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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Philip K. Dick (1968) Here’s a question: If I pick up Arthur C Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), will I discover that their impact has diminished because … Continue reading
Modern Tempests
As I prep for Witch Week 2021, for which my co-host (Calmgrove) and I have chosen The Tempest as our Read-Along, I’ve been working my way through some of the modern works that are either inspired by or adaptations of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Mystery, RIP, Shakespeare, Witch Week
Tagged Margaret Atwood, Mary Stewart
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Ghoulish image
Because there can never be too much Poe available on this spooky day, here’s a little something I spotted at a recent art show (IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair) in NYC: “Edgar Allen Poe”, Horst Janssen (1929 – 1995), color etching, 1988 … Continue reading
Fortean doings
A bonus post for R.I.P. XIV (Readers Imbibing Peril) — what more could anyone ask of this week before Halloween? Today, a YA trilogy drawn from Edison’s and Tesla’s rivalry that raises important questions about morality, mixed in with some … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Historical fiction, Humorous, Macabre, Mystery, RIP, Science fiction
Tagged Eric Elfman, Neal Shusterman
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R.I.P. XIV, part 2
As promised, a second post for R(eaders) I(mbibing) P(eril) XIV, a celebration of any genre that raises the hairs on the back of your neck. Four books, 2 of which also fit into my celebration of Herman Melville’s 200th birthday … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Am reading, Biography, Fantasy, Gothic, Mystery, RIP, Seafaring
Tagged Avi, Edgar Allan Poe, Marilynne Robinson, Mat Johnson, Peter Ackroyd
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R.(eaders) I.(mbibing) P.(eril) XIV
Thanks to a new follower (that’s you, Juliana), I’ve discovered this perfect September-October reading project that makes a good run-up to WitchWeek2019: Readers Imbibing Peril XIV, aka RIP14, 2 months devoted to reading scary tales. Mystery, horror, dark fantasy, Gothic, … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Fantasy, Mystery, RIP, Witch Week
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