- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: Eraserhead Press (4 Feb 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1936383462
- ISBN-13: 978-1936383467
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 597,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Sinister Miniatures is the definitive collection of short fiction by Kris Saknussemm, confirming that he is one of the best, most daring writers of the weird to emerge in the twenty-first century.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
14 reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One of the most exciting collections I've read in some time
23 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback
Kris Saknussemm is an author who revels in mystery. His previous work, starting with ZANESVILLE and continuing with PRIVATE MIDNIGHT, were concerned with that which lurked below the surface. And the closer you got to the mystery, the more mysterious it became. His fiction masterfully shines an unfamiliar light on the familiar and holds up a distorted mirror to the reader.
Sinister Miniatures is collection of short fiction spanning Saknussemm's career. What makes this collection so special, in my opinion, is the focus on the strange and unusual. I've always viewed Saknussemm as an unusualist and Sinister Miniatures is a great vehicle for him to exercise this aspect of his writing. I believe this is his first wildly available book to find a home with an independent press, which possibly allowed for greater levels of freedom than his large press releases.
Sinister Miniatures is one of the most exciting collections I've read in some time. The stories are provocative, well-written and linger within long after you've stopped reading. Highly recommended.
Sinister Miniatures is collection of short fiction spanning Saknussemm's career. What makes this collection so special, in my opinion, is the focus on the strange and unusual. I've always viewed Saknussemm as an unusualist and Sinister Miniatures is a great vehicle for him to exercise this aspect of his writing. I believe this is his first wildly available book to find a home with an independent press, which possibly allowed for greater levels of freedom than his large press releases.
Sinister Miniatures is one of the most exciting collections I've read in some time. The stories are provocative, well-written and linger within long after you've stopped reading. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Wonderful Wasteland
13 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback
Think that there's no one other than William S. Burroughs who can create a nightmarish landscape of depravity and crossed taboos? Kris Saknussemm has arrived to giggle at this notion, and then throttle it.
While it did take me a little bit to warm up to Sinister Miniatures, I was far from disappointed. The off-beat sense of eroticism, especially the predatory parts, made a lot of interesting scenarios to these stories. And, drawing attention to those predatory moments, I appreciate how there was a statement - unspoken or otherwise - behind each one, as though trying to justify them or minimize the damage (with the exception of "Any Road, Any Time," which instead victimized the protagonist and set him up for being seen as the predator). Even outside of the sexuality, I still found some interesting statements arising from the depths of these scenarios. "Dormez Vous" comes to mind, as does "Ribs on the Run" and especially "War Dream" which may have been my favorite story of the bunch. The final story, "Sparklewheel," did feel like it meandered a bit but it was nonetheless entertaining, colorful, and fascinating.
However, the stories that had a second-person bent to them such as "Rain and the Library" and "Sparklewheel" felt like they turned the female half of the often one-sided conversation into more of a thing than a character, and consequently those stories felt more like dreams than actual occurrences (which could have been the case for "Sparklewheel," but to call that one a dream would definitely dull its impact). Whether-or-not this was Saknussemm's intent, I'm not sure.
Even so, I haven't seen anything this Naked Lunch-esque in modern fiction before Sinister Miniatures, and I can't say that I will imagine seeing anything like it in the years to come.
While it did take me a little bit to warm up to Sinister Miniatures, I was far from disappointed. The off-beat sense of eroticism, especially the predatory parts, made a lot of interesting scenarios to these stories. And, drawing attention to those predatory moments, I appreciate how there was a statement - unspoken or otherwise - behind each one, as though trying to justify them or minimize the damage (with the exception of "Any Road, Any Time," which instead victimized the protagonist and set him up for being seen as the predator). Even outside of the sexuality, I still found some interesting statements arising from the depths of these scenarios. "Dormez Vous" comes to mind, as does "Ribs on the Run" and especially "War Dream" which may have been my favorite story of the bunch. The final story, "Sparklewheel," did feel like it meandered a bit but it was nonetheless entertaining, colorful, and fascinating.
However, the stories that had a second-person bent to them such as "Rain and the Library" and "Sparklewheel" felt like they turned the female half of the often one-sided conversation into more of a thing than a character, and consequently those stories felt more like dreams than actual occurrences (which could have been the case for "Sparklewheel," but to call that one a dream would definitely dull its impact). Whether-or-not this was Saknussemm's intent, I'm not sure.
Even so, I haven't seen anything this Naked Lunch-esque in modern fiction before Sinister Miniatures, and I can't say that I will imagine seeing anything like it in the years to come.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
LUMINOUSLY BIZARRE
24 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback
Contemporary fiction that makes you sit up straight--and think crooked thoughts. Dagger sharp prose that opens doors to very peculiar moments. Who knows what drugs this guy is on? These stories come alive in your hands--and in your head.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Fiction > Contemporary Fiction
- Books > Fiction > Erotica > Short Stories
- Books > Fiction > Short Stories
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
