Chaunce Stanton
Autor(a) de The Blank Slate Boarding House for Creatives: A Tale of Magic, Manners, and Scandal
About the Author
Image credit: Chaunce Stanton (author) at his usual corner of the Black Dog Cafe working on the manuscript for his new book. Photographer: Nate Stabenow Photo owned by author: Chaunce Stanton
Obras de Chaunce Stanton
The Blank Slate Boarding House for Creatives: A Tale of Magic, Manners, and Scandal (2013) 22 cópias
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Stanton, Chaunce
- Data de nascimento
- 1970-12-28
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Locais de residência
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Educação
- St. Cloud State University
- Ocupação
- writer
Membros
Resenhas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 27
- Popularidade
- #483,027
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 12
- ISBNs
- 2
- Favorito
- 1
The story follows the lives of a plethora of characters--famous figures of the liberal arts and the working class alike--as their paths cross, intertwine, and diverge. The creatives boarding at Blank Slate are all tortured artists seeking refuge, but their torment is not of the cliche "victim of their genius" kind; rather, each of the artists has crossed paths with a dark magician named Perjos, whom abuses his powers for sick, sadistic ends, and the guests now suffer to regain control of their selves and their respective arts. With a challenge extended by Houdini himself, Perjos is now on the move, preparing for his most cruel trick yet, and the Bank Slate Boarding House is the final stop on his tour.
Magic is a huge component of this story, but not the cheesy rabbit-in-the-hat tricks we associate with it today. Perjos' magic is something far more dark and sinister--seemingly nothing but cruel entertainment for himself. I couldn't believe how this novel got progressively darker. It was truly disconcerting to read, with instances of incest, rape, mutilation, and pure horror manifesting in the idea that not all is as it seems.
Despite the fantasy of the novel, the plausibility of the characters--their individual, definitive corks and personalities and their elaborate backgrounds--solidly grounds the story. The plot is beautifully constructed with intricate sub-plots that make this illusive story uncertain until the very end.
Suspenseful and intriguing! 4 stars!… (mais)