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Today 2 11 21 is the first time I am using this space to say a little about myself Shyness a belief I would bore readers with my background or cause them to think I was using it to selfishly gain sympathy prevented me in the past from sharing biographical information However because of my new novel Ghost Dancer I believe it is now appropriate to mention a few aspects of my childhood With Ghost Dancer I am a white male writing about a teenage girl Native and African Americans and a same sex female relationship So the question is am I also a white liberal interloper a cultural gender carpetbagger the criticism leveled at William Styron for writing The Confessions of Nat Turner William Styron s Nat Turner Ten Black Wri Today 2 11 21 is the first time I am using this space to say a little about myself Shyness a belief I would bore readers with my background or cause them to think I was using it to selfishly gain sympathy prevented me in the past from sharing biographical information However because of my new novel Ghost Dancer I believe it is now appropriate to mention a few aspects of my childhood With Ghost Dancer I am a white male writing about a teenage girl Native and African Americans and a same sex female relationship So the question is am I also a white liberal interloper a cultural gender carpetbagger the criticism leveled at William Styron for writing The Confessions of Nat Turner William Styron s Nat Turner Ten Black Writers Respond My mother was sadistic my father a murderer who sentenced to the electric chair died in prison beat me I know about childhood abuse and marginalized people Because of my own childhood struggles I could write about Eleanor the teenage protagonist in Ghost Dancer with an insight transcending gender I care about her Although fictional she is authentic and I am grateful I could give her a voice. Shadowlands wow I hope readers will find Ghost Dancer worthwhile and my treatment of the subject matter respectful I know with this story I have walked on sacred ground I have tried to do so with an honest and open heart site_link A coming of age story about a young boy who endures abuse by creating a world of shadows where he can escape beatings and the dead His journey is across a unique internal landscape where there is no borderland between sanity and madness only a compelling sometimes horrific blending of the two into a power strong enough to summon love and extract revenge The novel is psychological horror without blood or drool In the story the protagonist Steve Goldblatt asks that before judging evil we first live with those who made it and taste as he did what they put into their witches brew Through his haunting voice Mr Goldblatt brings the reader face to face with demons external ones and those living deep within our soul ShadowlandsKessler s Shadowlands was a mixed bag for me. Literary Fiction shadowlands dps Block 2 The writing in places is frantic and hard to keep up with In one moment a character is blasting away with crisp dialogue and then switches to another character and before long I got lost. L5r shadowlands pdf It s not all bad though The story is rich with unsettling moments rich dialog and layered characters I put the book down on several occasions simply because I found myself getting lost and having to reread passages to understand what was happening. Shadowlands zones I ll most likely come back to this at a later date and see if my opinion changes Shadowlands My Impressions This book was definitely chilling and disturbing yet I could not put it down. Shadowlands wow Final Thoughts This book is full of intricate detail and strong imagery which is why I imagine I couldn t stop reading This story is richly textured as we watch through Steve Goldblatt s eyes I liked this book and am going to put Kessler s other book Satan Carol on my TBR list. Literary Fiction shadowlands dps My Score 5 5Author s Other Books Satan Carol Shadowlands If something is your every day from an early age does it become normal If abuse is a regular part of life does it become affection Certainly in the case of Steve Goldblatt cruelty is love There s brilliance on the part of Kessler to make the story first person because had we had that omniscient view the story would have just been too difficult to read Reading the story from Steve s point of view just softens the impact and cruelty of the story line True tragedy comes in the realization that Steve is not anti social and the cycle of love will continue. Shadowlands book cs lewis Kessler s writing style is very strong He s telling a story on which the main character reflects Despite it s 396 page length Shadowlands is a fairly quick read thanks to the fluid nature of the writing We go through key moments in Steve s life and his impressions of his adults and contemporaries He calls his twin sisters things through to their adulthood There s no distinction between the girls in Steve s mind No connection They are his mother s Greek Chorus Most of Kessler s characters are well fleshed out and all are a product of their environments Tom a key friend dreams of great things and saving his mother from her poverty but when time unfolds life is a struggle and his wife is the second coming of his mother Likely to suffer the same fate Shadowlands is a thought provoking work of speculative fiction If psychological horror is what you like to read you might like this novel I gave this novel 4 stars because though its