tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post5594905808477768275..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: 2009 in Review: Short Story CollectionsLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-90918899921326703462009-12-31T14:06:03.526-06:002009-12-31T14:06:03.526-06:00Is this only for works released in 2009? There are...Is this only for works released in 2009? There are two 2008 notable releases:<br /><br /><i>Tempting The Gods: The Selected Stories Of Tanith Lee Volume One</i> (Oct 2008)<br /><br />and<br /><br /><i>A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects</i> by Catherynne Valente (May 2008)Nephtisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-58760946224069518162009-12-31T11:35:22.736-06:002009-12-31T11:35:22.736-06:00And I totally forgot one of the best books I read ...And I totally forgot one of the best books I read this year - As Atribulações de Jacques Bonhomme, from Telmo Marçal <br /><br />http://www.gailivro.pt/index.php?go=detalhe&id=1019Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-56215993493542382492009-12-31T08:33:37.537-06:002009-12-31T08:33:37.537-06:00The problem with making lists is that sometimes on...The problem with making lists is that sometimes one can forget to write down something. Thanks for reminding me about <i>The Best of Michael Moorcock</i>, as that one was an enjoyable read. When I'm off work this afternoon, I'll edit the post to add that collection in.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-65540719213830116582009-12-31T08:11:29.722-06:002009-12-31T08:11:29.722-06:00I've also read We Never Talk About My Brother ...I've also read We Never Talk About My Brother (one of my favourite books this year). After that I bought and read The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche (also from Beagle, not so good as We Never Talk...)<br />The Best of Michael Moorcock was also good and I discovered Tim Lebbon in As the Sun Goes Down (very very good)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-15509396897675605042009-12-31T06:28:51.403-06:002009-12-31T06:28:51.403-06:00This year has been light on collections for me (5 ...This year has been light on collections for me (5 total), and the best two were easily the Beagle you mentioned and then Beagle's Strange Roads - a three story chapbook which was later collected into We Never Talk About My Brother. <br /><br />These are my first experiences with Peter Beagle. I've been missing out.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.com