Eshleman has been practicing and thinking deeply about translation for a long time, and it shows. Knowing only one language myself, I can’t judge the accuracy of the translations, but each author comes across as a unique voice.
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Writer and software engineer in the US Midwest. I enjoy poetry, horror, some f/sf, some mystery, some literary fiction (but not the kind where the main character is a professor and nothing happens).
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Cyclonopedia by Reza Negarestani
Cyclonopedia is theoretical-fiction novel by Iranian philosopher and writer Reza Negarestani. Hailed by novelists, philosophers and cinematographers, Negarestani’s work is …
caracabe rated Amphigorey: 4 stars
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caracabe rated Writing horror: 3 stars
caracabe reviewed Writing horror by Mort Castle
Useful but limited
3 stars
This was published in 1997, so no surprise that parts are outdated— especially the marketing advice. Other parts remain relevant, and I learned things I believe will help me write better. However, the book seems padded. An appreciation of Forrest J. Ackerman (for instance), though deserved, is not useful. Neither is Harlan Ellison’s jeremiad on the state of horror.
caracabe rated Writing horror: 4 stars
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caracabe rated Women's Weird: 4 stars
caracabe finished reading Women's Weird by Dr Melissa Edmundson
13 tales of weird horror by women, all originally published between 1890 and 1940, and only one I’ve read before. (“Unseen - Unfeared,” by Francis Steven’s.) All are excellent. Editor Melissa Edmundson’s introduction is interesting, but full of spoilers, so I suggest you read it after reading all the stories. You might want to read the end notes for each story first, though, to get a handle on unfamiliar terms.