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A psychedelic/cult/folk/spatterpunk horror novel, full of mushrooms and gore and horniness. Every character is some degree of broken, and every character is at least a little, now and then, sympathetic. (Every human character, that is.) Trying to get back home to a needy cat is a worthy goal for the protagonist. Too bad tricky earth deities and a murderous cult and hallucinations and a mansplaining park ranger get in the way. I enjoyed the chapter epigraphs from a fictional mushroom guide and the diary of a bygone incompetent entrepreneur. A trippy ride.

@mouse@bookwyrm.social That’s in my TBR! I’ll be interested to hear what you think.

Wonderful stories in here, some moving, some thought-provoking, a seasoning of wit and humor.

A partial biography of a life still in progress, following William Blake’s continuing influence on writers and artists (many of them queer), as well as Blake’s role in the author’s own life. Hoare gives some love and appreciation to William Blake’s artistic collaborator and wife Catherine Blake, and the book includes photos of her three known solo works of art: an illustration for the gothic novel The Monk, a surreal face Catherine saw while looking into a fire, and a portrait of William. After reading Hoare’s book, now I have to read Billy Budd and seek out the films of Derek Jarman and the art of Paul Nash and the writings of Nancy Cunard and…