Tag Archives: Experimental Reviews

Analog April 1975

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Andrew

“…listen to your Alpha and Theta brainwaves!” said the Analog ad. Listening to my brainwaves, I realize that one of the most unexpected things about reading these ancient Analogs from the year before my birth is how much they speak … Continue reading →

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Unpulped #16: Earthman’s Burden by Poul Anderson

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Andrew

Sometimes I think I don’t write about a book immediately after reading it so that the bad feelings have time to fade. If I wrote in books, this one would be furiously underlined, bracketed, and starred. I’d be having one-sided … Continue reading →

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Unpulped #15: Trader to the Stars by Poul Anderson

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Andrew

My girlfriend is surprised I finished this book, based on all the times I interrupted her own reading to complain about some passage I’d just read. I’m somewhat surprised, too. But I’ve developed an unhealthy fascination for Poul Anderson’s older … Continue reading →

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Unpulped #14: The Rebel Worlds by Poul Anderson

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Andrew

The copy of the book I have has this tag line: “Two men and one woman in a desperate battle to win a galactic empire—or destroy it!” Though, really, the woman is incidental. Really, she is the focus of a … Continue reading →

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Unpulped #13: The Trouble Twisters by Poul Anderson

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Andrew

When I started writing this Unpulped series, I knew I’d be reading bad books. However, even though Poul Anderson’s The Trouble Twisters is bad, I didn’t think any book I was reading would bother me as much as this one … Continue reading →

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A Nostalgia I Never Had: William Sleator vs. Roger Zelazny and Nicholas Fisk

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Andrew

I really like William Sleator (his books are a nostalgia I had, specifically INTERSTELLAR PIG and THE BOY WHO REVERSED HIMSELF). He has books which are amazing, such as HOUSE OF STAIRS and THE LAST UNIVERSE, and books which are … Continue reading →

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Analog March 1975

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Andrew

This is one of those several months after the facts book reviews, so if it sounds like a dream being recounted in a dream, that’s why. “Jill the Giant-Killer” by William Tuning and Ewing Edgar: Most noticeable here are the … Continue reading →

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