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Two relatively brief attempted loose-end tying-up Codas to this Scriabinesque Reginald Oliver Symphony, also arguably an atonal critique of its own atonality as well as of others’, and that quote above I just made chimes with my own dilemma as I am faced with a lifetime of what I have been doing within the creative arts as Cutbirth finally hears his own music in some Hellish version of the Concert in THE UNCONSOLED by Kazuo Ishiguro. The fact that I find reason to mention that greatest of all no...
Reggie Oliver is a modern master of horror. While his gothic tales are presented more often in the shorter format, occasionally he pens novels as well. They shine like rare jewels with his unique combination of wit, lyrical prose, erudition, and absolutely chilling scenarios.This one was no exception.In the city of Morchester a TV team is shooting about something known as 'The Boke of the Divill.' That has triggered several other events, including the depredations of a serial killer. Slowly the
I picked up this book without knowing anything about it or having read the author's work before. I was pleasantly surprised by a rich and enjoyable story of the search for an accursed volume and the many characters involved in its history. With a plethora of fascinating back stories and a plenitude of entertaining characters, the narrative proceeds with wit, a strong sense of atmosphere, and a healthy dose of corruption and cosmic horror. While this boke may not be representative of the author's...
What starts as a Jamesian folk horror, combining multiple-POV modern day plot with a number of historical narratives framed within it, eventually seems to veer into Lovecraft territory, finally revealing itself as a nod to Charles Williams and his „Descent into Hell“. Oliver tries a lot here, juggling with a number of characters, sub-plots, themes, moods. For some 2/3ds of it, I would have said that individual Jamesian stories defeat the overarching narrative, offering significantly better writi...
somewhat like a much longer M.R. James style storyj
The Boke of the Divill by Reggie Oliver is a spectacular supernatural thriller. It operates in several modes (Lovecraftian, Jamesian) yet the handling of the material, the wit and classical elegance of the prose, could only be the work of Reggie Oliver.
Very fun read. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Latest novel from prolific and, for the most part, extremely reliable Oliver is something of a mixed bag. "The Boke of the Divill" is a novel containing a number of stories withing stories, all centered on the pursuit for the titular book. Unfortunately, most of these stories end up being better that the central narrative that ties them together. They are told in overtly M.R. James antiquarian style, presented as collections of letters and diary entries, and contain all sort of fun stuff: pagan
This book is just a creepy fun journey. Reggie Oliver is one hell of a wordsmith and uses the town of Morchester and its depths of depravity as the perfect canvas. Sometimes it gets a little too cluttered with its own ambitions, but the ideas are rich enough to carry us to the end. Perfect for Fall in this year of the Apocalypse.
This Hardcover is numbered 61 of 200 and is signed by Reggie Oliver.
Novels made of out of series of connected individual stories aren't exactly easy to pull out. That is what Oliver tried to do here and I fear that he wasn't exactly successful. Problem is that, while a number of these of stories present Oliver in his enjoyable Jamesian mode, connecting narrative feels contrived and rushed. There is really a noticeable contrast in quality between these stories and the central modern-day narrative that should tie them together and provide their conclusion. With si...
