Monthly Archives: January 2008

Unmaking my Home

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Iain

Christopher Barzak muses on collecting books on his blog. I say collecting but I winder if a slightly more correct term accreting. Books have, like I suspect most people, accreted around me from buying and reviewing. I have piles of … Continue reading →

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Sf climbing out of the gutter it put itself in?

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Iain

Sam Jordison over on the Guardian blogs has a piece on why critics look down of science fiction. As he points out, sf (and to some extent now fantasy) novels can be experimental thought experiments as well as critiquing contemporary … Continue reading →

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The madness of Buffy

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Iain

I was rewatching Season 2 of Buffy last night and it occured to me that the Surprise / Innocence episodes are perhap the true dark heart of the series. Much is made of the search for the truth of the … Continue reading →

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Modern Medievalism – John Masefield’s Box of Delights and JRR Tolkien’s Hobbit

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Iain

Reading both the Box of Delights and the Hobbit, I was struck by the way that both authors use an anachronistic Medieval period to intersect and comment on the Modern. Both authors had served in the Great War and both … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling on Harry Potter 8

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Iain

Just when I thought it might be safe, J K Rowling in an interview with Time magazine has not entirely ruled out book eight in the Harry Potter world but it will be at least ten years before she thinks … Continue reading →

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