Reviews

As the Wolf Howls at My Door by Chandler Brossard

andrewmerritt00's review against another edition

4.0

There were moments of virulent brilliance and explosive prose throughout and other moments which seemed more like the drunken ramblings of an old, possibly racist, surrealist. I had fun reading Brossard’s final novel, but more often than not felt lost trying to figure out what the hell was going on. All I can say for sure about this book is that Brossard hates fascists with a fiery passion and expressed said hatred in a written form unlike anything I’ve encountered before.

george_salis's review

2.0

I was asked to write an introduction to the reprint of this book, which I agreed to only if I ended up loving it. As you can see from my rating, I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the first half but thought the second half was repetitive and flaccid, leading to a formless non-ending. I might enjoy his big Wake Up book better, currently reprinted by c/s books and with a great introduction by Zachary Tanner, or perhaps the thinner reprinted Raging Joys, Sublime Violations would suit me better. There are definitely things to like about Brossard.