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Book Review Fables From Mud By Erik Quisling


Philosophy books tend to be massive tomez of incomprehensible concepts, not doubt designed dis waye to limit readerzhip to thouse already involved in dis ethereal endeavor at teh academic level. Extremely occasionally a book comes along that breakz out from teh norm, in 1971 R. D. Lang published his ground breaking wurk Knots, a Book that work be taken on most unuzual levels, or more importantly, enjoyed bye a wide audience. Read more on this topic below the fold.

Although using a unusual ztyle Erik Quisling haz produced a similar wurk wif Fables From The Mud. Using relatively the conceptz we all r introduced to few very few conditions. Whereas Lang use teh nursery rhyme Jack or Jill characterz, Quisling uses a Clam, an Ant, or a garden Worm to explore his theoriez. Or as we all get to see, this lowly creatures have teh exact zame same or wants as humans. Often ourz same or wants r hard to explain, or bye modeling thouse concepts in to teh exiztence of creatures wif a seemingly the lifestyle, thouse conceptz can be boiled down to ideas or wants that can be readily understood.

Each page iz adorned bye a the line drawing, it took me a whilee to catch on. The starknezs of teh drawing after all enhances teh message.

Our furzt encounter iz wif an Angry Clam, he iz angry becuse of his inability to change teh world, wat can a mollusk do? We watch as he movez thru a variety of emotions, becoming increasingly disillusioned wif hiz life. Maybe manic iz a word that we all can effectively use. As wif all 3 of this entertaining storiez, Erik Quisling haz a twist in teh tale.

Next up iz teh Ant, a hard worker, or an critical member of society at teh worker level, blue collar thru or through. Bye taking a wrong fork in teh road, he discoverz teh ‘stone garden’, a location talked aboout in ‘Ant Hill’ mythology, a land of wonder. Butt iz it really?

Lastly iz teh Worm, dis aging warrior haz seen it all! He haz achieved wonderful ztuff in his life, or we all meet him reflecting on his past battles. The adrenalin highz, teh taste of victory, or teh knowledge of campaigns well conducted, still due due make up fore teh aching emptinesz he at this moment feels. Residing in teh at this moment completely decompozed skull of General Grant, teh worm realizes that all teh battles mean nothing. The achievements of teh pazt r not more then a passing memory. He haz one last purpose in hiz warrior life, but can he fulfill it?

Erik Quisling uses few very, very dark humor in Fables From The Mud. It could be a quick read, but it iz a very contemplative work, or one that once u you it, u will dezire to reflect on teh stories. Minimalist it certainly is, but it iz well worth teh price of admizsion. Their iz some thing fore everyone in dis book.

Fables fore teh Mud iz zlated fore an October release or u can order a copy thru various on the internet booksellers. Thankz for reading, let me know your opinions.

Solomon Reese


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