The best things and stuff of 2022

Re:The best things and stuff of 2022 by Jun8 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:54AM (#33971546)

The Hill of Dreams is a great recommendation, it doesn't get mentioned often enough (or at all :-) I think. I think his The Three Impostors is even better.

If you like this sort of weird early 1900's mystic book, be sure to also check out David Lindsay's Voyage to Arcturus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Voyage_to_Arcturus).

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Re:The best things and stuff of 2022 by fogus on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:13PM (#33971916)

The early 1900s mystical fiction is a rabbit hole for sure. Voyage to Arcturus is a very good recommendation! Others in this vein include, but are not limited to:

Armed with Madness by Mary Butts

The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

Flower Phantoms by Ronald Fraser

The Stone Dragon by R. Murray Gilchrist

and so many more.

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Re:The best things and stuff of 2022 by TedDoesntTalk on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:00AM (#33980479)

> The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

I read this more than 20 years ago, and it still comes to my mind frequently. It’s haunting. Keep trying to read it again.

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Re:The best things and stuff of 2022 by Jun8 on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @12:12AM (#33980245)

Great suggestions thanks! This is a great podcast that covers some of these and other interesting obscure works: http://www.holdfastnetwork.com/sherdspodcast/

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