tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4573292167364314353..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: The Cormorant by Stephen Gregory (1986): Everybody Knows That the Bird is the WordWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-53315582622680413992016-12-05T16:25:26.697-08:002016-12-05T16:25:26.697-08:00I’m gonna come off like a philistine, but the appe...I’m gonna come off like a philistine, but the appeal of this one eluded me. <br /><br />The prose was good, and I admire the writing feat of having a first-person narrator lose his shit, but I just couldn’t get over how uneventful the story was. Maybe I read too much into the cover of the St. Martin’s edition, which seems to promise gory action within, but it’s still shocking how little happens 3Fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343686567224815165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-47635297190677685272014-07-16T02:54:35.826-07:002014-07-16T02:54:35.826-07:00It also finally made it onto Kindle yesterday (at ...It also finally made it onto Kindle yesterday (at least in the UK).Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260119734759774392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-25658644952645011162014-04-05T15:49:30.653-07:002014-04-05T15:49:30.653-07:00A brilliant book.
I've been singing the prais...A brilliant book.<br /><br />I've been singing the praises of this on my own blog for years.<br /><br />His THE WOODWITCH is also very good.<br /><br />The CORMORANT TV movies with R. Fiennes isn't too bad, either.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913012399446083241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-35867694258613698752014-04-05T15:47:37.706-07:002014-04-05T15:47:37.706-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913012399446083241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-19325713291119972732014-04-02T19:52:52.082-07:002014-04-02T19:52:52.082-07:00Just warning you: Dance of the Dwarfs is one of my...Just warning you: Dance of the Dwarfs is one of my hands-down, all time favorite books. I have a hard time even thinking of a another book I could compare it to, and even then, none of the one's that come to mind have half the impact. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530188453997612858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-64241951043005836672014-04-02T16:29:38.809-07:002014-04-02T16:29:38.809-07:00Ooh, Adam, I own a copy of that one! Nice.Ooh, Adam, I own a copy of that one! Nice.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-65856840369460530242014-04-02T12:30:58.513-07:002014-04-02T12:30:58.513-07:00Ah, jeez, and how could I have forgotten to ask if...Ah, jeez, and how could I have forgotten to ask if you'd read Dance of the Dwarfs by Geoffrey Household...? These two books would probably sit side by side quite well. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530188453997612858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-55866394262361165642014-03-27T11:36:48.938-07:002014-03-27T11:36:48.938-07:00Yeah, I have a copy of the St. Martin's on my ...Yeah, I have a copy of the St. Martin's on my shelf and have had it for years and years. It's one of those books that every time I'm in the mood to read something like it, I forget about it and end up reading something else. <br /><br />Time to move it to a visible area of the bookcase. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530188453997612858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-26909414721827958332014-03-24T10:57:11.270-07:002014-03-24T10:57:11.270-07:00Oh yes, I meant to mention the movie! Thanks. It&#...Oh yes, I meant to mention the movie! Thanks. It's on YouTube:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkZQywU4uIWill Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-4560113061505259222014-03-24T10:45:54.285-07:002014-03-24T10:45:54.285-07:00So glad Valancourt has reprinted this minor master...So glad Valancourt has reprinted this minor masterpiece of modern horror. When I saw they had it planned for a reissue a few years ago I was very excited.<br /><br />Just in case anyone is interested: In 1993 this book was made into a movie for an anthology TV series in the UK. It starred Ralph Fiennes before he became an international movie star. "The Cormorant" was only his third or J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-68813000013751014212014-03-24T07:58:58.033-07:002014-03-24T07:58:58.033-07:00This is a book I've been meaning to read for y...This is a book I've been meaning to read for years, but for whatever reason have never gone the extra step to order it. I did stumble upon another book of his, The Perils and Dangers of This Night, at a local used bookstore a month or so ago, and it thus far remains in my To Be Read pile. Your enthusiastic review of this book, though, spurs me to move it to the top. If I like it and enjoy Ron Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433028755791230589noreply@blogger.com