Banui, that was the longest bracket I have EVER SEEN. You should win an award, or something. *hands award* :DD
I think I know what you mean about gothic novels. In order for a book to really work, all parts of it need to be working together to create the whole, and writing voice contributes a lot to that. Eg. Stephen Chbosky's stripped-down prose works really well in The Perks of Being A Wallflower; Montgomery's spelling mistakes make Emily of New Moon that much more authentic.
And gothic novels really do need that "otherworldly" atmosphere to them -- I mean, they're about in-between places and transience; the way they're written should reflect that. I would love to find a novelist who's got that tone dead-on; tell me if you ever do, because I haven't, yet.
I suppose that means that I should stay away from The Thirteenth Tale, then? ;) Far, far away? The idea of a book-within-a-book is an interesting one, but it'd be terrible to see butchered. Ouch.
Actually, in that Neil Gaiman short story anthology which you can't get ahold of, eep! :( there's a story about a Gothic novelist... writing a gothic novel... and it's a parody and very Gaiman and very awesome. One more thing to look forward to, once you get the book.
I've only survived so far because I have very loud and persistent friends. ;)
Well then. *is loud and persistent, with trumpets!*
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I think I know what you mean about gothic novels. In order for a book to really work, all parts of it need to be working together to create the whole, and writing voice contributes a lot to that. Eg. Stephen Chbosky's stripped-down prose works really well in The Perks of Being A Wallflower; Montgomery's spelling mistakes make Emily of New Moon that much more authentic.
And gothic novels really do need that "otherworldly" atmosphere to them -- I mean, they're about in-between places and transience; the way they're written should reflect that. I would love to find a novelist who's got that tone dead-on; tell me if you ever do, because I haven't, yet.
I suppose that means that I should stay away from The Thirteenth Tale, then? ;) Far, far away? The idea of a book-within-a-book is an interesting one, but it'd be terrible to see butchered. Ouch.
Actually, in that Neil Gaiman short story anthology which you can't get ahold of, eep! :( there's a story about a Gothic novelist... writing a gothic novel... and it's a parody and very Gaiman and very awesome. One more thing to look forward to, once you get the book.
I've only survived so far because I have very loud and persistent friends. ;)
Well then. *is loud and persistent, with trumpets!*