Tag: Pastiche
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The Penelopiad
Overview Overview Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (2005) is a compact, slyly subversive retelling of Homer’s Odyssey that re-centers the narrative on Penelope and the twelve maidservants who are hanged at the end of the original epic. Written as a faux-memoir from Penelope’s vantage in the Underworld, punctuated by a persistent, shape-shifting chorus made up of… Read more
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Shadow Show
Review: I loved this book. Like any anthology some of the stories I liked better than others, but I can attest that all were excellent. Edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle, Shadow Show isn’t just a tribute; it’s a vibrant, eclectic laboratory where some of the biggest names in modern fiction attempt to capture… Read more
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Holmes for the Holidays
Review: Excellent volume of Holmesian Christmas fare. The usual blend of really good/good/just okay, but no real clunkers. Irene Adler, Moriarty, Scrooge, Cratchit, and even creepy Lewis Carroll make their obligatory appearances, but the quality is such that they can pull it off. Not great, but sort of obligatory in these pastiches. A good fast… Read more
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The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures
Review: Superb selection of Jules Verne pastiches. Some very thoughtful, some very modern, all very well written. Will check out some of the authors’ other works. Especially Peter Crowther, that story and the name of that bar. Gotta see more of that. Overall rating: How I discovered or acquired this book: Finishing half-read books Noteworthy… Read more