Review: Poppet & Quisling: Narrative poetic horror, defining a new genre
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2012
I'm not sure what to think about this one. I don't generally read horror but I've read almost all of the author's work so I'm familiar with her world view. Others have pinned this correctly: seriously creepy, spooky, leave the light on stuff. This is another entry in Poppet's usual masterful way with twisting words to bring seduction and sensation to a whole nuther level. Few authors have the ability to consistently pull off this kind of breathless delivery, flawlessly flipping POVs in the first person present - it gives an immediacy to the scenes that is cinematic and uber-dramatic.So I liked it (really liked it), but...Here's a wee dissenting opinion. This is a masterful mythology waiting for a fully realized story. On a good day I couldn't get away with managing this big of a 'tell, no show' plot line. I mean, it works so what's my problem? Mostly the ending, and if I elaborate I'd risk the dreaded *Spoiler*. For most of the narrative, I suspended disbelief but the final couple of scenes struck me as 'undeveloped' and perhaps convenient. Nit-picky stuff, but there it is. It's enough to make me shave off a half star.If you like horror, mythology, astrology and mind-bending philosophy that engages all the senses, Quisling will send you into orbit. 4.5 stars