A Night in the Lonesome October

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A Night in the Lonesome October

A Night in the Lonesome October

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Which begins the battle of wills for those who wish for this to happen, while others try to prevent it. This was my first book from this narrator and he does a great job. His different voices are well done, particularly the Things. His dogs sound like you would expect a dog to sound. As do his cat, squirrel, rat, owl, bat, and snake.His humans and those who aren't necessarily human but are humanoid, are also excellent. He understands the nature of the book itself, which is vital to get Zelazny right. Big Damn Heroes: Several near the end, including Bubo, Larry Talbot, and the Great Detective. And then there's the Count.

Non sono la prima a venire qui oggi. Chi mi ha preceduta ha lasciato delle tracce. Lo sapevi, fedele guardiano?" Underneath the spell-preparing graveyard shenanigans is the building of a potentially deadly conflict. Preparations make for strange bedfellows, and Snuff finds himself relying on Ms. Greymalk the cat. He also interacts with a variety of other animal companions to the primary, somewhat questionably human, players.Great review Kelly! I agree one hundred percent regarding the subtlety of the narrative, you can miss a bit if not paying close attention. Bad Moon Rising: At one point during the final showdown, the moon turns blood-red and starts dripping. Sono tre notti che un ometto gobbo saccheggia i cimiteri. L'ho visto durante i miei pattugliamenti. Due notti fa, grazie al plenilunio, Left femur, you say?" came an ancient croaking voice from nearby, which could have been Owen's. "I've one right here I ain't usin'. Have you a liver, though? That's my need."

Tekela, the unfriendly white raven, who keeps company with Vicar Roberts (possibly based on Lovecraft’s Vicar, or possibly on the real life Barthélemy Lemeignan, who was convicted of sacrificing children) What gripped me in A Night in the Lonesome October? Definitely the talking animals, the monsters (who entertained Snuff with their mad requests and dangerous plans) and the heroes from other famous and classical books. The author borrowed some characters from fabulous classics (Mary Shelley, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker) to create his book as an interesting game. I had so much fun guessing who’s who. Must Be Invited: Discussed when Needle the bat is being hunted and asks Snuff for sanctuary. Needle says that it applies to the Count, but not to himself because he's not a vampire, just a bat. I absolutely adore this book, and I listen to it every October. It has become a cherished tradition.If I can recommend only one book to read in October- this would be it! It may not be for everyone...but it certainly was for me. So much fuuuuuuuuuun!!! Self-Defeating Prophecy: Defied. Larry realizes that telling others about things he's anticipating may cause them to change their own actions, so he only reveals what his intuition tells him when he intends to do that, keeping silent if he'd rather rely upon his intuitive foresight. Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut. And now the dread night approaches – so let the Game begin. Praise for A Night in the Lonesome October: And the moral of this rerereread is: there ain't nothing like the Grand Graveyard Decaying Body Part Swap Thingie (GGDBPST™), if you ask me. Now let's dance and stuff. This book gets brownie points just for including some of these characters. My heart went aflutter seeing the names Count and Larry Talbot. Being told through the points of view of the animals was just another cherry on top of the fandom-sundae.

Streaks of high cirrus fluoresced above us from the stars they framed, and a gust of wind stirred my fur."

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Friendly Enemy: The players start out cordial and sometimes willing to cooperate on mutually beneficial projects, but mostly because at that point nobody knows yet who's an ally and who's an enemy; once everybody knows for sure who's on their side they start getting properly adversarial. The only friendship durable enough to fit the trope is Snuff and Gray (and their respective masters) who continue to be on friendly terms, even after the battle lines have been drawn and they've established that neither is willing to join the other's side. I read the book in a weekend. The style and the plot drags you in surprisingly well and kept me reading. It’s subtly funny, it’s sad, it’s a fitting homage to those characters I liked, was thrilled by and scared by when I was small. Lonesome has the nostalgic romance of Bradbury mixed with an Pratchett-like intelligence and a Tim Burton-esque love of things that are creepy. If Neil Gaiman wrote it, he would be proud. Spanner in the Works: Rather, a whole series of non-Player Spanners, operating independently, suffice to derail the Openers' scheme: Larry, the Great Detective, the experiment man, the Lord of Cats' advice, and Bubo. Silver Bullet: For werewolves. Roberts casts some out of the church silverware to prevent Larry Talbot interfering with his human sacrifice. At first, we're not quite sure what is happening, but the characters are interesting. The story is filled with unlikely heroes & villains who make unlikely alliances & friendships. The characters, their names & other references were fun reading up on. Many are pulled from all over classic horror & the real world. Some I knew, others I vaguely recognized & some I'm still not too certain of. As usual, his novels are worthy of a re-read at a later date.



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