{"id":4267,"date":"2016-01-14T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T16:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2016-01-14T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T16:52:37","slug":"book-review-aberrations-of-reality-by-aaron-j-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-aberrations-of-reality-by-aaron-j-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Aberrations of Reality by Aaron J. French"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAberrations of Reality<\/a> <\/em>by Aaron J. French
\nCrowded Quarantine Publications, 201
\nISBN-13: 978-0992883850
\nAvailable: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition<\/p>\n

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I love a good novel as much as anyone, but there is no greater way to get to know a writer than to read a collection of short fiction. A good\u00a0short story collection will have stories that vary in length, tone and style, and can inform a reader about a writer’s potential range more than a single novel. Having read it, I can say that this is a well-written collection of razor sharp horror fiction.<\/p>\n

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French has a strong sense of what makes the weird tale work. His stories, while clearly influenced by early weird tale writers like Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, and Lovecraft, mine that vibe, while still feeling modern. There is subtle humor at times, and some stories take \u00a0on a nearly mystical feeling. \u00a0My three favorites in the collection were “Graffiti Ghosts,”, the creepy tale “When Clown Face Speaks,” and the thoughtful “The Four Transitions of the Soul Upon Death by David P. Reichmann,” but every story was excellent. Reality is always in question during this collection, but the quality never is. Every library serious about intelligent high brow horror must get this book. Highly recommended for adult readers of horror fiction and weird tales.
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Reviewed by David Agranoff
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Aberrations of Reality by Aaron J. French Crowded Quarantine Publications, 201 ISBN-13: 978-0992883850 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition   I love a good novel as much as anyone, but there is no greater way to get to know a writer than to read a collection of short fiction. A good\u00a0short story collection will have stories<\/p>\n

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