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Burroughs by the Numbers
I recently shared some thoughts on The Mucker, one of Edgar Rice Burrough’s not-SFF adventure stories. While it wasn’t among my favorites, so far as his work goes, it…
Cirsova on Kline and Getting the Girl
Yesterday Alex at Cirsova posted a little piece on O. A. Kline’s “Doc Morgan” series. Interesting observation about Kline’s handling of his protagonists’ love interests: Unlike Brackett’s bad-boy…
Treasured *Thicc* Tomes
I like me some lean SFF. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a good, thick sheaf of parchment – mmmm-mmm. I liked the first three-ish (it’s been…
Burrough’s The Mucker
So I just finished reading The Mucker, and it was…not bad. I may have liked it better than Tarzan, or maybe I should say I liked certain elements better. [Tasty…
Jack Vance’s The Dragon Masters
All those Vance books on the shelf. Staring at me, eyeless. Somehow judging me, despite lack of faculty. Beckoning. Tantalizing. So I finally read The Dragon Masters, a title…
The Word-Hoard: Obloquy
Obloquy n. 1. Strong public condemnation. 2. Disgrace, especially that brought about by public condemnation. “Obloquy” isn’t a difficult word, but it’s one that you probably haven’t…
Howardian Horror
I was recently gifted The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard. I’ve had my eye on this one for a while, perhaps since Alex of Barbarian Book Club wrote…
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale: Partial Recall
When I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? a few years ago, I was struck by how much it deviated from its Hollywood counterpart, Blade Runner. In retrospect I…
The Word-Hoard: Habiliment
Habiliment n. 1. (Usually habiliments) Clothes or clothing. 2. Accouterments or trappings. Originally from the Old French habillement, meaning “clothe,” “habiliments” is a nice change-up from the usual…
Mucking about
Gitabushi has been prodding me for a while now to read The Mucker, one of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ lesser known novels. I’m generally not a fan of “Just power…