Several of Lanagan’s spooky short stories start with deceptively simple, even prosaic, sentences, like “I arrived in moonlight; it wasn’t hard to find the way,” and “‘Well, at least it’s a fine night,’ said Mum.”
But these innocuous openings give little away. In what era is the story set? Does it take place in world like […]
Entries Tagged as 'r-title'
Margo Lanagan: Red Spikes
22 Nov 2008 · No Comments
Tags: young adult · r-title · fantasy · l-author
Steven Hall: The Raw Shark Texts
28 Sep 2008 · No Comments
The Raw Shark Texts is an out-of-the-park homerun of a book for me, soaring over the Monster, bound for who knows where. My friend Marty convinced me to read it with enigmatic remarks about how he didn’t want to tell me anything about it, but thought I’d like it. That seems like a wise strategy. […]
Tags: r-title · fiction · h-author
Steve Squyres: Roving Mars
21 Jan 2006 · 2 Comments
You could be excused for thinking that Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet is a science book. It’s got a Martian landscape on the front cover, and the author was the “Principal Investigator” of the projects it chronicles. If you’re not careful, you might even learn a little bit about […]