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Post by wireman on Jul 14, 2021 12:38:46 GMT
Today we will discuss Mallon The Guru by Peter Straub from the collection, Interior Darkness
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Post by spideyman on Jul 14, 2021 13:24:18 GMT
A nice short story, but it left me with the feeling that something was missing, unfinished?
In an attempt to find out more about the character Mallon, I discovered that Mallon was also in Straub's A Dark Matter.
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Post by wireman on Jul 14, 2021 15:22:12 GMT
A nice short story, but it left me with the feeling that something was missing, unfinished?
In an attempt to find out more about the character Mallon, I discovered that Mallon was also in Straub's A Dark Matter. I think you might be right that we may need to read the other story(ies) with this character to understand this one better.
What I get out of this story is that it's about somebody (who happens to be American - coincidence?  ) interjecting themselves into a situation (or culture) they don't fully understand. |
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Post by edwardjohn on Jul 14, 2021 17:25:53 GMT
I wasn't surprised to learn from the other posts that Mallon was a character in a Straub novel; this short story seems more like a prologue than a contained tale. I thought it was really interesting, I was loving the dynamic of Mallon and the man accompanying him and their powers, as well as the the events which transpire when they reach the village and the ambiguous end. In my opinion, this story was way more worthy of being further developed than a lot of the other Straub stories in this collection but alas.
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Post by spideyman on Jul 16, 2021 11:38:08 GMT
Any suggestions for the next reading group discussion?
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Post by wireman on Jul 16, 2021 14:42:00 GMT
Any suggestions for the next reading group discussion? An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
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Post by wolf on Jul 16, 2021 18:41:07 GMT
Any suggestions for the next reading group discussion? An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
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Post by spideyman on Jul 16, 2021 18:54:53 GMT
Any suggestions for the next reading group discussion? An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
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) interjecting themselves into a situation (or culture) they don't fully understand. 
