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L.S. Popovich
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subtle shifts in tone. Aspects of western fiction and random anachronisms. retro futurism. Quirky turns of phrase. The metaphorical becoming literal. Dozens of bizarre writing techniques go into each Lafferty story. They are worth studying.
— Feb 17, 2022 06:47AM
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L.S. Popovich
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six-fingers of time is an instant classic. Rainbird is a masterpiece, worthy of Olaf Stapledon, and better than H. G. Wells. A long story about an inventor striving with himself to hurry on the apotheosis of mankind.
— Feb 19, 2022 09:00AM
L.S. Popovich
is 8% done
Lafferty goes well with Sturgeon and Cordwainer Smith, whom I'm revisiting. Goldfish, a story about a professor's mind transferred to a goldfish. Seems like Laff can write any silly plot in an interesting way.
— Feb 19, 2022 06:02AM
L.S. Popovich
is 7% done
Murder mystery based primarily around semantics. McGonigal's Worm was clever, dystopian, a parable about total sterilization of chordata on the planet. Great ideas mixed with the usual wacky, disarming humor. I wonder if Lafferty will cover every genre under the sun.
— Feb 18, 2022 06:39AM
L.S. Popovich
is 4% done
After reading some incredible stories I'm amazed this collection goes on for 4000 pages. Mind-bending.
— Feb 16, 2022 02:45PM
