List Appertaining To Books A Night in the Lonesome October
| Title | : | A Night in the Lonesome October |
| Author | : | Roger Zelazny |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 280 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1994 by Avon Books (Mm) (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Horror. Fiction. Mystery. Humor. Holiday. Halloween |
Roger Zelazny
Paperback | Pages: 280 pages Rating: 4.22 | 6897 Users | 900 Reviews
Narration In Pursuance Of Books A Night in the Lonesome October
Review updated yet again (and again) on November 1, 2018 A group read with some of my greatest friends: OhWell, Sarah, and Tadiana. First a disclaimer: I lost count to the number of times I read the book. Seriously. I still find something new with each reread. I would also like to welcome Sarah to the light: she finally found the way and saw the truth. The most common cover of the book is so perfect I cannot help showing it here.
Half of the fun in most of Zelazny's books is to figure out what is going on. For this reason I have to be as obscure as possible. Imagine Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, Count Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein, Rasputin, Larry Talbot (if you do not know who he is, I am not giving a spoiler), and some other well-known and interesting characters gather in one place waiting for the Halloween night when they are supposed to do something. The tale is told from a dog's POV who for some reason reminds me of following:
Are you confused? Sorry, this is the best I can do. If you are really lost everything will be explained later in the book.
The tale is fairly lighthearted with quite a few jokes and puns, but when you stop to think about it, the plot is actually quite spooky. It takes a real master writer of Zelazny's caliber to make it work - and it does work, even when it seemingly goes over the top. The author pays homage to the creators of all of the characters I mentioned above as well as Poe, Bradbury, and Lovecraft (Cthulhu makes a brief appearance as well); I am sure I missed somebody.
After I finished reading the book the first time I was wondering why in the world I have not read it earlier - several times. This exact question remained during my second read as well. After the initial confusion there came a moment when I realized I really do not want to put the book down. Fortunately, Zelazny was also the master of packing a lot of thoughts and plot movements into a very limited number of pages, so I still had several hours of much needed sleep left when I finished reading - going to bed before that was totally out of question. Only during my last reread I finally got enough sleep and only because we read one chapter a day (there are 31 chapters total) and the chapters are fairly short. It is safe to say the book became my traditional Halloween read. I am afraid at least one of my friends caught the came bug. Sorry.
In conclusion, if you are looking for a spooky Halloween read, look no further.
Heck, if you are looking just for any good read, look no further as well. Just read the book. You will not regret it, but if you have not read it yet - you are missing a lot.
Details Books During A Night in the Lonesome October
| Original Title: | A Night in the Lonesome October |
| ISBN: | 0380771411 (ISBN13: 9780380771417) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jack the Ripper, Snuff, the Watchdog, Crazy Jill, Greymalk, Morris and McCab, Nightwind, Rastov the Mad Monk, Quicklime, Needle, Owen, a Druid, Cheeter, Bubo the Rat, the Experiment Man, Larry Talbott, Vicar Roberts, Tequila the Raven, Lynette, the vicar's stepdaughter, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Victor Frankenstein |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1994) |
Rating Appertaining To Books A Night in the Lonesome October
Ratings: 4.22 From 6897 Users | 900 ReviewsWrite Up Appertaining To Books A Night in the Lonesome October
How many times have I read Roger Zelaznys A Night in the Lonesome October? I literally cant remember if its four or five or six. And it never loses its freshness or excitement.And how do I write a review for this book that will do it justice? So cleverly written, and readers will delight in figuring out one by one who each of the players in the game are many of which are characters from Victorian literature. Even though this was my fourth or more go-round with these characters, I stayed up lateZelazny is a genius... although I have a sneaking suspicion his genius may be drug related. Where else would you come up with the idea of telling a Victorian mystery-humor-horror story from the point of view of a dog?The first clue of the kind of upcoming weirdness comes from the dedication, which is to Shelley, Poe, Stoker, Doyle, Lovecraft, Bradbury, Bloch, and Terhune (dog breeder and writer). The the cast of characters include the watchdog Snuff, and his master, Jack, a man who is
➽ And the moral of this rereread is : pack rats named after the bubonic plague underestimate thou shalt not. ➽ And the other moral of this rereread is : pack rats named after the bubonic plague and that are friends with dogs that are friends with cats Super Extra Especially Wary Of (SE²WO™) thou shalt be and stuff.P.S. Jack and Jill did NOT go up the hill. I repeat, Jack and Jill did NOT go up the hill. Just so you know. You are quite welcome.[October 2018]🎃 Impromptu and Not So Lonesome
Well shit! I was going to start my reread of the book as the chapters are each day in October! Im going to play catch up and I will probably quote the first paragraph of each day just for shits n giggles! October 1 MADE THE CIRCUITS. THE THING IN THE CIRCLE changed shape, finally making itself look like a lady dog of attractive person and very friendly disposition. But I was not fooled into breaking the Circle. It didnt have the smell part down yet October 2 WE TOOK A WALK LAST NIGHT. ACQUIRING
A Night in the Lonesome October is about a gateway to a dimension of Lovecraftian horrors and the two opposing forces dedicated to opening the gate or making sure it stays closed. The story is told from the point of view of Jack the Ripper's dog Snuff. Yeah, you read that right.I was hooked right away, around the time Snuff and the graveyard dog had a funny conversation and asked to see one another's teeth. One of the characters calls The Game, as it is known, a lunatic scavenger hunt. That's
Goodness gracious, I am super late writing this review. My schedule just exploded after the middle of October, and I had no time. Because it's been nearly a month, I don't have the best memory of all the plotlines. But I promised I would write a review for every book I read, so better late than never, and my review will be of the more general sort.I was fortunate to find this at my library and it fit very well thematically into my October Scare Fest reading. I enjoyed it overall. It's an odd
A totally delightful, diverting treat. It was a joy to read this in daily installments each of its 31 chapters takes place in one day in October parceling out its many pleasures. Endlessly clever, and with the most endearing dog-as-narrator Ive encountered.
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