The End of Horror - Part 1: Introduction

Posted by J. Mark Bertrand
on Monday, October 10, 2005
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So it begins. Every day this week, I'll be posting new installments of "The End of Horror," my critical analysis of Dave Long's debut novel Ezekiel's Shadow. I will also be linking to Dave's parallel commentary and the on-going discussion of the book on the Faith in Fiction Forum. This is an unprecedented opportunity for your to get both the critical perspective and the author's response, and then share your own insights, too. Here are today's links:

Table of Contents
Bookmark this page and you'll have an index to the entire project as it unfolds. As each new segment is posted, the gray links will be replaced with active ones.

Part 1: Introduction
Plunge into the critical analysis by clicking on this link. Here, I explain the history of the project, my thoughts about it, and an outline of the approach I will take through the rest of the week.

Getting Started - Day 1 of Dave Long's Commentary
Here Dave starts off his commentary with some caveats about his motivation for doing the project -- including a note that this is not an exercise in self-loathing! In case you were wondering....

Critical Analysis
This is the link to the new "Critical Analysis" section of the Faith in Fiction Forum. You'll find all of the relevant discussion threads here, so you can read along and participate in the conversation.

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By the way, if you have a blog of your own, would you do Dave and I a favor and link to this discussion? We want to let as many writers and aspirting writers know about what we're doing this week, and we'd appreciate your help. Thanks!