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C.L. Methvin. Author of EUSECT and Biting Silence. Queer 🔪 English M.A. 📚 Author ✏️ Editor Hy•pe•taph 🐺

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A message reading "Thank you for sharing your work with me, it was upsetting," pertaining to EUSECT by C.L. Methvin
Pile of books—Biting Silence, by C.L. Methvin—atop a black cloth with teeth strewn about from a jar, with a brown fur pelt as the backdrop for one book upright.
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A review by C.L. Methvin of The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. Full review accessible here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8622350923?book_show_action=false
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A review by C.L. Methvin of "The King in Yellow" a novel by Robert W. Chambers. Full review accessible here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8250919825?book_show_action=false
A review by C.L. Methvin of "Black Hole Science is Filled with Apologies," a collection of poetry by Never Angeline North. Full review accessible here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8350621176?book_show_action=false
A review by C.L. Methvin of "Wake Up!" a novel by Ryszard Merey. Full review accessible here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8251455815?book_show_action=false
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A review of Olga Ravn's book "The Employees." Review by C.L. Methvin. Hard to overstate how delightful this book was. Written in the form of multiple transcribed audio-recordings, The Employees recounts the events aboard an interstellar spaceship as the human and humanoid crewmembers begin to react differently to their goal, each other, and the mysterious "Objects" that have been retrieved from the planet they are orbiting. Said objects are never entirely defined, described more often as vague shapes or even sensations, or attributed names purely by the feelings they evoke. The collection of objects is a catalyst, but is less important than the events that unfold in response to their mere presence. It was not a hard read: everything was relatively straightforward, even for being occasionally non-chronological, and it was not a challenge to piece the events together even among the logs that aimed to be intentionally vague or avoid incriminating themselves. Some logs are simple; others invite the question: "Is a human or humanoid recounting this transcription?"; which then invites even larger questions...how would that reframe your opinions of the account? Do the emotions, or actions, or reasons become more or less justified? There are more questions than this, but I fear expounding upon them more would ruin a reader's fun of stumbling upon such questions on their own. ... Review break. Note: (Have neared the end of the available character limit. Please see rest of review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8099237621?book_show_action=false )
Screenshot of a review by C.L. Methvin of Uketsu's "Strange Houses": Fluctuating between a two and a three rating on this one. It started out with promise, as the concept of the book intrigued me, and I was definitely engrossed by the way the mystery of the houses was presented. Unfortunately, in the final third of the book, much of the build-up of tension and mystery felt like it was for nothing. The previous storytelling method of speculating about anomalies or inconsistencies gave way to a single character essentially expositing the entire climax of the novel. There was no sense of discovery or satisfaction in such a blunt reveal, which undid much of the excitement in unraveling the tale. Additionally, many of the twists of the novel were wild speculation—so much so that I was stunned not one character in the book acted as foil to these ideas to drive investigation. Someone would say something outlandishly presumptuous about the implication of a gap in a wall (for example), and then the story unfolded from there with no satisfactory reason as to why such conjecture was offered validity. The book was fine, and I admire its format, but I do not see myself suggesting it to anyone. It was a quick read at the very least: got through it all in probably a collective three hours.
Snippet of Dennis Cooper's digital blog in which he states he has begun reading EUSECT by C.L. Methvin
Instagram user lorrie.a.ness reviews Biting Silence by author C.L. Methvin. Link to review: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMdCanws4lt/?igsh=ZGFyZDhyY3k3MHl3
Cover of the book EUSECT by C.L. Methvin featuring meaty textures and canine teeth
Snake slithering atop EUSECT by C.L. Methvin
Audiobook cover photo for EUSECT by C.L. Methvin featuring a wet painting of a dog's mouth/teeth and a start white line bisecting the image
Screenshot of the goodreads page for the book EUSECT, highlighting the 30 ratings averaging to 4.40, featuring smiling anthropomorphic wolves
Screenshot of a Goodreads review of C.L. Methvin's book EUSECT that reads: "I'm a horror fiend, especially with gore and body horror, and this was LOVELY. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I didn't finish the second short story as it got to be too much for me, but in a good way. The writing was so good that it made me too uncomfortable to finish. What I loved about all of these was the endings. They were either slowly dawning realizations of terror, or blunt blows to the gut. One story was a bit too heavy handed and obvious with its allegory, but it was still well written. Over all, a solid collection of short stories, will be recommending it to my fellow horror lovers!"
Hand holding the recent book EUSECT by C.L. Methvin. Backdrop is a messy desk
Screenshot of text from Dennis Cooper's blog reading: ** Florian Ayala Fauna, Hi, Florian! Cool to see you, and happiest holidays to you too. No, no holidays plans almost whatsoever. Oh, wow, that book you worked on looks very cool. The cover is great. I'm excited for it. Everyone, The amazing artist Florian Ayala Fauna made a lot of collage illustrations for the writer C. L. Methvin's new short story collection, and you can take a peek at it here. Great stuff, pal. So nice to see you. Have a fun tonight and tomorrow whatever that involves. **
Screencap of a review portion for upcoming book EUSECT, which reads "P.S. If you're a content-warning kinda reader, take these ones seriously, okay?"
Collection of content warnings for upcoming book EUSECT by C.L. Methvin
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