tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post8217732875118315274..comments2024-03-15T02:42:58.854-04:00Comments on The Hat Rack: Thomas Ligotti - NoctuaryNathaniel Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-21487888869783469002014-09-22T16:23:18.575-04:002014-09-22T16:23:18.575-04:00He's a child killer; not a "kind man.&quo...He's a child killer; not a "kind man."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-79963168075939881032012-07-01T21:31:47.809-04:002012-07-01T21:31:47.809-04:00Reading "Conversations in a Dead Language,&qu...Reading "Conversations in a Dead Language," I did not view the main character as a pedophile. It's certainly possible, however, that I did misinterpret the tale. I'll reread it soon (perhaps with the snazzy new Subterranean Press edition that's soon to come) and see what I think.Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-6065674864651100862012-07-01T06:09:44.683-04:002012-07-01T06:09:44.683-04:00Great write-up, although I think you've defini...Great write-up, although I think you've definitely misinterpreted parts of "Conversations in a dead language". You write "Conversations in a Dead Language goes so far as to feature a genuinely sympathetic protagonist." and "The main character is a lonely but kind man" when he's clearly a pedophile killing children... I agree that he's written in a way that makes his isolation and mental problems possible to sympathize with (which is part of what makes the tale so chilling) but describing him as a "kind man" seems a bit tasteless to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com