tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.comments2023-09-29T10:53:44.604-04:00Twirling, Twirling, Twirling Towards FreedomJonathan Stoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751600613741713162noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-59680044878993562502019-04-29T13:54:06.735-04:002019-04-29T13:54:06.735-04:00Absolutely loved this. Wasn't sure Schrader st...Absolutely loved this. Wasn't sure Schrader still had it, and Hawke is beyond fantastic. How he wasn't at least nominated for an Oscar is bewildering. Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-26700770984001957232017-09-30T05:28:52.950-04:002017-09-30T05:28:52.950-04:00Godwulf was the best of these three. I'd assum...Godwulf was the best of these three. I'd assume they get better, though I'm not spending time finding out -- these three reads were the result of someone donating a complete run of Spenser novels to one of the local thrift shops (except for the third one!). From the same time period (ie. the 1970's), I'd recommend the first few Matt Scudder novels by Lawrence Block over these.Jonathan Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751600613741713162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-75474963210082400222017-09-29T17:47:03.943-04:002017-09-29T17:47:03.943-04:00I read GODWULF this summer, enjoyed it ok, hadn...I read GODWULF this summer, enjoyed it ok, hadn't read Parker before. Was thinking about continuing with the series but doesn't sound promising. Hope later ones are better and the series doesn't need to be read chronologically...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-42877779238713082842017-09-16T07:24:59.713-04:002017-09-16T07:24:59.713-04:00Oh, definitely.Oh, definitely.Jonathan Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751600613741713162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-9920028931471779962017-09-14T16:04:55.679-04:002017-09-14T16:04:55.679-04:00"It's Kubrickian!" is one of my favo..."It's Kubrickian!" is one of my favorite comic lines of the 21st century. I mean it just laid me out when I watched it.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-26775679184441899502017-07-19T00:29:24.926-04:002017-07-19T00:29:24.926-04:00Perfect description of Aniston. Who would you have...Perfect description of Aniston. Who would you have cast? Me, I dunno, I never thought about it till now.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-13539814096737450312017-06-25T08:47:13.831-04:002017-06-25T08:47:13.831-04:00I'd probably go with either King Rat (his firs...I'd probably go with either King Rat (his first novel) or Perdido Street Station (his second) as an introduction depending on whether you want urban fantasy (the former) or an insane world-building exercise of a science-fantasy epic (the second).Jonathan Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751600613741713162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-28113461319892912432017-06-22T19:37:10.755-04:002017-06-22T19:37:10.755-04:00I've been kinda-sorta meaning to maybe read Me...I've been kinda-sorta meaning to maybe read Melvielle for, oh, 15 years or so but haven't ever gotten around to it. I wonder if this is a good place to start. Sounds kinda cool.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-34664272612404631282017-03-02T20:49:29.338-05:002017-03-02T20:49:29.338-05:00I'd love to see more adventures with the Nice ...I'd love to see more adventures with the Nice Guys!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-54555939350398205992017-02-02T17:37:14.393-05:002017-02-02T17:37:14.393-05:00Looking forward to HIGH-RISE; even tho it's be...Looking forward to HIGH-RISE; even tho it's been 20 years the original Ballard novel remains a favorite of mine.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-14078174593820888952016-09-21T15:02:43.027-04:002016-09-21T15:02:43.027-04:00Bought a vintage pb of this one recently, glad to ...Bought a vintage pb of this one recently, glad to know it's worth reading! Read his last novel TRANSMIGRATION OF TIMOTHY ARCHER early this year and it was terrific.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-39114830685504261282016-08-21T20:39:47.693-04:002016-08-21T20:39:47.693-04:00I think Rick Danko in LAST WALTZ looks quite a bit...I think Rick Danko in LAST WALTZ looks quite a bit like DeNiro's Johnny Boy from MEAN STREETS, and Levon Helms's performance of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is one of my most favorite things ever.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-64475625005068697412016-07-21T19:11:11.049-04:002016-07-21T19:11:11.049-04:00If anything ALIEN has gotten better with age! At t...If anything ALIEN has gotten better with age! At the time I think a lot of critics felt it was just an overdone 1950s monster movie. And I read that novelization too, you're right about that scene being so gratifying.