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New Stanton: A Surreal Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller
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New Stanton: A Surreal Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller
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New Stanton : BookLife Prize Review
Plot/Idea: 8 out of 10
Originality: 9 out of 10
Prose: 8 out of 10
Character/Execution: 8 out of 10
Overall: 8.25 out of 10
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Plot/Idea: Vagus builds an inventive psychological mystery with pieces of the puzzle scattered throughout the novel. Harold Dean wakes bruised, hungover, and stranded in the Starlite Inn, a decaying motel in the impossible town of New Stanton, with little memory bey Read more of this blog post »
Originality: 9 out of 10
Prose: 8 out of 10
Character/Execution: 8 out of 10
Overall: 8.25 out of 10
Assessment:
Plot/Idea: Vagus builds an inventive psychological mystery with pieces of the puzzle scattered throughout the novel. Harold Dean wakes bruised, hungover, and stranded in the Starlite Inn, a decaying motel in the impossible town of New Stanton, with little memory bey Read more of this blog post »
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| John Michael Alaia’s “The Confession: Brothers in Blood” is a psychological thriller that hooks from page one, weaving a tale of violence and redemption where characters wrestle with good/evil, justice/morality, love/hate, and acceptance/abandonment. ...more | |
"Book Review: New Stanton by Maxwell Vagus
New Stanton is a wildly imaginative and surreal literary journey that blends noir mystery, dark comedy, psychological introspection, and postmodern fantasy into a uniquely compelling reading experience. Maxwel" Read more of this review » |
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" I just finished "New Stanton" by Maxwell Vagus, and I honestly don't think I've read anything quite like it. 😵💫📚 It feels like stepping into a strange dream where nothing is ever quite what it seems, yet every bizarre moment somehow carries emotion"
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"New Stanton doesn't just tell a story; it makes you believe you're hallucinating one.
Maxwell Vagus, in his novel debut, takes noir, dark comedy, and postmodern fantasy, throws them in a blender, shakes and then pours out a tale that digests slowly, " Read more of this review » |
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| Just Below , a novella by horror writer John Alaia, tells the story of one man’s ‘symphony of pain’ played out under the floorboards of his very own life. While the story’s body horror grinned at me through a ‘tapestry of shredded lips’, Alaia def ...more | |
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| FLY is a fast and thrilling read that delivers until the very end and beyond! Stackhouse weaves a variety of horror tropes into a truly unique tale of terror. With expert plotting, spot-on dialogue, and cut-to-the-quick prose, Stackhouse’s FLY is the ...more | |