Mysteriarch π commented on Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti (Penguin Classics)
Thomas Ligottiβs debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed β¦
Miss Plarr β β A young boy gets a temporary housekeeper and tutor. She wanders through the house as a vague presence. She has an influence on the boy and something (what exactly?) happens between them, before she disappears into the mist. Another sinister meeting between young and old. I'm not a fan of Ligotti's stories written from the point of view of kids, it feels overwrought.