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Originally Posted by Syzygy
Thank you for posting an alternative perspective. Really excellent choices. I was thinking about including The Hellbound Heart.
What do you think?
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First off, I was laughing embarrassingly at my prior post, I'm freaked I wrote "ready scene" instead of "already seen".
Anyway, I never read Hellbound, so I can't speak to it's content. I'm also not a fan of the films or Barkers material. Objectively, I'm sure there's some interest, but it'd be more useful to look at the book's sales numbers and ratings (than to listen to me). Then you'd have to decide, as a teacher, if there's anything of value in the book.
I think the concept of the box leading into other dimensions is a great premise. But I personally don't have an appreciation of the nihilistic tone of Barker's work. I can understand hedonism easily, but nihilism is like a styrofoam screw... I don't see any use in it.