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Post by wireman on Jun 2, 2021 12:20:21 GMT
Today we will discuss Little Red's Tango by Peter Straub from the collection Interior Darkness.
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Post by wireman on Jun 2, 2021 13:52:35 GMT
I don't know what to make of this one. Straub uses his fly on the wall narrative style to gives us a portrait of a music collector. There's really no plot and all Red has learned in life is put in a collection of Beatitudes. I did not find this one very interesting.
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Post by spideyman on Jun 2, 2021 15:05:14 GMT
Agreeing-- not a fav at all. No plot, unless one considers it a story about a jazz music lover who might? feel music is the path t o something special. And that it is the source of wisdom which is expressed within the story through the Beatitudes. Very strange........
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Post by wireman on Jun 2, 2021 15:18:47 GMT
Agreeing-- not a fav at all. No plot, unless one considers it a story about a jazz music lover who might? feel music is the path t o something special. And that it is the source of wisdom which is expressed within the story through the Beatitudes. Very strange........ |
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 2, 2021 17:44:03 GMT
I've been totally swamped with other things going on at the moment, but I will get to this one.
From what I've read you guys don't seem all that enamoured with it. What is it with Straub and jazz? 
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Post by cat on Jun 4, 2021 0:58:47 GMT
This one was definitely different. Dry in spots. I thought at the beginning Red was going to be a mob guy. But nope. A chef?? That's kind of what I gathered. A chef who loves jazz and for some reason people seek him out. The section about the little kid in his bedroom and the record collector, that was beyond strange. No explanation, seemed unconnected to the rest of the story. I am getting the feeling Straub kind of writes in a stream of consciousness style. At least with several of these short stories. Jump from idea to idea with minimal connection.
I did, however really enjoy the beatitudes. They were my favorite parts.
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Post by spideyman on Jun 4, 2021 11:42:40 GMT
Suggestion for next group read?
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Post by wireman on Jun 4, 2021 17:40:25 GMT
Suggestion for next group read? The Moth by HG Wells
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Post by spideyman on Jun 4, 2021 17:42:07 GMT
Count me in.
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Post by wireman on Jun 8, 2021 18:21:39 GMT
Suggestion for next group read? The Moth by HG Wells
Bump
Tomorrow we will discuss The Moth by HG Wells
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 17, 2021 17:01:23 GMT
Right, so ... I finished this "story".
What the hell is going on? What is it with Straub and Jazz? Who the heck is Little Red? Is he a self-help guru? A man people go to for advice? What was all the stuff with the guy who goes to his apartment to buy his old records? What was with the guy at the end who Little Red threw out of his house for no reason, why did he do that? What was with the kid who randomly appears then disappears, did Little Red suddenly murder him? Why is Little Red so fascinating to Jazz musicians? What is the point of this story? What is the message? What the hell is going on?
I have A LOT of questions with this story. I was searching for some hidden meaning in this story, I considered the idea that Little Red is a serial killer, I considered the idea that Little Red is in fact the devil, I considered a bunch of stuff. But it doesn't seem like their is a meaning of a point. Its a random story which doesn't go anywhere. What the hell?
I did enjoy the references to Swamp Thing though. I like Swamp Thing quite a bit. Does anyone remember the film?
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Post by wireman on Jun 17, 2021 17:20:49 GMT
Right, so ... I finished this "story".
What the hell is going on? What is it with Straub and Jazz? Who the heck is Little Red? Is he a self-help guru? A man people go to for advice? What was all the stuff with the guy who goes to his apartment to buy his old records? What was with the guy at the end who Little Red threw out of his house for no reason, why did he do that? What was with the kid who randomly appears then disappears, did Little Red suddenly murder him? Why is Little Red so fascinating to Jazz musicians? What is the point of this story? What is the message? What the hell is going on?
I have A LOT of questions with this story. I was searching for some hidden meaning in this story, I considered the idea that Little Red is a serial killer, I considered the idea that Little Red is in fact the devil, I considered a bunch of stuff. But it doesn't seem like their is a meaning of a point. Its a random story which doesn't go anywhere. What the hell?
I did enjoy the references to Swamp Thing though. I like Swamp Thing quite a bit. Does anyone remember the film?
I may have to read Swamp Thing and see if the answers to those questions are hidden in Swamp Thing.
This was a puzzling story.
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 17, 2021 19:11:33 GMT
Right, so ... I finished this "story".
What the hell is going on? What is it with Straub and Jazz? Who the heck is Little Red? Is he a self-help guru? A man people go to for advice? What was all the stuff with the guy who goes to his apartment to buy his old records? What was with the guy at the end who Little Red threw out of his house for no reason, why did he do that? What was with the kid who randomly appears then disappears, did Little Red suddenly murder him? Why is Little Red so fascinating to Jazz musicians? What is the point of this story? What is the message? What the hell is going on?
I have A LOT of questions with this story. I was searching for some hidden meaning in this story, I considered the idea that Little Red is a serial killer, I considered the idea that Little Red is in fact the devil, I considered a bunch of stuff. But it doesn't seem like their is a meaning of a point. Its a random story which doesn't go anywhere. What the hell?
I did enjoy the references to Swamp Thing though. I like Swamp Thing quite a bit. Does anyone remember the film?
I may have to read Swamp Thing and see if the answers to those questions are hidden in Swamp Thing.
This was a puzzling story.
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Post by neesy on Jun 18, 2021 15:18:25 GMT
I think I may have ordered the wrong Peter Straub book?
Yesterday or the day before I went to the library and a book was waiting for me called "Interior Darkness" by Peter Straub (perhaps I got confused) - now I am wondering.
Anyway after reading the descriptions above it looks like it was just as well - this sounds like a story that goes nowhere and has no point - it's a shame as I was looking forward to participating
I think the last Straub I ever read would have been Floating Dragon many years ago - I do own a couple of books where he collaborated with Stephen King - one is Dark House and the other is The Talisman
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 18, 2021 15:36:30 GMT
I think I may have ordered the wrong Peter Straub book?
Yesterday or the day before I went to the library and a book was waiting for me called "Interior Darkness" by Peter Straub (perhaps I got confused) - now I am wondering.
Anyway after reading the descriptions above it looks like it was just as well - this sounds like a story that goes nowhere and has no point - it's a shame as I was looking forward to participating
I think the last Straub I ever read would have been Floating Dragon many years ago - I do own a couple of books where he collaborated with Stephen King - one is Dark House and the other is The Talisman
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Post by neesy on Jun 23, 2021 15:34:33 GMT
I think I may have ordered the wrong Peter Straub book?
Yesterday or the day before I went to the library and a book was waiting for me called "Interior Darkness" by Peter Straub (perhaps I got confused) - now I am wondering.
Anyway after reading the descriptions above it looks like it was just as well - this sounds like a story that goes nowhere and has no point - it's a shame as I was looking forward to participating
I think the last Straub I ever read would have been Floating Dragon many years ago - I do own a couple of books where he collaborated with Stephen King - one is Dark House and the other is The Talisman
Thanks edwardjohn - you're right - it is a very strange story - like a fantasy or a dream
It's difficult for me to read this book long without straining my eyes - lately I have made a habit of only ordering the large type books
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