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A review by scheu
Days Between Stations: A Novel by Steve Erickson
5.0
Erickson is one of those polarizing authors whom I seem to love while other people are driven away. It's hard to deny the surreal, dreamlike quality of his stories; in fact, the best way for me to describe this book is to say that "it was like reading a dream". The world slowly disintegrates about the main characters. Cities fall inexplicably into ruin. Herds of white buffalo foretell vague portents. Time falls out of joint and a young couple falls apart.
I originally picked up this novel after nosing around Wikipedia for something different in terms of reading material. I hadn't heard of 'slipstream' before but I had read some Auster and Murakami and had enjoyed what I'd read. DBS just amazed me. I'm the kind of reader who can live or die by the emotional content of a book - does it move me or not? - and this book just totally wowed me in that respect.
May not be for all readers. Use as directed.
I originally picked up this novel after nosing around Wikipedia for something different in terms of reading material. I hadn't heard of 'slipstream' before but I had read some Auster and Murakami and had enjoyed what I'd read. DBS just amazed me. I'm the kind of reader who can live or die by the emotional content of a book - does it move me or not? - and this book just totally wowed me in that respect.
May not be for all readers. Use as directed.