Brain Within Its Groove

Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 6-a de novembro 2014 de Lulu Press, Inc..

ISBN:: 978-1-312-03399-3

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""The Brain, within its Groove, Runs evenly - and true - But let a Splinter swerve (...)"" This line by Emily Dickinson gives the title to this horrid tale about madness, lust, and the dangers of exploring our darkest memories. An old, agonizing Psychiatrist learns that his only hope of recovering his sanity lies in a patient from his past who suffered from an unusual kind of amnesia. The sinister remembrances he will uncover from this dark past will send him into a nightmarish downward spiral of insanity and fear.

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Stephanie Jane recenzis Brain Within Its Groove de L. N. Nino

Subtle, creeping horror

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I nearly didn't return to Story Cartel after a disappointing first experience, but I'm now glad I gave them a second chance. If you don't know it, the website offers free eBooks in return for writing honest reviews and has a varied selection of independent publications. The Brain Within Its Groove by L.N. Nino is one such story.

This literary novella is titled for an Emily Dickinson poem, a connection that initially passed me by as I'd not read any of her work. Nino's writing is beautifully elegant and 'old-fashioned', but in a good way, the prose flowing like that of a classic Victorian author. His imagery is vivid with each word appearing to have been considered and deliberated over. I was surprised to read writing of this calibre for free! Whether the psychiatric science is valid or imagined I cannot say, but certainly the mood and atmosphere ring true …

I nearly didn't return to Story Cartel after a disappointing first experience, but I'm now glad I gave them a second chance. If you don't know it, the website offers free eBooks in return for writing honest reviews and has a varied selection of independent publications. The Brain Within Its Groove by L.N. Nino is one such story.

This literary novella is titled for an Emily Dickinson poem, a connection that initially passed me by as I'd not read any of her work. Nino's writing is beautifully elegant and 'old-fashioned', but in a good way, the prose flowing like that of a classic Victorian author. His imagery is vivid with each word appearing to have been considered and deliberated over. I was surprised to read writing of this calibre for free! Whether the psychiatric science is valid or imagined I cannot say, but certainly the mood and atmosphere ring true and I particularly appreciated the restraint of the writing as we grew closer to its horrific conclusion. Scenes are generally far more frightening when the reader's imagination is primed then let loose, and Nino has gauged this perfectly for maximum effect. Perhaps I would have liked characters other than the narrator to have been more fully developed, but I understand that within the short space of a novella this would have upset the pace of the tale. I will definitely be looking out for more work by L.N. Nino and would recommend this book for fans of subtle creeping horror.