Me, too.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
"The Man Who Killed Halloween," Partridge's essay on growing up in Vallejo during the summer of '69, is awesome. Partridge has a great affinity with with Halloween, and just it makes a hell of a lot of sense that he, of all authors, would have such a close connection to this culturally-defining moment in modern American history.
Johnny Halloween, by Norman Partridge
Pretty good collection of Halloween-themed short stories and and essay. The best of which is the essay; Partridge does a great job of revealing what it was like for him growing up in Vallejo California during the summer of '69, while the Zodiac Killer was doing his thing.
It is a very short read - I finished it in a day, and only read it on the bus, at lunch, and after work. You could probable finish the whole thing in a few hours, and so I wonder if it was really worth the $30. ...morePretty good collection of Halloween-themed short stories and an essay. The best of which is the essay; Partridge does a great job of revealing what it was like for him growing up in Vallejo California during the summer of '69, while the Zodiac Killer was doing his thing.
It is a very short read - I finished it in a day, and only read it on the bus, at lunch, and after work. You could probable finish the whole thing in a few hours, and so I wonder if it was really worth the $30. But alas, that's the sacrifice one makes for supporting the small press.
Halfway through Perdido Street Station. So far I think this novel has made up at least 99% of my lifetime total of reading the words "chitin" and "chitinous".
I always discover new words when I read weird-lit.
Sometimes I think weird authors discover a word, and then write a story around it.
Finished Perdido Street Station the other day. It was not Tolkien-esque.
Heh, not at all. Was that the first of the new-weird stuff you've read?
Yup. What else would you recommend?
Michael Cisco - The Divinity Student, The Tyrant
Thomas Ligotti - Teatro Grottesco, My Work is Not Yet Done
For sure.
I should pick Perdido up again. I might be more into it now.
Sweet. Might a couple check them out. The Ligottis are available from my library but the Ciscos aren't.
Have you read Titus Groan / Gormenghast Davis? That's probably my favourite fantasy book
I read the first part of Gormenghast, but I couldn't get into it. However, I do plan on trying it again. I think it is definitely a mood-piece, and I just wasn't in the right mood at the time.
Yeah - some of Ligotti's stuff has recently been picked up by a larger publisher. However, Cisco's stuff is still released only through the very small press. He does have a new one coming out next month called The Great Lover.
You read the first part of the second book?
I think I'll read it again this year. Haven't read it since high school.
Nope. I have it all collected in one big volume just called Gormenghast; so I've read the first part of that. Not sure the name of the first separate volume.
Ligotti's stuff has been picked up by a larger publisher?
What a sell out.
I'm burning his books, and making sure to say that I never liked him from now on. Too commercial.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Probably a good recommendation if you read it is to just finish after the first two volumes. The third is a weird other thing.
Well, Teatro Gottesco and My Work is Not Yet Done were picked up by Virgin Publishing.
But you make a good point.
Well, Teatro Gottesco and My Work is Not Yet Done were picked up by Virgin Publishing.
But you make a good point.
Yeah when I noticed the Virgin logo on "Teatro Grotesco" I immediately changed all of my ratings from it and "The Shadow at the Bottom of the World" to 1's and 2's.
I also slightly re-worded my reviews to sound ironic, rather than sincere in their praise.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Dread Island is a hoot! Unlce Remus is mentioned, and Brer Fox finds the Necronomicon and uses it to summon Cut Through You to torment Brer Rabbit, all while Huck and Jim are searching for Tom Sawyer. A total riot.
Oh yeah, and Huck and Jim talk shit on Mark Twain about how he didn't pay them for their story. Hilarious.
It's short and sweet, and a ton of fun.
Daniel is drunk.
ritch:
Keep up the good work! :lol:
The Lathe of Heaven was good until the aliens showed up. My first and last le Quin.
No way! Lathe of Heaven is an absolute masterpiece from start to finish.
Started and finished Lansdale's Savage Season in about 2 1/2 hrs last night. Even if it tried, a Hap and Leonard novel couldn't disappoint. An easy read at 177 pages, with a plot that is more straight-forward than any of the others in the series. Recommended.
Right on.
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