The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forest is an American novel by writer Mark Z. Danielewski. Released on October 27, 2015, it is the second of a planned 27-volume story entitled The Familiar[1] as well as the second book of Season 1, which includes The Familiar Volumes 1–5.[2] The book serves as a continuation of nine characters' interlocking stories introduced in the first book.
Author | Mark Z. Danielewski |
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Country | United States |
Language | English language |
Genre | Signiconic |
Publisher | Pantheon Books |
Publication date | October 27, 2015 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 880 |
ISBN | 978-0375714979 |
Preceded by | The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May |
Followed by | The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain |
Writing for NPR, Jason Sheehan described Into the Forest as "better" and "cleaner" than its predecessor: "More consistent in its chaos — its flurry of parentheticals, its screwball layout with words scattered and made into shapes, its glossy insertions of counter-textual material (pictures and illustrations, un-mated parentheses used as raindrops spattering the page)."[3]