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| Author: | fizzmaster [ Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Incubi |
Couldn't find an INCUBI thread, so I thought I'd start my own. If there is already a thread for this book, feel free to let me know and I'll post on it and delete this one. Here are my thoughts on the novel: This is the best novel I have read thus far by Mr. Lee. This novel is incredibly dark and disturbing, full of the most grotesque things imaginable, and if you're familiar with Lee, some of it reaches heights of nastiness that are actually unimaginable, because nobody but Lee could imagine stuff like this. Where the book really triumphs, however, beyond the great concept and accomplished execution, is the strength of the characters and the very wise and intelligent commentaries on love, relationships, art and creation that are perfectly sprinkled throughout. The human side of the book is what makes it greater than the average horror novel. He had some serious things to say with this novel, and he says them without hitting you over the head with them. This book works on many levels, and it delivers on all fronts quite well. The ending leaves the opportunity for a sequel open, so I would love to see that happen some day. A truly great horror novel that rises above the more lowbrow aspects of the genre with its razor sharp intelligence and surprisingly effective human side. I completely LOVED this book, thanks Lee, for a great, great read. |
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| Author: | fizzmaster [ Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Incubi |
Also, I'm interested in the Aeorist cults written about in INCUBI. I did a google search and all I could come up with was some sort of an ancient greek verb tense. If the Aeorist cults were a completely fictional creation, then I have to applaud Lee for making it very believable! |
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| Author: | John Copeland [ Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Incubi |
I like Incubi but it reads like one of Ed's mass market books to me. It doesn't have the trademark humour of much of his stuff and feels more in line with, say, Flesh Gothic etc. It's good but it's quite mainstream in its stylings, I think. From that early 90s era, I preferred Coven. It felt like Ed was just starting to get to grips with his humourous turn of phrase but hadn't fully developed it. |
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| Author: | Edward Lee [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Incubi |
Or yes, the Aorists are pure B.S. (just like the cult in Succubi). The fun is blending the BS with enough credible mythological/technical reality that the reader buys it. (Sometimes, of course, I fail at this, but I think a ;ot of time I've pulled it off.) Kying to the reader is ok as long as the author lies entertainingly! Best, Edward Lee |
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| Author: | fizzmaster [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Incubi |
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