tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post7030539869676688363..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: Friday's "Forgotten" Books: the links (plus one more)Todd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-18626206132795375932011-08-16T11:32:58.435-04:002011-08-16T11:32:58.435-04:00For that matter, both with any of the foremothers ...For that matter, both with any of the foremothers of comix...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-54907825438038582052011-08-16T11:32:20.272-04:002011-08-16T11:32:20.272-04:00And both with Feiffer, depending how they feel abo...And both with Feiffer, depending how they feel about each other.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-11880903337005377792011-08-16T00:31:22.041-04:002011-08-16T00:31:22.041-04:00Roz Chast is made of awesome -- which she doesn...Roz Chast is made of awesome -- which she doesn't seem to know. Interviews with her show a woman who's both delighted to be doing what she loves and somewhat confused about the same. Barry is a good link. But far more joyful despite the darkness of her material. What I wouldn't pay to see the two of them talking together. Wonderful.K. A. Laityhttp://www.kalaity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-19350859515682201482011-08-14T21:50:21.102-04:002011-08-14T21:50:21.102-04:00You're quite welcome, Ron, and thanks!
Gerard...You're quite welcome, Ron, and thanks!<br /><br />Gerard, WHEN WILLIAM CAME and premonitions/subtexts in a few of the stories in "The Toys of Peace" are all that's likely to be too directly relevant to WWI itself, but certainly he's an important figure in the era and aware of the run-up..."The Easter Egg" is one of his most memorable stories about the troubles in Russia pre-WWI...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-1408585438459090102011-08-14T21:22:14.468-04:002011-08-14T21:22:14.468-04:00I, too, have heard the name Saki but had no idea w...I, too, have heard the name Saki but had no idea what the writing was.<br /><br />I've been fascinated by WWI related writing. I'll have to take a gander.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-42192210469594914952011-08-13T19:05:29.431-04:002011-08-13T19:05:29.431-04:00Thanks again. Nice job.Thanks again. Nice job.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-28757916691517320022011-08-12T21:54:36.249-04:002011-08-12T21:54:36.249-04:00"Tobermory" would be another Saki short ..."Tobermory" would be another Saki short story people often will have read without remembering it as a Saki story...a family housecat enigmatically begins speaking one day, in perfect English, about the unimpressive behavior of the humans in his life...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-66674108343556474332011-08-12T19:35:45.674-04:002011-08-12T19:35:45.674-04:00Not familiar with this writer except for the name ...Not familiar with this writer except for the name which I've heard before. As I told John, earlier, my education continues. <br /><br />I think I'll see what my library has. Thanks Todd, for such an interesting combo review.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-17418412186622218272011-08-12T17:37:23.153-04:002011-08-12T17:37:23.153-04:00That is, the B&N COMPLETE includes, apparently...That is, the B&N COMPLETE includes, apparently, six previously uncollected short stories.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-78057912696846206112011-08-12T17:36:14.172-04:002011-08-12T17:36:14.172-04:00The Greene is as good an introduction as one could...The Greene is as good an introduction as one could want (albeit without "Laura" and "The Interlopers" and perhaps "The Easter Egg"), but his was such a relatively small body of work that one might well get the short-story omnibus that Rick has from Modern Library (Morley intro), and Doubleday in 1975 offered a COMPLETE WORKS in one fat volume (Noel Coward introduction), which B&N's own "instant remainder" arm goes one better in 2006 with another COMPLETE WORKS supposedly previously uncollected stories. Inasmuch as you won't pay too much more for the new B&N volume than you probably will for the (newest) Picador edition of the Greene selection, or for a good copy of the Penguin or Viking editions, you might well consider getting the whole magilla from B&N, and catching up with the introductions via the libraries...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-3096019060242947242011-08-12T16:57:28.883-04:002011-08-12T16:57:28.883-04:00I'm not as familiar with Saki as I should be. ...I'm not as familiar with Saki as I should be. Is there a better collection that you would recommend, or is the Greene anthology good to start with?Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-83042553066244326102011-08-12T13:03:03.587-04:002011-08-12T13:03:03.587-04:00I'll have to check for Weyant's work, the ...I'll have to check for Weyant's work, the name isn't yet registering for me...you meant, Her cartoons, of course...<br /><br />It was the dark side of the adult hypocrites around the children that allowed the kids to bring justice, of a sort at least, to the situations in the Munro stories, as Greene notes...Gabriel-Ernest certainly has his way with both dark and dim adults, for example...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-19625072920090067152011-08-12T12:41:12.899-04:002011-08-12T12:41:12.899-04:00As for other cartoonists on TNY, I've long bee...As for other cartoonists on TNY, I've long been fond of the work of Christopher Weyant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-28880683707770671802011-08-12T12:36:34.934-04:002011-08-12T12:36:34.934-04:00Uh, that's "HIS collections" of cour...Uh, that's "HIS collections" of course. slipo on the keyboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-61957802598401177842011-08-12T12:32:01.658-04:002011-08-12T12:32:01.658-04:00I have the 1958 edition of The Short Stories of Sa...I have the 1958 edition of <em>The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro)</em> with introduction by Christopher Morley, published by Modern Library. It seems to have just about everything, segmented as follows: Reginald, Reginald in Russia, The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts (this includes "Laura" and "The Open Window"), The Toys of Peace, The Square Egg. Total is, if I count correctly, 130 stories. I realize on reading your review that I've read none of them in probably 35 or 40 years. Think I'll leave it out on the side table for a while and dip in now and again.<br /><br />I enjoy Chast's work in The New Yorker, but have not looked at any of his collections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-80237461813521554932011-08-12T11:39:33.126-04:002011-08-12T11:39:33.126-04:00Saki is a favorite of mine. I immensely like "...Saki is a favorite of mine. I immensely like "The Open Window"<br />because it reminds me of utterly disrepectful I was towards adults. I completely understand the nasty little girl who scares the life out of that gullible man. The stories that focus on children always tend to be my favorites. He saw the dark and cruel side of young people and wasn't afraid to explore it in a variety of ways.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-43117457553721355682011-08-12T10:58:53.902-04:002011-08-12T10:58:53.902-04:00I think I'm caught up! Some excellent books an...I think I'm caught up! Some excellent books and writers in this "late" group...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-1794139358303732472011-08-12T10:51:05.444-04:002011-08-12T10:51:05.444-04:00Mine's finally up, Todd: MR. FOX AND OTHER FE...Mine's finally up, Todd: MR. FOX AND OTHER FERAL TALES by Norman Partridge.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-22634560839600695272011-08-12T10:43:20.365-04:002011-08-12T10:43:20.365-04:00Oops, got her name wrong It's Roz Chast, of co...Oops, got her name wrong It's Roz Chast, of course. I always confused her last name with designer Seymour Chwast. He's been on my brain today. Sorry about that.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-60448623739854072342011-08-12T10:34:56.074-04:002011-08-12T10:34:56.074-04:00Todd, mine's up here. It's The Queen's...Todd, mine's up <a href="http://isawlightningfall.blogspot.com/2011/08/fridays-forgotten-books-queens-gambit.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It's <i>The Queen's Gambit</i> by Walter Tevis.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-5295109051673929262011-08-12T10:11:31.412-04:002011-08-12T10:11:31.412-04:00My entry is up also, Todd.
I love Roz Chwast'...My entry is up also, Todd.<br /><br />I love Roz Chwast's scratchy illustrations. :)<br /><br />I'll be back later to leave an in depth comment. <br /><br />Thanks!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-5393746311989749312011-08-12T10:10:53.665-04:002011-08-12T10:10:53.665-04:00Barry Ergang is back this week on my blog with his...Barry Ergang is back this week on my blog with his entry for FFB. this week he is doing THE LAST BEST HOPE (1998) by Ed McBain. The link is http://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Thank you, Todd.<br /><br />KevinKevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-34527890272591422042011-08-12T01:14:47.724-04:002011-08-12T01:14:47.724-04:00My entry for Friday's Forgotten Books is up, T...My entry for Friday's Forgotten Books is up, Todd.<br /><br />Here's the link:<br /><br />http://trackofthecat.blogspot.com/2011/08/fridays-forgotten-books-two-light-reads.html<br /><br />Thanks!Richard L. Pangburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717563750065476750noreply@blogger.com