Fringe Fiction Unlimited discussion

For those participating in our March 2014 Group Reads here is a discussion board for the novella Eden Fell.

Feel free to post your opinions here once you've read, though please be wary of joining the discussion if you haven't finished the book yet since there's bound to be spoilers.

barely got around to finishing the book a second time, and got to say I enjoyed it as much as the first. addicting read and all, my review still stands (normally it goes down a star or something because i'll notice something that I didn't like etc.)
sad thing is a lot of the messages presented -and I know they're there, it's staring me completely in the face, I just know it- went over my head. Again. haha really bugs me.
anyone care to help the slow guy out? anyways still an amazing and unique read, which is damn hard to find where every other book seems to be a cash-in on some fad or other.

I remember when people were declaring that the novel was dead (I didn't and still don't believe that, however) and if that was the case this book is what would replace it.
Wonderfully original and full of great scenes, this book was an easy read-in a good way-and an almost guilty pleasure.
I got the feeling that I was inside Eden's brain seeing and sensing all the things she was. Stream-of-consciousness that I haven't seen so well executed since I last read The Sound and the Fury.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone. It is not your standard book, but not a cliche either. It's uniqueness serves to enrich the story and that is a wonderful accomplishment.

I'm not taking over the discussion, I'm posting so I'll receive notifications lol

One note, Eden Fell is based on my own version of various philosophies. It's not psychology, that's something the publisher insisted on and it's wrong. Anyway, I wanted to clear that up because it might account for any confusion, though I'm happy to see no one outright hated the book lol

Michael, if you want, I'll send you a private message explaining all the symbolism.

Meantime, I'll step back and let everyone discuss freely!

Lily wrote: "I'm not taking over the discussion, I'm posting so I'll receive notifications lol

One note, Eden Fell is based on my own version of various philosophies. It's not psychology, that's something the ..."

yees please do Lily haha I love books with meaning, I mean I REALLY love books with meaning, just that most the time it flies over my head and I end up spending hours/days on the computer looking all the stuff up and shit haha

also, Mark, I also loved how it was from her eyes and how it seemed to pass days without anyone really mentioning it, mostly because Eden didn't even notice it until it came to it. Really fascinating and by no means cliché. th

Hey, I hope no one is discouraged from a discussion. I have a lot of reading and writing to catch up on. So really, I'm not even here. :)

Loved it? Hated it? Kind of iffy? Please feel free to say your opinions.

definitely a love haha and a book that can be reread constantly, though i'm still working on getting a physical copy to get the better feel of the book. I like ebooks and all but i'm old school lol I like holding it and turning the pages and everything

Okay, I FINALLY have time to contribute to this discussion. Sorry for my tardiness there!

I can't remember the last time I read a book with psychosis embedded throughout but it definitely gave the narration a distinct spin.

A reoccurring element that fit Eden's aloof/noncommittal attitude towards others was how she didn't always refer to people by names but more their function in her life - i.e. "lover" - which emphasized how she objectifies people and engages in impersonal, self-serving relationship.

I had to make a new shelf for this novella - "protagonists aren't role-models" - because Eden is hard to like or relate to - for me anyway - but I 100% get why she is that way and how the story is essentially a consequence of the self-destruction as a character.

Courtney wrote: "Okay, I FINALLY have time to contribute to this discussion. Sorry for my tardiness there!

I can't remember the last time I read a book with psychosis embedded throughout but it definitely gave th..."
I think thats why I enjoy this book so much. She is a very hard character to relate to and even care for, and still we understand why a d follow her either way

One thing that really got me and totally forgot to mention here, was the drug use. Usually it's tacked on to the character to give the illusion that they are a certain way and that bugs me everytime because it's just a shallow insight.
But with Eden Fell it's part of her. The struggle the way to handle everything. Drugs keep it together and in place. Where it may seem a but excessive it's part of the reality and what really helped me connect with the struggle of what she was getting through. Hope that made sense lol