Christopher O'Riley just finished reading Bohumil Hrabal’s collection of short stories, The Death of Mr. Baltisberger. perpetual thanks, as always, to Ann and Stona Fitch for introducing me to one of the 20th Century’s undersung masters. my favorites were the final two, The World Cafeteria and Want To See Golden Prague? (but even their late placement in …
Just finished reading The Taborin Scale by Lucius Shepard, a novella of majesty and magic, part of the mythology surrounding the the centuries-old apparently moribund dragon-god, Griaule. Lucius’ recent collection, The Dragon Griaule is the volume wherein you’ll find this and other treasures telling of this bewitched and bewitching deity. I purchased this slim volume …
just finished reading FIND A VICTIM by the legendary Ross MacDonald. i’ve been steadily making my way through Kenneth Millar’s (Ross’ given name) ouevre, but it’s been a while since the last one i read. no one in the noir world has a better sense of atmosphere, and no one has much troubled empathy and …
just finished reading Alan Glynn‘s third novel (i’ve read them all, starting with the brilliant THE DARK FIELDS, retitled LIMITLESS starring Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro in the film version, WINTERLAND about city politics and vast corruption) BLOODLAND, in which the death of an actress and others in a helicopter crash off Donegal is the …
just finished reading Sara Gran’s SATURN’S RETURN TO NEW YORK. i’d previously loved her tale of revenge wrought supernaturally in NYC, COME CLOSER, and so had bought reams of her work. had i known that the book i just finished was basically a chick flick surrounding the astrological stress of Saturn reemerging 29 years after …