The Golem
by Gustav Meyrink
Taste attributes: fantasyhorrorpsychologicalmonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossytroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seemsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a non-linear fantasy novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
A masterpiece of surreal fantasy. The protagonist, called Athanasius Pernath is flung from the present, to the past, from one nightmare situation where the characters he meets have no link with anyon else. Underlying all the surface panic is a decades-old tragedy, followed by a present-day one. Kafka and Meyrink were contemporaries in the same city, and both possessed the gift of fantasy.
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- Author
- Gustav Meyrink
- Published
- 1915
- Pages
- 277
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- Open Library
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