![]() r/NeverBeGameOver is a place for Metal Gear fans to store their ![]() Trying to tie neatly some plot points in a coherent narrative misses the forest for the trees in the appreciation of such a creative work.NeverBeGameOver's Steam Group Click Here to Join! The Box Man is the work of a master of disorientation, unease and insight a sharer in the spirit and power of Kafka, Hedayat and Donoso intent on entertaining his readers by the weirdness and dynamism of the book itself. time stops just by touching your skin lightly with my fingers, and eternity draws near." "Marvelous forests of words and seas of desire. "Compared to the You in my heart, the I in yours is insignificant." "The pores of my whole body opened their mouths at the same time, and tongues dangled limply from them" "My whole body began to wither away, leaving only my eyes" He shows that our bodies connect with the truth of our minds and hearts in the flaming of our senses and that in language the physical can give an eloquent voice to authentic internal experience: His writing never failing to connect abstract and lofty emotions with pin point accuracy to corporeal sensations. His somatic descriptions are haunting and grotesque but perfect at explaining the real sensations we experience bodily and mentally. The story starts with the notes of a paranoid man who put a box over his head and rejected society to live the life of a Box Man and only goes weirder from there. The Box Man concerns itself with themes of isolation, identity, being an outcast, the complexities of perception (the delight of seeing/the shame at being seen), voyeurism, desire, the mutual influence between mind/body and their effect on reality, storytelling in a great meta way, love, endings, inner change effected by struggle, etc. It's a labyrinth within a book.Ībe's writing was as weird as it was schockingly beautiful at times. It's Abe showing off his writing skills and it looks like an acid trip where the fabric of reality is subject to change from chapter to chapter and even from one paragraph to the next. Structurally it is postmodern and experimental working with a large variety of styles and making use of dream narratives, hallucinations, surreality, non-linearity, unreliable narrators, all kinds of POV (1st, 2nd, 3rd), pictures spread through the book and even elements of metafiction and what could be thought of as 4th wall breaking. This is a weird book both in subject matter and in construction. Requests for or links to unauthorized / pirated intellectual property, like books, music, videos, etc.Ĭrowdfunding projects (these can be posted as comments in our monthly general discussion threads or our monthly promotion threads) If you'd like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler) Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. If you are seeking criticism, please use /r/writing or a similar sub. Feel free to message us if you're unsure. Other threads will be removed at our discretion. ![]() We make exceptions for users that are active in our community. Self promotion should generally be kept to the stickied monthly promotion thread. Please elaborate with some of your thoughts on the book to get discussion started. Self-posts are welcome, but should contain more than just a simple question in the title ("DAE like Lovecraft?). Whether or not a post meets this criterion is subject to mod discretion. Submissions should be related to that broad category of "Weird" fiction-fantastical, speculative, surreal, things that fall through the cracks of categorization. Meta | Question/Request | Other Discussion Group Calendarĭiscussion Group Archives Events Recent & Forthcoming Submissions New to The Weird? Try our recommended reading, or check out the wiki Submission of news, criticism, and discussion related to the field is encouraged. Welcome to WeirdLit, a community focused on news, discussion, and the practice of collection in the field of Weird Literature, old and new. Tell us what you're reading with your flair
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