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A review by sonofachipwich
Devil House by John Darnielle
"It is instead a book about restoring ancient temples to their proper estate."
Another moving, mysterious, open-ended book from Darnielle. He writes with such empathy for his characters, real or no. This is more than just an indictment of the ethics of true-crime media. It is a meditation on the act of storytelling and the necessary excision of detail and nuance that necessarily accompanies it. A mound of dirt is a castle to the one who made it, the one who has nothing else.
Another moving, mysterious, open-ended book from Darnielle. He writes with such empathy for his characters, real or no. This is more than just an indictment of the ethics of true-crime media. It is a meditation on the act of storytelling and the necessary excision of detail and nuance that necessarily accompanies it. A mound of dirt is a castle to the one who made it, the one who has nothing else.