FF: Decided
Mei-Ling Pounces Grimjack
Last week I mentioned that I was considering re-reading something. I decided to see what I thought of Grimjack, a comic book that Roger Zelazny introduced me to over two decades ago. Roger liked Grimjack so much that he gave the eponymous protagonist a cameo in one of the later Amber novels.
The Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines. The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
My second read-through of Wolf’s Soul. I hope to finish making corrections by today.
In Progress:
Grimjack created by John Ostrander and Tim Truman. Comic books. Early in the series, this reads very much a short story collection. There have been a couple of hints about how a character named Dancer (a sort of Spartucus-like figure) may be playing a behind the scenes role. Grimjack is definitely an anti-hero, but one who tries to be more “hero” than “anti.”
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire. Audiobook. About a third in. I hope to have time to listen to more this weekend.
The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbojornsen & Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally. I’m reading a few of these before bed each night. They can make for some very odd dreams!
Also:
Various articles, especially in the latest Smithsonian and Archeology.
