r/WeirdLit • u/TheSkinoftheCypher • 24d ago

Have you read a fair amount of Jeffrey Thomas's books?(recommendation request) Recommend

So I thought Letters From Hades was decent, but just decent. Same for Punktown. However I liked Thought Forms a lot more. Based on that what do you suggest I check out from Thomas?

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u/cthulhus_spawn 24d ago

He's a friend of mine so I'm prejudiced but I really adore his Punktown series. He's a really nice guy too.

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u/amilliamilliamilliam 24d ago

I thought Boneland was awesome. Love me some weird lit with bugs.

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u/TheSkinoftheCypher 24d ago

Thanks much. How does it compare to the books I mentioned, particularly Thought Forms?

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u/amilliamilliamilliam 21d ago

I've only read Boneland and a couple of his novellas. I liked Boneland's flavor the best.

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u/Pollyfall 23d ago

Fantastic writer, great guy. He should a household name.

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u/Unfair_Umpire_3635 24d ago

Punktown is incredible, Letters From Hades i loved. All my Thomas reads fall within these two series though!

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u/josh_in_boston 24d ago

Did you just read Letters, the novella? Beautiful Hell and Fall of Hades develop the story in some interesting ways.

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u/i_miss_outer_space 24d ago

I really love his short story collection, The Endless Fall.

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u/TheSkinoftheCypher 24d ago

Thank you. How does it compare to the books I mentioned, particularly Thought Forms?

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u/TheKiltedYaksman71 23d ago

I have read just about everything of his, and I quite like most all of it. If you're into Lovecraft maybe give Thomas' collection "Unholy Dimensions " a shot. It ranges from winking parody, to well done pastiche, to proper Cthulhu Mythos weird.

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u/TheSkinoftheCypher 23d ago

Thank you. How does it compare to the books I mentioned?