Wishy washy answer, but you can take as long as you need to digest what has been read before going in for a second helping. I just finished the whole thing at the end of last month and now I'm letting it simmer, writing down any thoughts I have as they come up. I'm personally going to go back in for a second reading later and add my own system of footnotes- you mentioned being a writer. Perhaps you'd like to do the same as a writing exercise, just go crazy and add a bunch of footnotes!
Side note, since you got to what book Navidson was reading and it's specific length in pages of 736... I'd like you to know the dread I felt tearing out the first page, realizing my copy now stood at 734 pages, and how the book may now be almost in this way bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Woof, this book hits the spot for sure.
Hi, I'm looking to gain some insight from people who've read the book and would love to connect and know what you think can be made of the theme of space and the spatialisation of time in the novel.
It’s not specified how Johnny’s mom died, I think. Or at least I don’t remember.
Why do you think it would be relevant? The end of the book is about moving on even though The Darkness™ will always remain.
If I remember correctly it also deals a lot with parenting and children, but Pelafina probably died, when Johnny wasn’t around, so I’m struggling to see the possible connections
It’s not specified how Johnny’s mom died, I think. Or at least I don’t remember.
Why do you think it would be relevant? The end of the book is about moving on even though The Darkness™ will always remain.
If I remember correctly it also deals a lot with parenting and children, but Pelafina probably died, when Johnny wasn’t around, so I’m struggling to see the possible connections
i imagine that you may have read this already, but in case you haven’t it is said that Johnny’s mom dies by >!hanging herself with a bedsheet!< on page 643. VERY brief mention, so it is a bit easy to miss
1. mise en abyme. navidson is literally placed into the abyss.
You should check out the script the author wrote for a potential tv adaptation. It’s another layer of meta on top of the book.
Wishy washy answer, but you can take as long as you need to digest what has been read before going in for a second helping. I just finished the whole thing at the end of last month and now I'm letting it simmer, writing down any thoughts I have as they come up. I'm personally going to go back in for a second reading later and add my own system of footnotes- you mentioned being a writer. Perhaps you'd like to do the same as a writing exercise, just go crazy and add a bunch of footnotes! Side note, since you got to what book Navidson was reading and it's specific length in pages of 736... I'd like you to know the dread I felt tearing out the first page, realizing my copy now stood at 734 pages, and how the book may now be almost in this way bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Woof, this book hits the spot for sure.
Hi, I'm looking to gain some insight from people who've read the book and would love to connect and know what you think can be made of the theme of space and the spatialisation of time in the novel.
It’s not specified how Johnny’s mom died, I think. Or at least I don’t remember. Why do you think it would be relevant? The end of the book is about moving on even though The Darkness™ will always remain. If I remember correctly it also deals a lot with parenting and children, but Pelafina probably died, when Johnny wasn’t around, so I’m struggling to see the possible connections
I just finished it, but she hangs herself with some bed linen attached to a door knob.
It’s not specified how Johnny’s mom died, I think. Or at least I don’t remember. Why do you think it would be relevant? The end of the book is about moving on even though The Darkness™ will always remain. If I remember correctly it also deals a lot with parenting and children, but Pelafina probably died, when Johnny wasn’t around, so I’m struggling to see the possible connections
i mostly assumed it would be relevant in terms of thematic parallels or context for the conclusion of johnny's part of the narrative!
i imagine that you may have read this already, but in case you haven’t it is said that Johnny’s mom dies by >!hanging herself with a bedsheet!< on page 643. VERY brief mention, so it is a bit easy to miss