The Raw Shark Texts
Book description
First things first, stay calm.
Eric Sanderson wakes up in a place he doesn't recognise, unable to remember who he is. All he has left are journal entries recalling Clio, a perfect love now gone. As he begins to piece his memories back together, Eric finds that he is being…
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2 authors picked The Raw Shark Texts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
While more literary than horror, the concept of a man with no memories being pursued by a shark made of words has plenty of creepiness to it! Here, the author uses different typographical sizes and structures to create pictures, and these tie into the themes of the book. It’s a straightforward read with a unique edge that helps make language more visual, and that makes it thoroughly compelling.
From Matt's list on creepy stories told in unique ways.
The Raw Shark Texts is one of the most surreal, creative novels I’ve ever read. In it, there’s a conceptual world intersecting our own, a world composed of our words, thoughts, and ideas. A creature of that world–a shark-like fish called the Ludovician–is hunting the main character and eating his memories. And that is just the start of the weirdness. If you read this book, make sure to pick up the print copy, where you get to see the Ludovician swimming in the book’s pages.
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