Hello Reader, who is also a reader, and welcome to return to the week – our regular Sunday conversation with the selection of great people in the book! Everyone knows about the books ‘Hardback’ and ‘Softback’, but have you heard about ‘pudding Rice’ has stopped quickly? While recruiting a lot of rice artists to change the frantic words in the beautiful calligraphy created for an impressive scene, they were finally banned after some deadly ships and/or odor incidents. Ah good! This week, it was Charlene Putney, who wrote for games for more than ten years, including the bits for the Holy Spirit: Sin 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Nuts and Saltsea Chronicles! Congratulations Charlene! If we have a nose in your bookshelf?
What are you reading?
I was almost completed with Pilgrim by Mitchell Lüthi, this was an absolute filmer of a group of tourists in Jerusalem in the 12th century, who was tasked with searching the pope. Let me tell you – if anyone ever tried to let you transport a strange religious relic for them, run away and as quickly as possible.
I used to be really with a kind of historical novel that teeter inside and outside the reality: With my love between the two fires of Christopher Buehlman, and a honor for Alamut of Vladimir Bartol.
I am also rereading the great fragments of Bohumil Hrabal for an upcoming book club that I lead about it. A wonderful deserted poem of a book, very recommended!
In terms of the fiction of everything, I read three steps on Hélène Cixous’s writing, and I always dipped in and out of meditation on Tarot.
What did you read for the last time?
The last book I read was the agents of forgotten of Iain Sinclair, a psychological trend to participate around London through inspiration from HP LoveCraft, Arthur Machen, JG Ballard and Algernon Blackwood. It was a real treatment for me as a writer, pedestrian, horror fans and eccentric people! It is very recommended, and available through Swan River Press based in Dublin.
What are you keeping your eyes on the next?
I love all Olga Tocarczuk books (especially Jacob’s books), so when I discover that her new book, Empusium has the slogan of a horror story about the health resort, I know it will be one of the for me! I had it sitting on my headboard waiting, and it was likely to be unlocked tonight.
What is the quote or scene from a book that is most attached to you?
This is a difficult question, because there are many! I have to go with the person who goes into my mind when reading the question: At the end of Moonlight’s journey by Antal Szerb, there is a line: while there is life always has the opportunity that something can happen …
Which book do you find yourself bothering your friends to read?
Recently, I have been completely consumed by Breener, and even talked about it widely on the die Gute Fabrik Podcast in One Cool Thing. I am a big fan of horror comfort, and this is one of the best years in the past few years, so if you have talked to me about books over the past two years, I definitely shouted about it!
I also often introduce Thomas Ligotti’s short story in Teatro Grottesco, and I try to let people read books that change life as a day in Ivan Denisovich’s life by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn and Omon Ra by Viktor Pelevin.
Want to see someone adapted to a game?
There are many interesting ancient stories from myths that will create great games in my opinion: from the Bible stories to the folk stories Ireland. But the main idea in my mind at this time is that QNTM does not have any anti -local parts that will create a great game! I really like designing auxiliary to tell stories for all memory loss and loops in it.
Readers may not be surprised to know that Charlene’s choice here (after deeply researching at me) does not really include every book that has been written, but I have to consider it a miserable failure in a week – although it also encourages Breeger’s negative space for everyone. Well, on the pile of it! In the end, the guest of the next week has finally solved the secret question of this column once and forever? Probs no, TBH. Books for now!
