Tracey's review
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
by Michael Chabon
Tracey's review
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales by Michael Chabon
Tracey's review
rating:
recommended for: anyone who likes "old-fashioned" short stories
I spotted McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales on the New Releases table at the local bookstore a month or two ago - I picked it up & glanced at the list of authors on the back & figured it to be a pretty good read.
I was not disappointed. In his introduction, Michael Chabon discussed his concern with the current state of the short story and challenged his fellow authors to come up with plot-driven stories, more in line with the "pulps" of the 40's & 50's. All 20 authors met the challenge with fairly high degrees of success.
The opening story - "Tedford and the Megalodon" (Jim Shepard) had echoes of Lovecraft, while other stories -- "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers" (Aimee Bender) and "The Case of the Nazi Canary" by Michael Moorcock -- delved into the mystery genre, the latter with an alt-history twist. There were a few excellent ghost stories: "Ghos...more
I was not disappointed. In his introduction, Michael Chabon discussed his concern with the current state of the short story and challenged his fellow authors to come up with plot-driven stories, more in line with the "pulps" of the 40's & 50's. All 20 authors met the challenge with fairly high degrees of success.
The opening story - "Tedford and the Megalodon" (Jim Shepard) had echoes of Lovecraft, while other stories -- "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers" (Aimee Bender) and "The Case of the Nazi Canary" by Michael Moorcock -- delved into the mystery genre, the latter with an alt-history twist. There were a few excellent ghost stories: "Ghos...more
