the best story so far was Steve Erickson's "Zeroville."
Erickson's never been afraid to write fantastic stuff. It's not a tiptoe venture for him.
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - Jul 13, 2005 8:01:16 am PDT #8149 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Nutty - Jul 13, 2005 8:03:22 am PDT #8150 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Right. In the case of "Zeroville," it's a story that makes much more of symbol than of the "is it or isn't it supernatural?" question. I liked it a lot, although I imagine it needs a good background in film crit to be really comprehensible (it's about a film editor, and he makes a lot of references).
David, can you recommend other of Erickson's work? Has he written any novels?
DavidS - Jul 13, 2005 8:13:38 am PDT #8151 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David, can you recommend other of Erickson's work? Has he written any novels?
He has written many novels.
I liked his earlier ones Days Between Stations and Rubicon Beach.
Arc D'X was a very ambitious and interesting take on the whole Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings relationship as Metaphor For America. Not entirely successful but interesting.
eta: Erickson's done a lot of journalism and film crit too, which is what you're sensing in his writing. He's also a fan of the Love And Rockets comic and Francesca Lia Block's YA novels.
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2005 8:49:11 am PDT #8152 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
This dick needs a giant cluesticking. "Hogwarts fans, you're stupid, stupid, stupid"
Of course IIRC, he hates PBS kids' programs too.
Polter-Cow - Jul 13, 2005 9:02:06 am PDT #8153 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What's the Buffista crack for the registration?
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2005 9:03:54 am PDT #8154 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Huh. I didn't hafta register. I'd imagine it's the same as NYT buffistas/foamy
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2005 9:05:33 am PDT #8155 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
bugmenot.com is always a good bet.
Polter-Cow - Jul 13, 2005 9:13:10 am PDT #8156 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
This dick needs a giant cluesticking. "Hogwarts fans, you're stupid, stupid, stupid"
Oh my God. I hate that guy. Wow. Talk about...I don't even know. Grr.
Susan W. - Jul 13, 2005 9:13:33 am PDT #8157 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Wow, that was a monumentally stupid article. IMO, the worse line of the whole thing was:
I'm sorry you were born too late for J.K. Rowling, but you had your C.S. Lewis and E.B. White and J.R.R. Tolkien. Isn't it a clue that you should be ashamed of reading these books past puberty when the adults who write them are hiding their first names?
Ummm....yeah. Better go clear those children's books like The Elements of Style and Till We Have Faces off my shelves right now.
t rolls eyes forever
Polter-Cow - Jul 13, 2005 9:15:12 am PDT #8158 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, you should be totally ashamed of reading The Great Gatsby.