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Title: Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories : And Other Stories by Neal Barrett Jr. ISBN: 0-9655901-4-3 Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: superbly astounding
Comment: You ever wonder what Mark Twain would be writing if he were alive today? Neal Barrett is simply THE best story teller this country has produced in the last twenty five years. Read any of these stories once, and they will remain with you for years. This guy is so good it hurts!
Rating: 5
Summary: Astounding, unpredictable, gratifying reading.
Comment: Be prepared for surreal writing which opens with vivid sunrises, closes with reflections on atmosphere, and provides a range of stories which at first glance have realistic settings, but quickly evolve into a special brand of fantasy writing. From the beautiful 'Cush', telling of a deformed child's ability to change the poverty-stricken world around him, to an unusual job hunt in 'Under Old New York', Perpetuity Blues excels in astounding twists on reality which will prove hard to predict and gratifyingly astounding.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Superb Collection
Comment: This is a great collection of Neal Barrett's short fiction from the 80's and early 90's. Barrett's stock went way up during this period, in large part due to the stories collected here (but also because of the success of the novels "Through Darkest America", "Dawn's Uncertain Light", and "The Hereafter Gang"). The title story, "Perpetuity Blues" is a really odd gem. On the surface, there's not much to it, but it has really stuck with me for years since reading it. It's a funny thing, but Barrett has a way of bringing you into the world of his characters for just a brief moment. It's like being submerged. The settings are vivid and real, yes, but it's the characters that hook you and keep you with them long after the story is complete. "A Day at the Fair", another story here, also has that effect. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan or student of the short story form. Forget that many of these stories have genre trappings--this is great literature. The book itself, also, is beautful and well put together. Hats off to Golden Gryphon for giving these stories their due.
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Title: Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers by Kage Baker ISBN: 1930846118 Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories by Jeffrey Ford ISBN: 193084610X Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Sunset and Sawdust by Joe R. Lansdale ISBN: 0375414533 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Impact Parameter: And Other Quantum Realities by Geoffrey A. Landis ISBN: 1930846061 Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Beluthahatchie and Other Stories by Andy Duncan, Michael Bishop ISBN: 0965590119 Publisher: Golden Gryphon Press Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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