I LOVE this. Such alien majestic and delightful use of language that it glides of the tongue and melts in the mouth. It is a pleasure to read, literally a pleasure to intone. I feel like I'm drinking a fine wine or eating a perfect steak, and have the need to describe it as such. It has overtones of classic literature, to me Dickensian with a smattering or late 19th Century work such as Lovecraft or Wells representation of the 'alien' to our expectation and everyday. You've written with such deft attention that I can tell that the few words are chosen carefully. Re-reading it surprises and excites "subsumed into a green which likens itself, with febrile promises, to lagoon." Man I love that line, it explains itself beyond the choice of words, beyond their actual meaning, giving an indication and a tone which paints concepts and sensations rather than picture and image. "A green which likens itself" the verb becoming a noun, liken to lichen, the wonderful rhythm of just a few words.
I'm just gushing now but your use of language is amazing. This is one of the best things I have read all year.
I LOVE this. Such alien majestic and delightful use of language that it glides of the tongue and melts in the mouth. It is a pleasure to read, literally a pleasure to intone. I feel like I'm drinking a fine wine or eating a perfect steak, and have the need to describe it as such. It has overtones of classic literature, to me Dickensian with a smattering or late 19th Century work such as Lovecraft or Wells representation of the 'alien' to our expectation and everyday. You've written with such deft attention that I can tell that the few words are chosen carefully. Re-reading it surprises and excites "subsumed into a green which likens itself, with febrile promises, to lagoon." Man I love that line, it explains itself beyond the choice of words, beyond their actual meaning, giving an indication and a tone which paints concepts and sensations rather than picture and image. "A green which likens itself" the verb becoming a noun, liken to lichen, the wonderful rhythm of just a few words.
ReplyDeleteI'm just gushing now but your use of language is amazing. This is one of the best things I have read all year.