you with an imprint on your mind.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-28020916967597325992011-09-22T07:46:27.718+01:002011-09-22T07:46:27.718+01:00"like some poltergeist that has taken up resi..."like some poltergeist that has taken up residence in your mind they bang and clatter, long after the book is back on the shelf.<br />"<br /><br />Love this simile, I'm intrigued by this collectionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-72641252785419692012011-09-21T20:19:04.784+01:002011-09-21T20:19:04.784+01:00Thanks Andrew, totally agree the closeness to the ...Thanks Andrew, totally agree the closeness to the everyday world is what makes it creepy, that everything looks the same, but. I also felt there was a closeness in the detail, the almost under a microscope analysis that made it pretty claustrophobic.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-5719549277284561972011-09-21T19:39:35.601+01:002011-09-21T19:39:35.601+01:00Hi Parrish, I love this review! You definitely set...Hi Parrish, I love this review! You definitely set the scene with that opening, about entering the universe of Alois Hotschnig. It certainly is a creepy place! The stuff of dreams and nightmares. As some of the commenters on my post pointed out, a lot of the creepiness comes from the closeness to reality, like the dolls - almost human and yet slightly off, slightly wrong. Really enjoyed the book, as unsettling as it was!Andrew Blackmanhttp://www.andrewblackman.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-71963106815520429632011-09-20T20:51:14.113+01:002011-09-20T20:51:14.113+01:00Hi Carol, and like life, it has those strange cul ...Hi Carol, and like life, it has those strange cul de sacs & alleyways.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-5547972098502092572011-09-20T18:44:05.396+01:002011-09-20T18:44:05.396+01:00These sound disturbing, but in a good way, like li...These sound disturbing, but in a good way, like life twisted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-36160744177390749022011-09-20T09:28:51.776+01:002011-09-20T09:28:51.776+01:00This is the taking the wrong turn turning left the...This is the taking the wrong turn turning left the sinister path, which is where the word Sinister comes from (Sinistra, lefthanded) & it was originally thought as a sign of the devil.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-37031546250299197552011-09-19T22:16:54.742+01:002011-09-19T22:16:54.742+01:00A very peculiar yet definitely good book. The str...A very peculiar yet definitely good book. The strangeness doesn't seem so nightmarish at first, then you realise that actually, it is!Charlie (The Worm Hole)http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-89100117598192137062011-09-19T20:23:24.228+01:002011-09-19T20:23:24.228+01:00Hi Serena all the above views are valid, this writ...Hi Serena all the above views are valid, this writer reminds me Franz Kafka, HP Lovecraft, their melancholy horror has touches of Edgar Allan Poe, & yet none of these as he seems truly original, Altho this description doesn't help you, it has me pondering???<br /><br /><br />This is a great collection of tales, the longest 20 pages the shortest 7. watch out for that intriguing, it's a short step to mesmerised by & this will keep you under its spell, well after the final page has been turned.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-75057292819600513472011-09-19T19:38:22.222+01:002011-09-19T19:38:22.222+01:00Sounds strangely odd yet intriguing. I love short ...Sounds strangely odd yet intriguing. I love short stories so I will have to make a mental note.Lenasledgeblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910856908662964093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-39913823075381491302011-09-19T19:16:30.369+01:002011-09-19T19:16:30.369+01:00I read one other review of this that indicated a s...I read one other review of this that indicated a sense of confusion in these stories, like they were purposefully confusing, and either the same review or another that compared this writer to Kafka. I'm very interested in this one. Thanks for the review.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-63448423444803960542011-09-19T08:20:33.465+01:002011-09-19T08:20:33.465+01:00Hi Neer, in places yes, in others more left of cen...Hi Neer, in places yes, in others more left of centre & others both & a wagon-load else. Good thought provoking read tho.<br /><br />HI Mel, I think it would make a good addition to your short story collection.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-63403232669320787612011-09-18T08:24:05.649+01:002011-09-18T08:24:05.649+01:00this sounds like a very strange and interesting co...this sounds like a very strange and interesting collection of short stories-I hope I get to read it one dayMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434302889299955261.post-46154698328238347292011-09-18T02:53:34.515+01:002011-09-18T02:53:34.515+01:00This sounds creepy.This sounds creepy.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.com