tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post5817796439920376963..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Saul on FireWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-32577911955474629352016-01-08T11:52:50.292-08:002016-01-08T11:52:50.292-08:00When it comes to fiction writers, is the use of sh...When it comes to fiction writers, is the use of shock value something to be admired, or scorned? <br /><br />That question kept bugging me in reading “Blood Tide,” and its answer really determines whether one sees Wernick’s novels as worthwhile, or terrible. <br /><br />So many of Wernick’s literary skills are subpar. However, there’s one arena in which he excels: naaastinessss! He’s a 3Fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343686567224815165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-17825918014770971922014-12-19T23:16:56.729-08:002014-12-19T23:16:56.729-08:00Ants are boring unless they're being directed ...Ants are boring unless they're being directed by Saul Bass or studied by E.O. Wilson. Spiders always get a pass, dunno, they don't freak me out at all.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-89165711175095442962014-12-19T19:40:11.741-08:002014-12-19T19:40:11.741-08:00I've hated ants ever since a red ant bit me wh...I've hated ants ever since a red ant bit me when I was a small child. I'm not crazy about spiders, but I refrain from killing them unless they look like a recluse.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755393226640706872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-3334125042972768672014-11-07T10:51:36.749-08:002014-11-07T10:51:36.749-08:00Well, thanks for the heads-up! Sounds a bit like G...Well, thanks for the heads-up! Sounds a bit like Gregory Douglas's THE NEST.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-90868348575325373002014-11-05T18:08:38.206-08:002014-11-05T18:08:38.206-08:00Just read “The Fire Ants.” It’s hard to decide wha...Just read “The Fire Ants.” It’s hard to decide what to make of it, though. On one hand I blazed through it and would contentedly read it for long periods. But on the other hand the plotting was sort-of manipulative (e.g., one-third of the way in, a character’s so loathsome that you’re pretty much forced to finish the novel, just for anticipation of his comeuppance). <br /><br />Wernick does also 3Fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343686567224815165noreply@blogger.com