tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post5254908178613598767..comments2024-03-26T01:21:57.869+00:00Comments on Supernatural Tales: Robert Westall on the Wirelessvaldemarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-63720098837894231902013-10-03T20:18:34.487+00:002013-10-03T20:18:34.487+00:00Sounds intriguing!Sounds intriguing!Aonghus Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434527113873901741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-82249215072024000302013-10-03T16:53:52.170+00:002013-10-03T16:53:52.170+00:00Aonghus- Spoiler alert. There is a deal made and i...Aonghus- Spoiler alert. There is a deal made and it's a pretty horrifying one. That's as far as I'll go. It seemed to come out of left field, at least to me, but in a way that makes total sense (although a rereading may indicate that the clues are there). Still, it's a nice little mystery and kept me turning the pages to find out what happened next.Oscar Solishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266668061798353541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-44163446141383239602013-10-03T07:58:19.950+00:002013-10-03T07:58:19.950+00:00I thought I'd read pretty much all Westall'...I thought I'd read pretty much all Westall's stuff, but don't remember this story - I'll definitely check it out. <br /><br />The premise reminds me a bit of a character who helps the mc in 'FutureTrack 5' - a tough, if rather sinister scot who suffered a series of setbacks before seeing a face in the grainy surface of a wardrobe* and with which he becomes obsessed. He paints what he sees and from that point on his life changes for the better. He keeps the painting in his office. It is not a nice face, and the implication is that he has made an unspoken deal with the devil. This story is all the more effective for being peripheral to the main story, and because it's ambiguous. The character may only think he's made a deal with the devil: Westall seems to be implying that this comes to pretty much the same thing.<br /><br />* or at least, as far as I can recall. It was a long time ago.Aonghus Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434527113873901741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-87711961358043246512013-10-01T22:14:42.011+00:002013-10-01T22:14:42.011+00:00Thanks for the link.I came across this book last y...Thanks for the link.I came across this book last year and enjoyed it very much. It builds up a nice feeling of dread.Oscar Solishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266668061798353541noreply@blogger.com