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Unchained And Unhinged
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Unchained and Unhinged is a collection of Joe R. Lansdale writings. Half of the book contains columns or essays he wrote and introductions for a couple books. The rest of the book is full of really short short stories.
The essays are pretty good. Two about Robert Howard, one about writing, a rant about typewriters, the intro to a Henry Kuttner book, and a couple pages about Les Whitten, an obscure horror and suspense writer. They were all interesting and told in the Lansdale front porch bull-shit...more
The essays are pretty good. Two about Robert Howard, one about writing, a rant about typewriters, the intro to a Henry Kuttner book, and a couple pages about Les Whitten, an obscure horror and suspense writer. They were all interesting and told in the Lansdale front porch bull-shit...more
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A collection of Lansdale's non-fiction, flash-fiction, and short stories. The non-fiction (compiled largely from his column in Subterranean Magazine) is stellar. Well written, funny, informed, often vulgar, but filled with a love for writing and the great forgotten pulp writers of his past. I will definitely be on the lookout for Henry Kuttner and Leslie Whitten.
The flash fiction is not as engaging. I think Lansdale struggles with the length. The weakest, "Surveillance", a rather cliche short ab...more
The flash fiction is not as engaging. I think Lansdale struggles with the length. The weakest, "Surveillance", a rather cliche short ab...more
Alas, though I love Joe Lansdale with all my heart, this book is a bit slight for what it is. It's a scant few essays on writing, two intros to books by other authors, and a couple of short-shorts. It went down easily, as Lansdale does, but it's no Bad Chili.
Much better than King and Other Stories. Some ribald essays and imaginative short stories. I especially liked Big Man: A Fable.
Lansdale is amazing, full review coming.
The essays portion was okay, personally I don't find Robert E. Howard as fascinating as Joe does. I did enjoy his rant about typewriters, though. The short shorts were quite enjoyable, ranging from hilarious to haunting. Fun times.
I'm really enjoying Joe's essays. Can't wait to get into the meatier short stories though.
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Joe R. Lansdale is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and six Bram Stoker Awards. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas.
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