Making an Elephant
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LAST ORDERS AND MOTHERING SUNDAY, and reissued for the first time in...
Awix (3310 KP) rated War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches in Books
Feb 3, 2020
A bit of a mixed bag, to be honest: some of the stories just restage elements of Wells with a different backdrop, others treat the Martians as a backdrop for more introspective tales, still others indulge in literary pastiche. Unlikely juxtapositions and in-jokes abound - Rudyard Kipling meets Gandhi, Tolstoy meets Stalin, Samuel Clemens (d. 1910) makes reference to John Christopher (b. 1922). The best stories are mostly the ones which recognise the political/satirical subtext powering the Wells novel and attempt to do something similar - so Barbara Hambly's story concerns British imperialism in India, and the effect of the Martians on the situation there, while another looks at the consequences for pre-revolutionary Russia. That said, Connie Willis' Hugo-winning contribution sends the whole conceit of the novel up with a predictable mixture of tongue-in-cheek drollery and sheer absurd silliness, as the unlikely effect of a Martian encounter on the poetry of Emily Dickinson is revealed (especially considering Dickinson died twelve years before the coming of the Martians). The good stories are very good indeed, the less good ones merely a bit tedious. A worthy and worthwhile tribute to the original novel.
The sweet song of the world
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“The Sweet Song of the World” is the first e-book title published in the Souris Qui Raconte’s...
Of Kings and Things: Strange Tales and Decadent Poems by Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock
Eric Stanislaus Stenbock and David Tibet
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Described by W. B. Yeats as a "scholar, connoisseur, drunkard, poet, pervert, most charming of men,"...
Strange Pilgrims
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Strange Pilgrims is a collection of unforgettable stories about distinctive South American...
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Yves Bonnefoy and Beverly Bie Brahic
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Yves Bonnefoy is one of the greatest living voices of contemporary French poetry. In this, his sixth...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The year’s best Fantasy and Horrror 2006 19th annual collection in Books
Dec 19, 2021
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The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 19th annual collection
An anthology of stories edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin J Grant and Kelly Link
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The legendary anthology is back, with witches and warlocks, fairy rings and gothic tales. The Years Best Fantasy and Horror 2006 presents the best short stories and poetry published in this genre, and takes readers into the most fantastic realms imaginable. Culled from thousands of annuals, acclaimed writers and genre specialists Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant offer a broad range of fantastical and horrific fiction, including work from Jeffery Ford, China Miville, Bruce Sterling, Mark Samuels, Barbara Rhoden and many more. In addition, this critically renowned series offers an extensive overview of the year in fantasy and horror. The Years Best Fantasy and Horror 2006 is the best source for fans or nascent readers of fantasy and horror.
There weren’t many that I actually enjoyed reading if I’m completely honest. Loved Adam Nevill’s short but this is one I’ve read a few times. These are great for finding authors I have a few on my tbr list now. Overall it was very average.
Girls Are Coming Out Of The Woods
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'In Girls are Coming out of the Woods, Tishani Doshi combines artistic elegance with a visceral...
Lincoln's Notebooks: Letters, Speeches, Journals, and Poems
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In addition to being one of the most admired and successful politicians in history, Abraham Lincoln...