not what I might choose to read on my own it is a good example of the genre and quite well written Shadowlands Shadowlands by Alan S Kessler is a psychological horror that left me thinking about life as I see it and reflecting on the thoughts of the main character Steve Goldblatt Shadowlands is written in the first person softening the impact of the cruelness within whilst creating a novel that plays with your mind in a thrilling yet disturbing way. Shadowlands zone order Although Kessler has the ability to use strong imagery I found the first few chapters of Shadowlands a little slow and difficult to follow I will admit that once I got use to the writing style of Kessler I was reading with intrigue from page to page For myself part of the slow beginning was due to having to take my mind and place it within that of Steve Goldblatt absorbing the way his psych works In Goldblatt Kessler has developed a character that harvests a lot of hurt carrying a wounded and battered soul Shadowlands is psychological horror at it s best It is difficult to find any normality within the pages Just when you think you have the mind of Goldblatt figured out along comes a twist that has your own mind whirling After reading Shadowlands I was left with thoughts that I found hard to clear in my mind I found myself doing a little internet searching to see if others had sat in the place I was It seems the views of Shadowlands are varied but one thing all agree with is that it is a psychological thriller that will leave you as my mind was left whirling twisting and wondering I felt at unease yet wanted to start from the beginning all over again All agreed that fans of Edgar Allen Poe would thoroughly enjoy the writings of Kessler Indie Books R Us writes This is truly Kessler s style you re never ever quite comfortable with what you re reading and sometimes you re not entirely sure why I have to say I totally agree with them but just had to keep reading until I was sure I was deeply in the mind of Goldblatt yet I feel I never was In closing Indie Books R Us state if you re not okay with not knowing 100% of what s going on you may want to pass I am unsure how I feel about this statement I feel that if I had passed on Shadowlands I would never have had the opportunity of that of being introduced to the literary world of Alan S Kessler I will agree that Shadowlands is not a book for everyone but if the genre of psychological horror is one of interest then Kessler is not to be passed by On Kessler s site there is a quote from Village Book Review Creepy surreal unconventional and strange definitely an original read Original is a word that can be used to describe Shadowlands by Alan S Kessler but I would tend to refer to this literary piece as a work of mind blowing psychological suspense that has you turning pages and wondering why and how Find out about Shadowlands and other works by Alan S Kessler at www. EPub shadowlands release Copies of Shadowlands can be purchased from Barnes Noble Vook Store and Apple Shadowlands It took me a lot longer to get into Shadowlands than it does a typical book I m not sure exactly what was keeping me from diving in and just going for it If I had to make a guess I would say that it was the writing style It wasn t bad but it wasn t something I felt like I could immerse myself in This is merely a personal thing and shouldn t hold much weight on whether or not Shadowlands is a book worth reading. Kindle shadowlands book While I wouldn t personally choose Shadowlands to read I do think people that enjoy the genre will like the book For me however it was somewhat hard to stay focused I felt like the writing was a bit disjointed I would like to say that I think this probably translates well in the genre but considering I don t read a lot of psychological horror I don t feel I am a fair judge This book was received from the author in exchange for an honest review Shadowlands
The protagonist s fantasy world leads to sociopathic behavior his perspective is distorted at times psychotic but what s creepy and disturbing about the novel is no matter how distorted his thinking and aberrant his behavior you can t help but see the truth in Steve s version of the sick and sick making American suburbs Shadowlands
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Shadowlands book series Coming in I had high hopes eagerly awaiting the horrors living inside the mind of Steve Goldblatt but the experience was marred with a few roadblocks.
Shadowlands book 2 He suffered abuse mental and physical as a child but still he s a terrible person that does horrid things It s hard to get behind such character at least for me,
Shadowlands Literary fiction books Ultimately I was drawn back to the horrible mind of the main character wanting to see what awaited him.
Shadowlands epubor There is a lot of meat to grab onto in Shadowlands Kessler delivers superb prose as we are put inside the mind of Steve Goldblatt at different times in his life:
Shadowlands Literary fiction books We learn of the abuse Goldblatt suffered as a child by his father and detached mother Throughout the book Goldblatt seems to equate love with violence or negligence:
Shadowlands Literary fiction As an adult Goldblatt seems normal but inside he is falling apart falling into insanity if you will.
Shadowlands Literary fictional There is a lot of depth in this book it s well worth your time And someday I will read it again.Block 1 Steve Goldblatt is not a likeable character.askessler.com
