September Wrap-up / October TBR 2024

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@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

1. Drop your book suggestion below 2. Upvote suggestions you like 3. The top 4 will be in a poll soon, and I will read and review the winning book.

@helenasf1782 2 ай бұрын

Awesome wrap up and tbr. I think it’s a great idea to do mini reviews on some books and save the chunky ones for the books that have more to talk about. As even a snippet is fun to read. Thanks again!

@curtjarrell9710 2 ай бұрын

Rosemary's Baby is a fine horror novel, better than the film.

@helenasf1782 2 ай бұрын

Yay glad someone else likes it as much as me! I’m on chapter 9 and really enjoying it.

@sdruss83 2 ай бұрын

Regarding dog POV; This year I read "Fluke" by James Herbert. I didn't know anything about Herbert before reading Fluke, but the blurbs said he's a "chiller, thriller writer". So I went into it expect some fun cheesiness. It turned out to be a really wholesome (dark still I guess) ride through the life of a puppy. I think he's more known for horror like "Rats" but Fluke is one of my most fun reads of all time.

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

Never heard of it, but it's good to hear another another taking a wild chance on something that may not be liked.

@pocketfullofponder 2 ай бұрын

I know you said short but I just got Between Two Fires from the library and Ive heard a lot about it....

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

Already read and reviewed 😉

@pocketfullofponder 2 ай бұрын

@@JasonFuhrman 😮 I'll have to check out your review after then!

@massacredmatt 2 ай бұрын

I'm going to recommend a tremendous horror-western (or splatter-western, if you like) novella titled... HOW THE SKIN SHEDS by Chad Lutzke Dark, gory, and a total blast!

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

Nice thanks!

@helenasf1782 2 ай бұрын

Oh and my suggestion for the vote if there is still space is Slade House by David Mitchell. It’s been on my tbr for a while and I’ll join you if it gets picked. I’m hoping it’ll scratch that house of leaves itch. Ha!

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

Still open, and thanks!

@thundermammoth 2 ай бұрын

For your Lovecraft sweet-tooth: Colin Wilson - The Mind Parasites Apparently, was written in response to a personal challenge from August Derleth. Fun, unusual, cosmic horror, space vampire tale without being typical at all, as well as philosophical and science infused.

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks for the suggestion

@thundermammoth 2 ай бұрын

@@JasonFuhrman Certainly. And if you don't read it this month, maybe someday in your future. Colin Wilson is one of my literary heroes. This one is a gateway book into his deeper material. Dude's written over 100 books in his lifetime. Not as flowery and mosaic as a cool, Clark Ashton Smith cosmic horror piece, but very cerebrally challenging. Takes Lovecraft's lore and attempts to make it his own. This book was later rewritten by him in a more 'mainstream' direction and called, "The Space Vampires," which was then turned into a screenplay by none other than Dan O'Bannon, and made into a film by Tobe Hooper in the 80s called, "Lifeforce." (fun horror flick if you've never seen it). Worth a Google search at the very least, considering your Lovecraft literary-appreciation. Maybe not perfect for a KZbin video algorithm, but possibly for you personally. Cheers.

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

@thundermammoth you've definitely piqued my interest. I'm going to look into it.

@thundermammoth 2 ай бұрын

@JasonFuhrman Nice. Honestly, it may be a little too clinical for an 'enjoyable read' because Colin Wilson tends to mostly write non-fiction that explores philosophy, occult, myth, science, true crime... he gets pretty academic too, which overwhelms some (even though he is not from the academia). Not to go on and on about it, but this specific book (Mind Parasites) is basically an investigation into how romantic authors (classical) and artists tend to lose it or even kill themselves. The protag discovers that Lovecraft monsters/gods are deep within their psyche, and not wanting them to achieve mental 'enlightenment' or any latent mental powers that humans may have within them. Protag finds ways to combat this by getting heavily involved in active cognitive development, even though it puts him at the same risk as the artists of the past. I have read it numerous times, but I'm a nerd. It is more fascinating than a grand piece of literature with eloquent prose. So fair warning. Anyway, that's all I'm going to say. I'll shut up now. Mr. Wilson is a phenomenally prolific, intelligent fellow. Certainly worth your time (any of his books) but as I said before, maybe not a prose masterpiece. Check out The Outsider, Super Consciouness or New Existentialism for some of his non-fiction versions of his study on this topic. Thanks for reading my longwinded explanation. Haha. Appreciate your channel, man. Take it easy, Jason.

@TH3F4LC0Nx 2 ай бұрын

For my suggested 4th book, I'll either resubmit Intensity (I think it more or less fits with the season), or I'll submit Skin Medicine, by Tim Curran. It's a western/folk horror novel that's legitly the scariest book I've ever read. (Of course I think I was 17 when I read it, so I don't know whether I would still think so or not now, but I remember it being a helluva read either way.) ;)

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

I remember you mentioning that one. Sounds cool! But whichever you prefer I'm down with.

@TH3F4LC0Nx 2 ай бұрын

@@JasonFuhrman Or I might submit The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon. Would *love* to hear your take on that thing. Or basically just any Laymon book, lol. XD

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

@@TH3F4LC0Nx is it because you hate his writing? Haha

@TH3F4LC0Nx 2 ай бұрын

@@JasonFuhrman Laymon's books are just so...special. The writing is at like a 10th grade English class essay level, yes, but the content is beyond the pale. Really pushed the envelope in some ways, and yet would often play the depravity off for laughs. You can look at some of the reviews on Goodreads for Island and The Cellar and you'll see real quick why a lot of readers (a lot of female readers, foremost perhaps) utterly detest his work. (As one reviewer I saw once eloquently put it, penises were to Laymon what tentacles were to Lovecraft. XD) Stephen King once likened his own work to the literary equivalent of a Big Mac with fries; if that's so, then Laymon's is akin to Spam or sardines. XD It's absolutely trash, but it can be hella entertaining, if only in a train derailment sort of way. XD

@JasonFuhrman 2 ай бұрын

@@TH3F4LC0Nx haha I knew it!