Probably can't really add much to what everyone else has written here except to say that I was amused by one of the character's trying to read the com...moreProbably can't really add much to what everyone else has written here except to say that I was amused by one of the character's trying to read the complete works of Samuel Richardson in about a week; Pamela, Clarissa, and Charles Grandison. I'm wondering if this was a comment on the character of the victim of the house since Richardson was usually concerned morality; Pamela is subtitled 'or Virtue Rewarded'.(less)
Considering that his short story 'Gonna Roll the Bones' is one of my favorite stories, I'm surprised it took me so long to get around to reading anyth...moreConsidering that his short story 'Gonna Roll the Bones' is one of my favorite stories, I'm surprised it took me so long to get around to reading anything else by Fritz Leiber. This may not have been the best place to start, it's just an ok Lovecraftian time travel - horror story. There's a few nice creepy touches, but overall it's just a quick diversion. My edition included a number of odd illustrations, their tone of black humor was out of character with the rest of the book and seemed to be better placed in some kind of sci-fi farce instead of this book, they only served to distract from the intended mood the author was trying to create.
Fritz Leiber seemed to be quite the character, having been a world class fencer and world traveller. He really enjoyed life, too bad so much of his work is out of print.(less)
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