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Ligotti's work not done, Avril 17 2004
After reading Thomas Ligotti's latest opus, "My Work Is Not Yet Done", the author, once again, reinvents himself to show that he is a force to be reckoned with. This is exemplified in the first piece...the novella, "My Work Is Not Yet Done". This is basically the ultimate tale of revenge, and is Ligotti at his nihilistic best. The writing in this novella I had never seen before. The transitions and how it all flows together is amazing. Truly one of his best."I Have A Special Plan for this World" is alright...it kind of leaves the reader wanting more. I think it's kind of like an extension of the first piece (you can only do so much with the theme of "corporate horror"). The whole concept of the yellow haze and such is interesting. "The Nightmare Network" I enjoyed. This had the most interesting concept of the three (and it's kind of hard to describe...people being used for nightmares?) Once again, Ligotti flexes his artistic muscles and some pieces are morbid and the others make you say to yourself, "What the hell?" I really liked this last piece. All in all, yet another amazing work by Thomas Ligotti. This book is extremely hard to find. I checked it out from the Los Angeles Central Library and they had it. Ligotti needs to find a bigger publisher (he doesn't win those Bram Stoker awards for nothing). I would like to find his screenplay-er whatever it may be- entitled "Crampton" but that's even harder to come by. Thomas Ligotti's work is not yet done.
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4.0étoiles sur 5
Get the book to follow Ligotti's course, Oct. 23 2003
Thomas Ligotti in this work has excellent ideas, ones very workable and horrifying and well developed; and a world very absorbing because of its familiarity. But I think he is a bit clumsy in his imposition of the supernatural in the first tale. I don't know how to just go with the device that allows for the forwarding of his story -- maybe it's my own believability block. If things don't need to be explained, even that fact needs to be clearer. But ultimately, once you get past it, it doesn't affect the story's thrust. Now, in the second and shorter tale, when he's really got the dark elements going more concisely, it seems he again subverts the actual plot to a degree that dissipates the relished mystery. The third piece is even more concise and comes off brilliantly. So there is fantastic stuff in this book, anyone should be glad to pay whatever price they can afford, but it could be better (maybe I've come to expect a lot from him). It feels like Ligotti sometimes tries to wrap things up too much, or give typical horror-story send-offs to the reader, just as he's done in a few of the stories in THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY. And here, in "I Have a Special Plan for This World," instead of really going for it and facing us with a truly universal evil, we are forced to come back to some character's personal situation, and his responsibility for the evil goings-on, which is ironic considering how the author has stated his basic distaste for naturalism. The author needn't think he needs to step into overly individualized cut-outs (Blaine) for his purposes. And he wasn't, at first. I often wish I (or he) could/would cut off or rewrite the last page or two of his texts. Sometimes just lopping off a last line would do. His rare film script CRAMPTON succeeds more as a coherent story. But this book is an admirable step, and worth it for all its basic content and creep. These are mostly impressions from just after I read the book. I've tried to revisit them today (6/4/04). Wish they could be more specific...
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one of the best horror novels in years, Nov. 18 2002
thomas ligotti is, without a doubt, the greatest living horror writer today. although this one diverges significantly from his other work in setting and characterization, the sense of cosmic doom and pessimism is, as always, unrelenting and laid on wonderfully thick. in "my work is not yet done", a dissatisfied employee (to say the least), frank dominio, decides to quit his job and take vengeance on his equally bizarre and twisted co-workers. after being hit by a bus (without realizing it), he projects his bitter and hateful spirit on his fellow employees and takes them out in, eh, unconventional ways. this is oddly amusing in a way that "the nightmare factory" or "noctuary" is not, and strangely enough, the humor only serves to make the work more bleak. the atmosphere of misery and dehumanization never lets up, and the ending is even more crushing than the beginning--which is saying something. this is more kafkaesque than kafka. look especially for the really fascinating references to dominio's obsession with dilapidated and decayed houses. absolutely superb.
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