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Post by wireman on Oct 12, 2022 13:08:40 GMT
The discussion for today is The Pale Man by Julius Long
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Post by spideyman on Oct 12, 2022 15:56:51 GMT
A short as eerie tale. The narrator does not realize he has been sent on vacation due to an illness. What he begins to witness is a pale man slowly moving room to room , closer to his. Death?
One question-- I may be misreading, but the story says the woman, who dies, was in 208/ yet at the end it say 207. Am I missing something?
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Post by wireman on Oct 12, 2022 18:52:32 GMT
A good story and a very creepy way to describe death getting closer to you. I thought the pacing of the story was good as death seemed to move at just the right speed.  I think the fact the narrator doesn't seem to realize how ill he is adds to the suspense by delaying that information to the reader.
I'm not sure about the 207-208 room numbers. It seems to me to be an error but maybe the author meant it another way like the man's mind was starting to slip or something. I don't know. I almost think it's intentional because it's done twice.
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Post by wireman on Oct 14, 2022 15:20:22 GMT
Next Wednesday we will discuss The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood
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I think the fact the narrator doesn't seem to realize how ill he is adds to the suspense by delaying that information to the reader.