By Richard Matheson
ISBN-10: 1887368752
ISBN-13: 9781887368759
Undesirable issues occur to undesirable humans in Matheson's systematic yet suspenseful composition a couple of swiftly escalating conflict among the sexes. It's the evening of the Emmys, and David, a radio convey psychologist, and his spouse, Liz, Emmy-nominated manufacturer of the hit television express state Boy, are web hosting a preshow social gathering. In attendance: Liz's useless, lecherous more youthful brother, Val, who's the show's megastar, and sweet Regina, his floozy of the week; Charlie, the show's hard-drinking govt manufacturer; Max, the show's misogynistic head author, and Barbara, his beaten-down spouse. essentially everybody's up for an award, so what's the matter? although no one's very likable—and they don't very like every one other—Charlie's introduced during this bizarre woman he stumbled on on David's doorstep, an identical woman who'd accosted David past that night, begging desperately for his aid. (With what, David wasn't sure.) Liz freaks out, yet then her splitting headache is unexpectedly long gone: might the lady have whatever to do with it? And within the next booze-fueled argument approximately sexual politics that has visitors able to claw out every one other's eyes, is she greater than only a witness? lovely quickly Charlie's struggling with a few inexplicable bleeding and Val could be wasting his mind—and that's just the beginning of the difficulty. Dated gender psychologizing morphs into full-on horror during this relentless, gripping little novel.
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Ganine, this is a very important evening for my wife. " She cut him off. "Ganine, that's really not the point—" He broke off as Ganine suddenly pressed both hands over her face and began to cry, her back and shoulders hitching with sobs. "Ganine" he said, "There isn't any need to—" He stopped as she tried to speak but couldn't, crying harder. Oh, God, he thought. This is a bloody nightmare. "It's all right, Ganine. Just—" He started, tensing, as she pressed against him abruptly. He glanced at the living room.
She pronounced her first name as though it was spelled Jeanine. " he said. Who was she and why was she here? he wondered. "I live on the seventh floor," she told him. " "Yes," she nodded. "I saw the name on your mailbox and wondered if—" He waited. "If—" he said then. "You were—" He saw her swallow nervously. " She hesitated, then added quickly. " He tried not to show how uncomfortable he felt. " he asked. "I listen to your show all the time," she said. " He had to cut this short, he knew. Liz would be back soon.
All this shit about plants and trees and dying species. Jesus Christ, it's still a great big world out there. " he asked Ganine. "Space, girl. " He looked aggravated, his cheeks reddening. Max blew out a breath, obviously bored. "Heard some of your program this afternoon while I was driving home," he said to David. Charlie gave Max a contemptuous look but went along with Max's changing of the subject, "Missed it myself," he said. " "That's what saved their marriage," Max said. "Up yours, Maxie," Charlie said.
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