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Michael F Simpson

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There are two sides to Michael F Simpson's brain. One side is stuck in the world of stories, and the other is stuck in the world of dreams. Unfortunately, he can't remember which side is which anymore.

Michael writes books that combine something unreal with something very real, creating weird, affecting books that are open to interpretation. He also writes Analysis blog posts about his favourite stories on his website, as well as book reviews here on Goodreads.
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Average rating: 3.72 · 80 ratings · 70 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Hypnagogia

3.70 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions
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Sempiternal

3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions
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Doppelgängers

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Mongrels
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Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
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A very readable supernatural horror mystery plot written with a unique voice employing dry wit as an intentional method of softening the story's darker moments.

Odd Thomas is a novel that offers great character work, not only in the case of its first
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Absolute Superman, Vol. 2 by Jason Aaron
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Absolute Superman continues its slower paced approach to this dark alternate universe by gradually developing the main character himself through masterfully constructed conflict with two villains.

I'm not usually a fan of the Batman villain Ra's Al Gh
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Doppelgängers by Michael F Simpson
"Do you know of those dreams that are extremely absurd in nature that you forget once you wake up, but you also remember those dream. They are just at the tip of your tongue but no matter how much you try to extend your memory, you cannot recall them?" Read more of this review »
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The Garden by Clare Beams
The Garden
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An original story that is surreal and weirdly psychological - or psychologically weird? The Garden is a medical horror cemented in the POV of its darkly unique protagonists in their journey towards pregnancy after multiple stillbirths.

I've always tho
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The Garden by Clare Beams
"Thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for an eARC of this novel.

The Garden was an interesting piece of historical horror. It takes place during the 1940s/1950s, at this "medical center" for women who have had multiple previous miscarriages, in an a" Read more of this review »
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Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 by Kelly Thompson
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An expansion rather than an elevation, Absolute Wonder Woman remains (possibly) the highest consistent quality comic series I've read. This is an extremely impressive second volume.

Diana takes on a lot of intense challenges here, both physical and, m
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This Sweet Sickness by Patricia Highsmith
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My first book by this cult classic author, This Sweet Sickness was a book I wasn't initially sure I would get into, but something about its writing style compelled me to keep reading - until before long it fully engaged my interest.

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“The mirror looked at me, and hated what it saw.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

“I just wanted to sleep. I wanted to sleep forever — especially if there would be no dreams.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

“Happiness is merely the liminal space between ignorance and understanding.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

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“Happiness is merely the liminal space between ignorance and understanding.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

“I screamed last night, and felt the sharp, reflective elements boring into my skull. I felt such deep, intense devotions, the kind of emotions it is only possible to experience in nightmares. But I was not dreaming, I could not sleep. I was wide awake. In pain. Debating with my own reflection which one of us should own our veins.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

“Glass always drew my eyes, or my mind. That reflection — the mirror, and the Other Body inside it. I wanted to turn off my mind but it was impossible. So many terrible, monstrous things buzzed around inside of it like electric knife blades, cutting, cutting, cutting.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

“Bats eating moths, or bats eating bats, it was all the same — beauty devoured beauty.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

“Acting is my whole life. It’s this one thing I am good at. But what if it isn’t good at me? I don’t look like an actor, actors are supposed to be beautiful. I look like me. And that isn’t good enough.”
― Michael F Simpson, Hypnagogia

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