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Transients and Other Disquieting Stories

Darrell Schweitzer

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Library Journal
Here is another collection of stories from Schweitzer . These horror tales aim for disquiet rather than terror, but they evoke neither subtle unease nor even a grosser case of the shivers. Many of the stories open promisingly, and with an interesting premise, but the carry-through just isn't there. In the title story, a man's ordinary suburban life begins to dissolve around him, for no reason. When he realizes that he is gradually disappearing from the memory of his friends and family, he becomes a street person. Eventually, he meets other ''transients'' and tells them ''Remember. That's all we have. Cling together and remember.'' No explanation for their transient state is given; no lesson is evident. Are the tales meant to illustrate what happens to men who opt out of everyday life? Who knows? The point is elusive. Disappointing.-- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Action International , Washington, D.C.

Language: English

Pages: 191

Format: Hardcover

Release: March 01, 1993

ISBN 13: 9780932445568

Transients and Other Disquieting Stories

Darrell Schweitzer

0/5 ( ratings)

Library Journal
Here is another collection of stories from Schweitzer . These horror tales aim for disquiet rather than terror, but they evoke neither subtle unease nor even a grosser case of the shivers. Many of the stories open promisingly, and with an interesting premise, but the carry-through just isn't there. In the title story, a man's ordinary suburban life begins to dissolve around him, for no reason. When he realizes that he is gradually disappearing from the memory of his friends and family, he becomes a street person. Eventually, he meets other ''transients'' and tells them ''Remember. That's all we have. Cling together and remember.'' No explanation for their transient state is given; no lesson is evident. Are the tales meant to illustrate what happens to men who opt out of everyday life? Who knows? The point is elusive. Disappointing.-- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Action International , Washington, D.C.

Language: English

Pages: 191

Format: Hardcover

Release: March 01, 1993

ISBN 13: 9780932445568

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