tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post4250946758638397530..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Query for the readers hereLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-4733232762902492552009-08-13T22:00:55.106-05:002009-08-13T22:00:55.106-05:00Apologies for the brief reply, but it's five i...Apologies for the brief reply, but it's five in the morning here, and I need to get some sleep. Anyways, here's a list of authors you've exposed me to:<br /><br />M. John Harrison<br />China Mieville<br />Jorge Luis Borges<br />Roberto Bolano<br />Jeff Vandermeer<br /><br />Most of the other authors you champion on a regular basis I was already familliar with, but these were new to me. Known, but new, if that makes sense.<br /><br />Again, apologies for not taking the time to formulate a more thorough reply, but sleep beckons. Insistently.MatsVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291870425506943810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-81816612534213824852009-08-13T15:27:11.180-05:002009-08-13T15:27:11.180-05:00While I tend to get interested in a novel through ...While I tend to get interested in a novel through entirely random means*, I do tend to consult your blog if I have seen you mention the author/book before or if I think you may have. I did pick up The Shadow of the Wind because of the coverage it receives on this blog and I tried VanderMeer based on the coverage here as well.<br /><br />Then there was the string of anthology reviews you were doing a while back. Though I don't remember if Paper Cities was reviewed, its place on the list caught my attention. This was both fortunate and unfortunate. I discovered Jay Lake and his City Imperishable, which I really enjoy because of that book. Unfortunately that was one of the few in the book worth reading. I am still trying to weigh whether it was worth it. :P<br /><br />*The most recent being found by stumbling upon Underland Press. Brian Evenson will be purchased as soon as possible (the excerpt, your review, and another review convinced me it was a definite to-read). The other was The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliot, but after doing a search I saw only plans to read it, but no comments afterward.<br /><br />Your blog has definitely exposed me to a lot of books I would have otherwise either never heard of or never paid any attention to. Still slow going getting around to the books you tend to recommend though, so I haven't much to list.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504273309594020933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-14551934002821529402009-08-13T13:52:47.219-05:002009-08-13T13:52:47.219-05:00Hi Larry,
I've been a regular visitor to y...Hi Larry,<br /> I've been a regular visitor to your blog since mid-June, although this is my first time commenting. So far, I've read (and enjoyed) 3 books on account of your reviews and recommendations: Shadowbridge, Viriconium, and Arc d'X. I found both Viriconium and Arc d'X to be challenging reads but I liked the way they made me think about reality, history, and memory. You've also inspired me to buy several more books that I have yet to read.<br /> As for my recommendations to you, I think you should check out The Ice Shirt by William Vollmann. It's a semi-historical novel that explores the collision of the Vikings with the New World and its aftermath. Vollmann incorporates elements of Norse mythology and the Icelandic saga as well as modern day journalism and travel writing. I'd also be thrilled if you re-read and reviewed Arc d'X, since I'd certainly benefit from another's perspective on it.<br />-MattAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369982702517293305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-27876035745071927502009-08-13T12:18:19.353-05:002009-08-13T12:18:19.353-05:00I don't know if it was from here or the OF boa...I don't know if it was from here or the OF board but: Perdido Street Station.<br /><br />Also: Last Dragon. And probably a half dozen others.<br /><br />CNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-23941175852254524762009-08-13T08:34:05.009-05:002009-08-13T08:34:05.009-05:00I recently picked up and read Last Days by Brian E...I recently picked up and read Last Days by Brian Evenson and Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I really enjoyed both of them for completely different reasons. Thanks for the recommendations!<br /><br />-grey_tinmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com