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Dave Slusher - Books

geniodiabolico@bookrastinating.com

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

I read largely science fiction and comics with some non-fiction mixed in. I'm warming up to mystery with Bosch and the Slow Horses books.

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Michael Moorcock: Elric of Melniboné (Paperback, 1996, ACE Charter)

Elric of Melniboné is a requisite title in the hard fantasy canon, a book no …

Review of 'Elric of Melniboné' on 'Goodreads'

This is the first book in a project to read as much of the Eternal Champion saga as I can. Some is a reread but much of it I have never read.

This is really my kind of sword and sorcerery. Brooding, tragic anti-hero; weird landscapes and artifacts; escalating deals with devils. I dig it all and was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this book I hadn't touched in 40 years.

J. G. Ballard: High-Rise (2012)

When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds …

Review of 'High-rise' on 'Goodreads'

Disturbing as is all the best of Ballard. He hides the horror of societal decay and dysfunction inside beautiful prose. I was impressed with how he maintained the even but relentless pace of breakdown.

I would not quite put it at the high water mark of Crash but it is in the neighborhood.