Drinks with my mum tonight. She's been here since Wednesday, but this will be the first I see her.
In the middle of "A Cure for Cancer," one of Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius novels. They're a bit like reading one fifteen-year-old boy's "cool" masturbation sessions, but there are quite a few good moments, one-liners, and oddly surreal ideas for me to enjoy. Somebody said to read all the Cornelius books at once, so I'm going to start "The English Assassin" next and see how that goes. Cornelius is multi-talented and multi-sexual, with a mutable appearence; right now he's a caucasian with black skin and platinum hair. The multi-sexual aspect is in it to some degree, occasionally he sleeps with men, but the vast majority of it is randomly banging some woman he comes across, or is partnered with, or is up against in battle - what? The some of the languid, opulent descriptions are right up my alleyway, but at other times it's completely missed the point. I try to keep in mind it was written in 1970 and for the most part Moorcock was banging out books to pay the rent, but--
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I just read "The Black Corridor," by Moorcock. I like his style of writing, as pulpy as it is. Easy to read, easy to get. . . the best part of the book was the review on the back: "I was surprised by this book, at least 11 times."
Posted by matt | August 14, 2004 4:01 PM
Posted on August 14, 2004 16:01
I'm looking forward to his Dancers Until the End of Time trilogy, which stars Jherek Carnelian - an alternate Jerry. It sounds rather brilliant, and I've heard it's very good. Time travel between the decadent future and Victorian England, with a time-lost romance. Sounds like there might be a bit more substance to it than the Cornelius books.
Posted by ben | August 14, 2004 7:40 PM
Posted on August 14, 2004 19:40