Cori H. Spenzich reviewed The fifty year sword by Mark Z. Danielewski
Review of 'The fifty year sword' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A short story that is extended in length due to the scattered format and stitched imagery throughout. A story about a man that tells a story, and the secret in his box.
Of which orphan children take part.
My lesser rating may definitely be related to how much I loved House of Leaves, and how the experimental style doesn't seem to have much an interesting impact in this book. The format, instead, breaks it up and makes it more confusing then it does playful. Especially the broken up pieces of quote attribution, with maybe something deeper that I didn't feel like wanting to attempt a dive into.
I think the live show that he has done over the years would be incredibly cool to watch. But the book? Not so sure.