Il grande Dio Pan

Whatever the hell was going on with the society when this was published. This, a sensation? Underwhelming. Thank God I live now not then: I would have died bored out of my mind! Too whimsical for me. Reads like a cross of Hawthorne with Poe with just a tad of Lovecraft (who might have been a diligent Leggi tutto

My favored definition of wisdom has always been 'a recognition of one's limits', and as such, wisdom is vital for writers. When an author knows their capabilities and their flaws, they are in prime position to write a story which takes advantage of their strengths and mitigates their weaknesses. Yet Leggi tutto

Helen Vaughan did nothing wrong. She was literally just vibing hard.

I feel like I need to read this again to figure out what the heck just happened. Actually, reading other reviews, it seems like I might have got an edited edition? Like where is the controversial sexual content? The story I read was pretty vague and never described anything really. Anyhoo. So I did rea Leggi tutto

I, a devotee of transcendental medicine (45 M) rescued a child from the gutter (13 F) and performed minor surgery on her brain to allow her to see the supernatural. My friend (45 M) says I did wrong and am responsible for many deaths; I say her life was mine to use as I saw fit. AITA?