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![]() But I wouldn’t necessarily define it as occult. ![]() It’s definitely a meta novel and there are horrific scenes of torture throughout. ![]() I don’t entirely agree with either categorization. The novel is categorized on Amazon as metaphysical and occult horror. I feel as though it’s a bit sacrilegious of me to discuss the novel before my book club has had a chance to meet, but in doing so, perhaps I can organize my own insights before I engage in a deeper discussion with them of the novel in question. So instead, I shared with you one of our recent finds: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry Augustby Claire North. I love those book clubs for what they are but the singular club of which I speak is sacred to me and has expanded my reading mind in ways I can’t even begin to articulate. ![]() ![]() Normally, the book clubs in which I engage often operate on the following schedule: 20 minutes of book talk (normally of a shallow nature) and followed by the liberal pour of wine and gossip. Its members care deeply and strongly about literature. I have been lucky, frankly, to be a member of a special sort of book club. ![]()
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