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Old 10-12-2017   #11
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Back in the 70's, Gwynne Phillips, my (then) wife's great grandmother, taught me the proper pronunciation of Machen's name.
What is it then?
I've only ever heard the "rhymes with bracken" version.
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Haven't read Empty Space yet. What's wrong with it?
Like Nova Swing it had a bit too much quantum weirdness for my taste. It's odd that those two are the only Harrison books I don't like because they're sequels to Light which was brilliant as usual. Maybe I should give them another try though.
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His latest collection (You Should Come With Me Now) is, i think it's safe to report, worth a read.
Many pieces were published on his blog before, but to see a bunch of these apparent notebook-outtakes and flash fictions juxtaposed to form something like a novel ( a better novel than most novels presented as novel) is thrilling. There is a very Cortazár-like playfulness there, & all the sharpness that you would expect from a good Late Style. As generous as it is lean.
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Jennifer Egan and M John Harrison – books podcast | Books | The Guardian
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Just started a gestalt real-time review of his latest collection:

You Should Come With Me Now M John Harrison | THE DES LEWIS GESTALT REAL-TIME REVIEW
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Elf-Land: The Lost Palaces is hilarious. (See map).
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A book of critical essays about Harrison has just been published:
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Harrison's latest novel has won a prize.
M. John Harrison wins Goldsmiths Prize 2020 | Goldsmiths, University of London
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I tried reading the Virconium series of books but lost interest by the second one...

Just felt like I'd rather be reading Jack Vance, which is how I would probably feel about most SF.

Is the MJH collection of weird stories a lot different from his SF stuff?
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I tried reading the Virconium series of books but lost interest by the second one...

Just felt like I'd rather be reading Jack Vance, which is how I would probably feel about most SF.

Is the MJH collection of weird stories a lot different from his SF stuff?
I'm rather baffled by this as the Viriconium novels are fantasy rather than SF. And the second book (A Storm of Wings) is one of the most exquisitely written books I've ever read so if you didn't like that then maybe MJH is not for you.
His best short story collection is Things That Never Happen and I would say that very little of it is SF. Most of the stories are subtle blends of reality and fantasy that are very difficult to categorise.
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