ENCW 220 FALL 2024
Posted in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss, Uncategorized on Sep 6th, 2024
Upon first reading this book it was almost unbearable to finish. The level of condescending and droning made it hard for me to finish the book. One of the hardest parts of the book was reading about Schmidt’s many attempts to sabotage and trash-talk the main characters’ work. In a way, each time that Schmidt […]
Posted in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss on Sep 6th, 2024
From the very beginning of Saint Sebastian’s Abyss, we see how close Schmitt and the narrator are, whose name we never know. We see their relationship unfold into a clump of hatred they both have towards each other. Both very intelligent men, who have such a passion for art, yet such difference of opinions on different […]
Posted in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss on Sep 6th, 2024
Saint Sebastian’s Abyss is a true testament to just how far a bromance can go. Bromance, as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary as “a close nonsexual friendship between two men”, is a term that can be used to describe the complex relationship between two men presented in the story. Haber’s narrator who navigates the […]
Posted in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss on Sep 6th, 2024
The Characters and their Journey The characters in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss are deeply connected to the story’s themes of redemption and self-discovery. The main character struggling with inner conflict and seeks meaning in his life, which drives the plot and reflects his quest to reconcile his past with his present. Other characters in the novel […]
Posted in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss on Sep 6th, 2024
As I read Mark Haber’s Saint Sebastian’s Abyss I kept finding myself chuckling under my breath at the narration. I’d stop and read amusing passages to my friends around me aloud, sharing in the satirical nature of it all. Haber has managed something here that I wonder if was intentional. The voice our narrator uses is […]
Posted in Saint Sebastian’s Abyss on Sep 4th, 2024
Saint Sebastian’s Abyss by Mark Haber is an interesting read that reflects the mind of a rather peculiar man, one whose visually succinct thoughts seem to take up pages more by sheer density of word and meaning alone. One can almost see how this man, our protagonist, managed to milk almost a dozen books, book […]