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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780809557776
ISBN number: 0809557770
Label: Prime Books
Manufacturer: Prime Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 248
Printing Date: August 29, 2007
Publishing house: Prime Books
Release Date: July 24, 2007
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The dead and the monstrous will not leave Kyle Murchison Booth alone, for an unwilling foray into necromancy has made him sensitive to-and attractive to-the creatures who roam the darkness of his once-safe world. Ghosts, ghouls, incubi: all have one thing in common. They know Booth for one of their own . . .
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Written in a deliberately Lovecraftian style as a series of short stories around a central character: Kyle Murchison Booth. The universe Booth inhabits - ostensibly early twentieth century New England - is one in which no one seems overly surprised by hauntings, personal libraries of demonology books are an everyday occurrence, and friends from school will randomly show up at your place of work and ask for your help in raising their dead spouse from the grave. The stories have a pleasant creepiness, while never quite descending into the existential horror of Lovecraft or James that she fully acknowledges she is emulating. The upside is that, although Monette keeps many of the formalities of speech you would expect of a character from those early authors, her writing style is much more friendly to the modern reader.
Originally published in separate magazines and collections non-chronological order, there is a certain amount of back-story repetition that become noticeable when the stories are read as one collection. My favorites of the collection are "The Venebretti Necklace" and "Elegy for a Demon Lover." "Venebretti" starts with a skeleton bricked into a wall, and continues as a whodunit in the vein of Poe. "Venebretti" also has my favorite of the side characters, Miss Coburn, who appears briefly in one other story as well. "Elegy" is the least creepy, as Booth ultimately has full control over the situation, but is also the saddest for the same reason. Booth's choice in the end, although the only one he could logically make, is heartbreaking and stays will you.
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I have to say I enjoyed the stories in this book. They were so different, but connected at the same time. Also, I enjoyed how strange the main character is. This is a good book and I'd recommend it to everyone.
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This is a book of short stories which can be read separately or as a novel. The protagonist is Kyle Murchison Booth who is a museum archivist. Booth as he is known is eccentric and yet loveable.
It begins with a bang. The very first story is "Bringing Helena Back" and I couldn't put it down until I had finished this story. I was hooked.
Story #2 is one of my favorites: "The Venebretti Necklace" a short story reminiscent of Poe. It also introduces a new character Claudia Coburn who I hope will appear in other writings by the author.
The subsequent story "The Bone Key" is eery and unnerving and I loved it. A must read as well are the stories "The Wall of Clouds" and "Drowning Palmer."
All the stories (10) are beautifully written, almost old fashioned, and a delight to read. I certainly hope Monette does more of these because now that I have finished I want more stories with Booth!
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These collections of short stories are very subtle mysteries. I was not sure what to expect since I have never read anything by this author nor have I read a book with short stories before. However I was pleasantly surprised and found each story intriguing. This is not, as one other reviewer noted, a blood and guts gory book but rather an old fashioned ghost tales. The main character is written in such a way that he seems real and you find yourself understanding his emotions. I found the Wall of Clouds and Listen to the Bone to be the best tales in the book. This book is enjoyable to read and I would recommend it to others.
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On the cover it says: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth. The book consists of ten short stories and the intro says the author was highly influenced by M. R. James and H. P. Lovecraft, but wished for a bit more character development.
Booth is a retiring character who works as an archivist at a museum. The setting feels quite Victorian and Gothic, but there are phones, though not much more evidence, so far, of a modern world. The very first story is "Bringing Helena Back"--and if that sounds creepy, it is. These are stories reminiscent of old fashioned horror, full of eccentric characters, dark secrets, vengeful spirits. There's no warm and fuzzy ghosts back to save the living. Life can be tragic and disturbing in this world. Cursed necklaces, family secrets, common human failings that turn tragic, murder, haunting, demons... it's all here.
I love a good ghost story and it's been too long since I've read one. This collection is among the best.
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