Dylan Desmond
Dylan Desmond
Altered States: Championing the Uncanny
the death of innocence: a book review of unica zurn’s dark spring
by Dylan Desmond
“…the death of innocence is ultimately the same outfit as coming of age. The body wearing either might appear different to the unexamined eye, but on closer inspection the two share the same material and craftsmanship. Truly, the only difference is in the lighting, which is outside the outfit altogether.”
i think; therefore, i am not: a book review of ‘thomas the obscure’
by Dylan Desmond
“Like a drop of water and coffee combining on a plate, Thomas understands he and Anne’s connection. “I was her tragic double.” Both aspects of being and non-being connecting as simultaneously living and dead instances the two shared a current of understanding in ignorance. Like the sun, using all its energy to make itself night.”
as for the future: a book review of ‘hour of the star’ by clarice lispetor
by Dylan Desmond
“At its core, the story is an existential conflict within the narrator. To take the meaning of that sentence as a microcosm, the story is about the human qualities of playing God.”
the uncanniness of altered spaces
by Dylan Desmond
“The uncanniness of our collective experiences is shared amongst us in literature and, here, in our altered spaces.”