Zero Zone Book Review

Scott o connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives and it s full of suspense and mystery with a gaze that s wonderfully cinematic.

Zero zone book review. The first half of the book has very little dialogue about 2 5 of the pages. What there was plenty of was scene time changes. The aftermath of an uncanny art installation entangles the artist and her audience with unintended consequences.

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The spooky relationship between art and the most extreme responses that it sometimes provokes is the subject of scott o connor s new novel zero zone it s a sophisticated thriller that revolves. That means over 95 of the book up to that point is mostly description and reading became more of a chore than a joy. Its creator or its.

Jess shepard creates art out of experiences. With a noir tone and a rich assortment of characters whose lives unfold in chapters pared down to their essentials the novel transforms a would be abstract meditation on the influence of art into. Zero zone by scott o connor left me wanting more.

The liminal space between art artist and audience takes an unexpected beautiful and haunting form in scott o connor s masterful zero zone which brings to light the intangible thoughts and feelings swirling around an interactive art installation in the desert an intimate experience of art from the inside out zero zone raises questions about to whom art belongs. There was more dialogue in the second half of the book but by then it didn t matter. The author had lost my interest.

Review by mari carlson october 2020 the liminal space between art artist and audience takes an unexpected beautiful and haunting form in scott o connor s masterful zero zone which brings to light the intangible thoughts and feelings swirling around an interactive art installation in the desert.