Words about "The Permanent Modes,' By Bryan Ray
I don't want to call this a review. I loathe reviews. We are always asked to kindly and cordially write reviews whenever we receive services rendered in society. We are even promised, many times by retailer's, that we will, after writing our review, be put into a drawing or raffle of some kind, and might have a chance to win a big shopping spree in their big box stores. That to me is bribing the consumer, as they appear to be desperate for reviews, for they can battle other enemies for your Holy Dollar.
So that is why, in a nut shell, that I despise reviews. So I will instead say, "I am going to write a few kind 'words' about this author, I really enjoy his books, as they are like company on a lonely, cold night, when you need a little warmth, and nobody is around to cuddle with you. And even if you did have someone to cuddle with, that is even better, for you can read the words aloud in a baritone voice and make them come alive off the page."
I feel much more at 'ease' about describing a review in that way, especially about a good friend, a fellow Prophet, and writer who inspires me deeply. Now that I have stretched out my intro to make it appear that the text is actually longer than it really is, here is a few kind words about "The Permanent Modes" By Bryan Ray.
'The Permanent Modes' is an offering like no other. This book is clearly an overindulgence and overwriting of the English language. It's quite wonderful. It oozes so many adjectives, verbs, adverbs, nouns, indicative, subjunctive, imperative moods, prepositions, auxiliary, progressive tense, irregular verbs, I literally can go on for awhile like a English teacher pointing out, that the writer does not hold back, and let's the reader 'have it.' Not that he is merely using these basics of the language, but his blatantly overuse of them, to the point that the text explodes with new rhythm's and dimension's.
rhythm
If a B-Movie could turn itself into a book, this is it!! It has everything a viewer of such movies loves to see! Even the character cast is overindulgent of itself!! It has Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, Angry Humans, Scorpions, Jealous Assistants, and Mad Scientist's hell bent on love, and Maids who are jealous of the one's they clean for!!
A TRUE love story indeed, and what is a love story without malice, and a whole bunch of backstabbing? Did I mention jealousy? How many B-movies do you know put all this into just one story!?! Not many and I would be safe to say, NONE. As if that is not enough, a full lab with beakers and vile's of strange liquids, tanks of quicksilver, the mad scientist in his lab, changing and reforming existence of beings through devilish potions and insane experiments, ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE!!
This book is truly great! I enjoyed it very much, and the imagery is really quite amazing. If you actually had to make this book into a B-Movie, it would be impossible, but one man could pull it off, for the book would be a unfathomable movie to produce and direct. It would be comparable to David Lynch's book adaptation of 'DUNE.' A movie that should of never been made, deemed quite impossible, but if anybody could pull it off, it would be Mr. Lynch. Of course he would never attempt to do an adaptation of 'The Permanent Modes,' as he had learned not to try such feats of amazing film making wonder, ever again, after 'Dune' nearly put him in the grave. (BTW if you like graves, death and resurrection, 'The Permanent Modes' has got you covered, it really has EVERYTHING!)
Besides, this is not suppose to be a book to movie, instead it is a movie to book, a movie played out in the mind of Bryan Ray, and most wonderfully put to text, to share in his wonderful and beautiful fantasy world of construct. It is broken up into a few different parts as the reader meanders along on the path made for him or her.
Betrayal and Lust, and the ends that we will go to see these played out, no matter what, even if it means the castle is destroyed, life's and professions squandered and we pissed off a whole lot of humans. In the end, you are wanting more, and that is a good sign the writer has engrossed you into the tale he has woven.
P.S. - Please excuse the font change, this is my first ever blog post, and the controls have alluded me until I get a firm grip on them. Thanks for reading!! And go support your local non-artist or would be writer, they are starving, so throw them some bread!!
So that is why, in a nut shell, that I despise reviews. So I will instead say, "I am going to write a few kind 'words' about this author, I really enjoy his books, as they are like company on a lonely, cold night, when you need a little warmth, and nobody is around to cuddle with you. And even if you did have someone to cuddle with, that is even better, for you can read the words aloud in a baritone voice and make them come alive off the page."
I feel much more at 'ease' about describing a review in that way, especially about a good friend, a fellow Prophet, and writer who inspires me deeply. Now that I have stretched out my intro to make it appear that the text is actually longer than it really is, here is a few kind words about "The Permanent Modes" By Bryan Ray.
'The Permanent Modes' is an offering like no other. This book is clearly an overindulgence and overwriting of the English language. It's quite wonderful. It oozes so many adjectives, verbs, adverbs, nouns, indicative, subjunctive, imperative moods, prepositions, auxiliary, progressive tense, irregular verbs, I literally can go on for awhile like a English teacher pointing out, that the writer does not hold back, and let's the reader 'have it.' Not that he is merely using these basics of the language, but his blatantly overuse of them, to the point that the text explodes with new rhythm's and dimension's.
rhythm
If a B-Movie could turn itself into a book, this is it!! It has everything a viewer of such movies loves to see! Even the character cast is overindulgent of itself!! It has Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, Angry Humans, Scorpions, Jealous Assistants, and Mad Scientist's hell bent on love, and Maids who are jealous of the one's they clean for!!
A TRUE love story indeed, and what is a love story without malice, and a whole bunch of backstabbing? Did I mention jealousy? How many B-movies do you know put all this into just one story!?! Not many and I would be safe to say, NONE. As if that is not enough, a full lab with beakers and vile's of strange liquids, tanks of quicksilver, the mad scientist in his lab, changing and reforming existence of beings through devilish potions and insane experiments, ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE!!
This book is truly great! I enjoyed it very much, and the imagery is really quite amazing. If you actually had to make this book into a B-Movie, it would be impossible, but one man could pull it off, for the book would be a unfathomable movie to produce and direct. It would be comparable to David Lynch's book adaptation of 'DUNE.' A movie that should of never been made, deemed quite impossible, but if anybody could pull it off, it would be Mr. Lynch. Of course he would never attempt to do an adaptation of 'The Permanent Modes,' as he had learned not to try such feats of amazing film making wonder, ever again, after 'Dune' nearly put him in the grave. (BTW if you like graves, death and resurrection, 'The Permanent Modes' has got you covered, it really has EVERYTHING!)
Besides, this is not suppose to be a book to movie, instead it is a movie to book, a movie played out in the mind of Bryan Ray, and most wonderfully put to text, to share in his wonderful and beautiful fantasy world of construct. It is broken up into a few different parts as the reader meanders along on the path made for him or her.
Betrayal and Lust, and the ends that we will go to see these played out, no matter what, even if it means the castle is destroyed, life's and professions squandered and we pissed off a whole lot of humans. In the end, you are wanting more, and that is a good sign the writer has engrossed you into the tale he has woven.
P.S. - Please excuse the font change, this is my first ever blog post, and the controls have alluded me until I get a firm grip on them. Thanks for reading!! And go support your local non-artist or would be writer, they are starving, so throw them some bread!!
This is seriously the best blog post I've encountered yet, in the whole history of blogging: Why can't EVERYONE compose posts this pertinent, prescient, and powerful!? - I thank you for your generous reaction to the book, and I'm overjoyed that you saw its core as LOVE... the idea of a B-movie wrapped around compassion: that makes me very happy... and your enthusiasm is infectious and much appreciated: I say THANK YOU seventy times seven thousand times... I feel like Dracula must have felt in the moments before his own fine cult's first launch. I also feel like Miss America. Now I blink and two tears drop for the closing freeze-frame.
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