Writ in Blood
Book the first, in which the stage is set for every single drop of blood that shall flow throughout the trilogy. Every chapter in this book consists of three parts:
I. The daily doings of Simon MacGruder, retired quarry worker and self proclaimed historian of Serinity Falls, a quiet little rural town.
II. A choice chapter of Serenity Falls history, usually pertaining to one of the nastier parts of its legacy. From adultery to murder, manslaughter and the first hint of supernatural activity.
III. The misadventures of Jonathan Crowley, parapsychologist and supernatural 'problem solver.' When he starts grinning. You start running.
The Pack
Just like most every trilogy, part the second is used to set up the entire stage, linking the characters introduced in Writ in Blood with each other, by means unexpected. It also alludes to the inevitable buildup towards the climax that shall be book the third. As such, with a pack of wild dogs the size of a your average Pinto acting as the main antagonist in this book, the horror comes more from the allusions and the creeping dread that forms itself in the back of your mind. Stick along for the ride and buckle up. It might get a bit bumpy up ahead.
Dark Carnival
It all comes full circle in Dark Carnival, fortunately. All hell breaks loose as the dead return to life, the living get to be very dead and those that were never quite human to begin with, being stuck in the middle of it all. Twists around every bend, Twisting until bending turns into breaking and then some. If the second book was a bit slow, it was only because all the true gory stuff was saved up for this volume. Ghouls and goblins beware, you're in for a scare.
Which leaves me with the glorious travels of Milochka, as she heads out of Ubli.
Just a couple more pages in Ludmila's Broken English and then the time has finally arrived to delve into the book case for the next endeavour.
So what shall it be, o illustrious reader?
A continuation of The Dark Tower?
Maybe Pullman's His Dark Materials?
Or some children's books to lighten the load?
Enlighten me
Dark Tower. Always wanted to know whether it was worth the hassle or the publicity, and still deciding on whether I should read it myself. ^__^
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I recall you reading part seven but never having bothered to read the rest of the series. (Unless I am mistaking you for your ex)
ReplyDeleteHalf of Ludmila left to finish, but that should take me about two to three hours of uninterrupted reading. Should not be that hard with the holidays around the corner.