tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post580814914137942116..comments2024-03-17T03:17:43.229-04:00Comments on David Anthony Durham: If Only Jeff VanderMeer Were A World Fantasy Judge This Year...David Anthony Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-66703046050383929092008-08-18T02:13:00.000-04:002008-08-18T02:13:00.000-04:00Yeah, I liked the end, too. For hundreds of pages ...Yeah, I liked the end, too. For hundreds of pages its pretty hard to see how the story can end with any sort of a positive outcome for any of them. But he pulls off something rather unexpected, and yet fundamental to threads woven through the entire novel. Impressive.David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-50031820099512008302008-08-18T01:21:00.000-04:002008-08-18T01:21:00.000-04:00I finally finished it. I'm glad Simmons brought it...I finally finished it. I'm glad Simmons brought it all together so well at the end.<BR/><BR/>Those were some tough dudes back then.Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887572289745717834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-80238843593249676032008-08-15T15:36:00.000-04:002008-08-15T15:36:00.000-04:00Yep, you probably have. Hard to read, isn't it? No...Yep, you probably have. Hard to read, isn't it? No, no... don't do that. You bastard! You're ruining everything at the moment that...David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-35831198110115228432008-08-15T11:41:00.000-04:002008-08-15T11:41:00.000-04:00Last night I read the passage I think you are refe...Last night I read the passage I think you are referring to in your post from a while ago about 'undiluted scum'.<BR/><BR/>What a bastard that guy is!Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887572289745717834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-37993061121365716052008-08-14T15:08:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:08:00.000-04:00The Terror is getting some serious reads from the ...The Terror is getting some serious reads from the fantasy/scifi crowd. <BR/><BR/>Which actually kinda fits because, well, finish the book!Corby Kennardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891081576090200925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-20214421389680209282008-08-13T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:39:00.000-04:00The Terror is quite a book. Damn ambitious. Big. S...The Terror is quite a book. Damn ambitious. Big. Solidly historical but also filled with supernatural terror.David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-15860828695093171422008-08-12T22:41:00.000-04:002008-08-12T22:41:00.000-04:00I haven't read any of those either.I read one of t...I haven't read any of those either.<BR/><BR/>I read one of the short stories. It's free online here: http://www.kijjohnson.com/evolution.html<BR/><BR/>I'm in the middle of The Terror right now. It's quite a book.Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887572289745717834noreply@blogger.com