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-21999297802635288902016-06-17T06:13:52.547-04:002016-06-17T06:13:52.547-04:00The title of this review was actually a tribute of...The title of this review was actually a tribute of sorts to your MANSE review and comments. I've read some pretty awful award winners, though. John Everson's COVENANT is pretty bad and won, and his two subsequent novels, SACRIFICE and THE 13TH, are superbad. THE 13TH is pretty much the worst novel, horror or otherwise, I've ever finished.Jonathan Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751600613741713162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-52442822373833660642016-06-16T11:06:06.519-04:002016-06-16T11:06:06.519-04:00Those covers are about as scary as a Halloween gre...Those covers are about as scary as a Halloween greeting card. Which is accurate enough.<br /><br />From random comments on my own blog I've pieced together a story about the Stoker awards back then that is not pretty, something to do with misappropriated funds and nepotism, which could explain how THE MANSE beat out novels by Anne Rice and Clive Barker...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-71319695274485591712016-06-15T18:35:12.694-04:002016-06-15T18:35:12.694-04:00Love this. Makes me want to read both novels for ...Love this. Makes me want to read both novels for the wrong reasons.Authorfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626566458666454127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-21244928195318857262016-06-07T14:11:43.387-04:002016-06-07T14:11:43.387-04:00Sounds like I need to re-commit to Ross MacDonald!...Sounds like I need to re-commit to Ross MacDonald! And so many good covers...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578872853239121306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-6371468871711147182016-06-05T12:30:58.173-04:002016-06-05T12:30:58.173-04:00I've read a handful of the Archer novels, but ...I've read a handful of the Archer novels, but think my favorite is the short story collection THE NAME IS ARCHER (1955).toomuchhorrorfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035642702510777844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-16688049083238779312016-04-28T18:53:05.602-04:002016-04-28T18:53:05.602-04:00Just read my first Cole/Crais novel, the debut THE...Just read my first Cole/Crais novel, the debut THE MONKEY'S RAINCOAT. Pretty solid detective novel, I thought; probably will read more. These later ones seem, from your review, more like mainstream novels.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-39434043862793678462016-02-21T13:09:06.727-05:002016-02-21T13:09:06.727-05:00Good to know. I think I read this one as a teenage...Good to know. I think I read this one as a teenager but don't recall for sure. One of the few vintage Campbells I actually *don't* own today!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-22864062867197969482016-02-11T16:03:41.134-05:002016-02-11T16:03:41.134-05:00Good job! Makes me want to read it ASAP. Good job! Makes me want to read it ASAP. Authorfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626566458666454127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-34449880590586692012015-12-25T22:09:47.580-05:002015-12-25T22:09:47.580-05:00I only saw AIRPLANE! for the first time about two ...I only saw AIRPLANE! for the first time about two years ago. Wow had I been missing out. Brilliant, even the Saturday Night Fever parody scene.<br /><br />Personally I'm still on a Force Awakens high. Loved every second of it, happy that Solo ("Did you just call me 'Solo'?") was featured so much. Didn't realize how much I missed him! <br /><br />The Campbell collection sounds quite good. Odd but I haven't read anything by him written after 1986 or so! Have chatted with him on various online forums (he's commented on my horror blog a couple times!); he's quite active on reddit/horrorlit.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-68789610920050870472015-12-14T23:40:40.988-05:002015-12-14T23:40:40.988-05:00I enjoyed BARRY LYNDON waaay more than I expected ...I enjoyed BARRY LYNDON waaay more than I expected to. That "narrative disjunction" really worked for me. Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-31073689029874569372015-11-29T20:22:13.266-05:002015-11-29T20:22:13.266-05:00Summer Thunder was my favorite story of the bunch,...Summer Thunder was my favorite story of the bunch, a perfectly bleak, perfectly depressing piece of work.Griffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675128293286048756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178415652105403932.post-46994236112843545562015-11-01T12:59:17.754-05:002015-11-01T12:59:17.754-05:00The only Crichton novel I've ever read was SPH...The only Crichton novel I've ever read was SPHERE, and that was just five or six years ago. It was written at a junior-high level, if that, and one of the characters was obviously based on Carl Sagan. Crichton mocks this character, presenting him as foolish and naive, and it is a very unfair depiction of Sagan and his pro-science communication efforts. Who the fuck makes fun of Carl Sagan?! Fuck that noise.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.com