Week Four: The New Weird

Week Four: The New Weird

This week's topic is really interesting for me, because it is really different from what we've read before. These stories present weird element, that are immediately perceived by the readers. The idea of the New Weird is to combine the supernatural and the bizarre, and it's the mix between reality and weird imagination is what makes the audience submerge quickly into the reading.

Krakken and Three Moments of an Explosion are two examples of China Miéville's work. To start with, I really enjoyed how simple and short the stories from Three Moments of Explosions were, and how much the author can leave an impact on you in such a short amount of time. Related to last week's post, I really love the idea of allowing the readers to solve things for themselves, I like that the author does not say everything to the reader, but allows him/her to solve the puzzle and as a result they become active in the reading of the story. Furthermore, as for Krakken, I really enjoyed the reading, as it combines really interesting subjects like magic, science, and religion. China Miéville work is amazing, it sometimes makes you feel really confused, and this idea of confusion is something that makes this genre so important and unique. 

We as readers are meant to feel awkward and startled while reading this weird genre. There is lot of mystery and puzzlement in Mieville's work that makes the stories so provocative, exciting and intriguing. The author gives us a new way of seeing things, which we might think its weird at first, but they become more and more fascinating the more in depth you become with this genre. I really enjoyed opening my way of thinking by reading these stories and really appreciate the wonders that writing can bring to one person's life.