Anthology books
can often be a tough read because the tone can shift sharply from one author to
the next. The editor of an anthology shares in my mind the majority of the
responsibility for the success or failure of the collection. Add to this the
subject matter of the end of the world (where stories can range in tone from
deadly serious to farcical) and you have the potential for an uneven,
scattershot collection. Thankfully, John Joseph Adams’ collection Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse is
a taunt, often harrowing view of the aftermath of a lost world.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Review of Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Review of Death Be Not Proud
Death Be Not Proud (P.S.)
When a writer wants to tell the truth, they write fiction but when they
want to tell a good story, they write nonfiction. A good story can be made of
many parts, equal in measure to the subject on whom it is based. John Gunther’s
Death Be Not Proud is a great story
based on a tragedy that I cannot even begin to imagine: the slow, deteriorating
death of one’s child.
Labels:
Brain,
Death,
Death Be Not Proud,
Dying,
Gunther,
John,
Johnny,
Jr.,
Junior,
Nonfiction,
Tumor
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