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Dance Of The Dwarfs (2000)

Dance of the Dwarfs (2000)

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ISBN
0754085651 (ISBN13: 9780754085652)
Language
English
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black dagger crime

About book Dance Of The Dwarfs (2000)

Дочитал, потому что в свое время очень понравился Rogue Male. Почему-то я думал, что книга про "первобытный ужас, живущий в каждом", что-то в этом роде, но этот ужас там хотя и упоминается, но не является темой. В принципе, это вполне безыскусный "охотничий триллер": кто-то ходит на зверя, изучает его повадки, подстерегает, зверь этого кого-то тоже подстерегает, тоже изучает его повадки. Кто победил, известно из предисловия. Наверное, у этого жанра должны быть свои любители, но я, увы, не отношусь к ним.

I read Dance of the Dwarfs: very fine writing, detail, setting, atmosphere, very convincing sense of place, intriguing - until 2/3 in, when the 'dwarfs' are revealed, with a crushing disappointment, to have been just some dumb animals: after that, it was all downhill. pity for wasting such a wonderful setting for THIS tale. the title and advertising are misleading: I don't even see this as a horror novel, though that is not my major complaint. after the revelation, it is just ridiculous, uninteresting and unintentionally funny (though not in a fun way). I'm glad I read it because the setting is very vivid and close to my heart, but - the point of it all? I see none.

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The story Household tells here is not without interest. It has many moments of suspense and a few that are genuinely terrifying. Unfortunately, there is only enough plot and atmosphere for a long short story, and this is a 260 page novel. Remember, this opinion comes from someone who is a big fan of Machen and Blackwood and Lovecraft, someone who loves the leisurely atmospheric build-ups of their short stories and novellas. But Household's original conception, although intriguing, is much too slender for this book.
—Bill Kerwin

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