There are moments that remind me of Sax Rohmer or early 20th century science fiction, bits and pieces of language that seem to come out of Jules Verne or Gaston LeRoux. The language itself is quite stylized, replete with a carefully eccentric vocabulary that Lock does very well. He has an impressive ability to create a unique and original world.
Brian Evenson
Each segment in Pieces for Small Orchestra opens up a new character, a new faux-room in the architect's delight of this non-hotel, a hotel that desperately wants to exist. This is Lock's brilliant way of bending the standard rules of narrative while still remaining a story-teller...
J. Tyler at Ploughshares
Genre: General Fiction
Brian Evenson
Each segment in Pieces for Small Orchestra opens up a new character, a new faux-room in the architect's delight of this non-hotel, a hotel that desperately wants to exist. This is Lock's brilliant way of bending the standard rules of narrative while still remaining a story-teller...
J. Tyler at Ploughshares
Genre: General Fiction
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