Novels
Abraham Merritt (1888-1943) was one of the greats of pulp fiction, although up until recently his work was largely forgotten. Recently, two of his novels were reprinted, The Moon Pool (1919) and The Metal Monster (1920), both of which I’ve blogged about in some detail. I found The Moon Pool , on the whole, a rather ordinary pulp adventure novel punctuated by scenes of brilliant weirdness, while The Metal Monster was a truly unique masterpiece of weird fiction. I wanted to see where ot
Tags: Abraham Merritt, Adventure Novel, Masterpiece, Metal Monster, Mirage, Moon Pool, Novels, Pulp Fiction, Weird Fiction, Weirdness
January 25th, 2009 — Robert Darnton has a thought-provoking essay on Google Book Search in the most recent New York Review of Books, in which he compares the modern information economy to that of the Enlightenment.— The Guardian’s excellent series on the 1000 novels you must read is, indeed, available online. Check it out!— Jeremy points out a massive Ebay autograph forgery scam as well as Obama’s first executive orders related to Presidential records policies.— The Cynic Sang points out that G
Tags: Autograph, Book Search, Ebay, Enlightenment, Executive Orders, Forgery, Google, Guardian, Information Economy, New York Review Of Books, Novels, Obama, Robert Darnton
Author Stephanie Meyer unleashed a phenomenon with her Twilight novels, a teen vampire romance that has spurned a teen cult following. The good news is the movie is surprisingly just as potent — a spellbinding, terribly romantic, hypnotic and entertaining film.
Tags: Cult, Movie Online, Movie Review, Novels, Phenomenon, Stephanie Meyer, Twilight, Vampire Romance
