Reviews

Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (Moers, 2004)

By Matt on December 26, 2009

A brief critical discussion of Walter Moers’ book Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures in the light of the epic genres it draws upon.

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Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick (1965)

By Matt on September 19, 2009

Philip K. Dick’s amazing novel Dr. Bloodmoney rewards the reader with a new share in Dick’s visionary insanity.

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Mysterium by Robert Charles Wilson (1994)

By Matt on August 27, 2009

I was disappointed by Mysterium. How can an author mess up a stew of gnosticism, quantum cosmology, political and religious satire, and good old fashioned nuclear annihilation? By substituting an empty placeholder (“mystery”) for a substantive insight or theoria, that’s how.

Posted in Criticism, Notices, Reviews | Tagged Alternate Reality, Gnosticism, Parallel Worlds, Robert Charles Wilson, Science Fiction | 1 Response

After Life in Roman Paganism (Cumont, 1922)

By Matt on August 14, 2009

A few days ago I finished reading After Life in Roman Paganism by legendary French historian of religion Franz Cumont. The book publishes lectures originally delivered in English at Yale University in 1921.
My copy, a Dover Publications paperback edition from 1959, originally cost $1.35, was designed to last for a long time in a [...]

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