Song Of Kali (1985) by DAN SIMMONS | Book REVIEW

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  • čas přidán 23. 10. 2022
  • My review of DAN SIMMONS' Horror Novel SONG OF KALI (1985).
    "Song of Kali follows an American magazine editor who journeys to the brutally bleak, poverty-stricken Indian city in search of a manuscript by a mysterious poet-but instead is drawn into an encounter with the cult of Kali, goddess of death." - Publisher's Synopsis.
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  • @whiterabbit3336
    @whiterabbit3336 Před rokem +3

    This sounds nice and dark and mysterious. I just watched your review of King's "Fairy Tale" and that brought me here. Great review!

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před rokem +2

      Hey, I saw your comment on FAIRY TALE just now. Thanks for watching and commenting here, too. Yes, this book is pretty scary in parts. There are some creepy and truly shocking scenes in here. The story is compelling and it gets to the point of "can't-put-it-down" towards the end. Recommended.

  • @noelorliamg1994
    @noelorliamg1994 Před rokem +3

    Great review wakizashi. There's also a very good TV series of Simmons' The Terror. I recommend it.

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před rokem +2

      That's right. I watched the first few episodes but decided to read the book instead. Now I just need to get the book 😅

  • @radznasaudia5479
    @radznasaudia5479 Před rokem +1

    I'm currently halfway through the Song of Kali, thank you for your insights. Please read The Terror next, it's quite a read but it's absolutely immersive!

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for the recommendation. I want to read it this year. I was thinking in the autumn.

  • @mikc666
    @mikc666 Před rokem +3

    Yeah, it's a creepy read, alright, and indeed, very well written. I also loved his Hyperion / Endimyion quartet, but wasn't too impressed with "Ilium" and he lost me with "Olympos". I'll have to check out his other horror outings.

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před rokem +1

      I need to check out "The Terror," a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, on HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, to the Arctic. I've been told it's excellent.

  • @StingerXtro
    @StingerXtro Před 8 měsíci +2

    I couldn't get into book at all, too many horrid descriptions of the Ghettos of Calcutta, really odd book. Good reviews!😀

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před 8 měsíci +2

      I understand. It's a dark and at times hopeless book. It paints a scary picture of Calcutta back then.

  • @zaxx
    @zaxx Před rokem +1

    Genki 🌄

  • @naynaynay324
    @naynaynay324 Před rokem +1

    Nice review never read anything by Simmons, but the thinskinned ones who like to complain, would naturally find his description of a semi-fictional Calcutta racist. I would think that a megacity like Calcutta would have a plethora of horrors to offer...
    I'd recommend the Foundation trilogy (or quadrology) by Asimov if you haven't read it G.
    Had to meet a japanese the other day and thought of the teahouse and the catchphrasy opening (and after a brief consultation on the internet) asked her: O genki desu (u isn't pronounced) ka? Well, she was quite genki.

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před rokem +2

      The main character & his family's experiences in Calcutta are so horrific and devastating that he is made to hate the place. Those thin-skinned reviewers who love to object all over social media can't seem to separate an author from their characters. They also don't seem to understand what "fiction" is. But anyway.
      I've only read the first book in the Foundation series.
      Glad to hear you were using Japanese. The "O" before "genki desu ka" is very respectful. It is used as an honorific.

  • @feridradoncic2237
    @feridradoncic2237 Před rokem +1

    Very good book

  • @feridradoncic2237
    @feridradoncic2237 Před rokem +1

    Very scary read

  • @gk8573
    @gk8573 Před rokem +2

    Have you seen RRR movie

    • @WakizashisTeahouse
      @WakizashisTeahouse  Před rokem +2

      Not yet. It finally came out in theaters in Japan last Friday. I want to go see it.