09-22-2008, 12:12 AM
Wondering if other people out there have read Peter Straub and whether they think he's a Gothic writer.
He's a far more subtle and psychological writer than Stephen King (who is too shocking for my stomach most of the time.) But effective.
I've read three of his works thus far.
1. Blue Rose - An eerie, disturbing short story.
2. Mystery - A book I actually didn't like. Not horror or dark fantasy, but a straight-forward mystery that was too long-winded for me. Not very compelling either.
3. lost boy, lost girl - Great horror novel! It won the Bram Stoker award for horror fiction. It was moving and innovative. Disturbing with some awful images, but it engaged me and I was emotionally involved with the characters.
He's a far more subtle and psychological writer than Stephen King (who is too shocking for my stomach most of the time.) But effective.
I've read three of his works thus far.
1. Blue Rose - An eerie, disturbing short story.
2. Mystery - A book I actually didn't like. Not horror or dark fantasy, but a straight-forward mystery that was too long-winded for me. Not very compelling either.
3. lost boy, lost girl - Great horror novel! It won the Bram Stoker award for horror fiction. It was moving and innovative. Disturbing with some awful images, but it engaged me and I was emotionally involved with the characters.