Mei-Ling Pounces Grimjack
Last week I mentioned that I was considering re-reading something. I decided to see what I thought of Grimjack, a comic book that Roger Zelazny introduced me to over two decades ago. Roger liked Grimjack so much that he gave the eponymous protagonist a cameo in one of the later Amber novels.
The Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines. The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
My second read-through of Wolf’s Soul. I hope to finish making corrections by today.
In Progress:
Grimjack created by John Ostrander and Tim Truman. Comic books. Early in the series, this reads very much a short story collection. There have been a couple of hints about how a character named Dancer (a sort of Spartucus-like figure) may be playing a behind the scenes role. Grimjack is definitely an anti-hero, but one who tries to be more “hero” than “anti.”
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire. Audiobook. About a third in. I hope to have time to listen to more this weekend.
The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbojornsen & Moe, translated by Tiina Nunnally. I’m reading a few of these before bed each night. They can make for some very odd dreams!
Also:
Various articles, especially in the latest Smithsonian and Archeology.
Jane Lindskold: Wednesday Wanderings 
November 15, 2019 at 5:42 am |
Eponymous – cool word I haven’t heard in a while! I had to look it up to make sure I knew the definition. 😉
Nothing new on the reading front. Maybe next week.
November 15, 2019 at 8:48 am |
As I recall, you’re reading LONG books and series. Hope they continue to give pleasure!
November 15, 2019 at 1:38 pm |
Love the cat pouncing on Gaunt, since Gaunt has just retrieved the Manx Cat statue at the beginning of a few tales.
Still reading “Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain.” Lots of little adventures on the way to the final big event. It feels rather like the first season of a TV series getting ready for the season finale. I have to keep reminding myself these are 13-year-olds, to explain some of the choices they’re making. I can still dimly recall being 13.
November 15, 2019 at 3:59 pm |
Have you ever read Our Gods Wear Spandex? Non-fiction. Insightful into the role superheroes/villains have come to play in modern society.
November 16, 2019 at 2:53 pm
Haven’t read it. Looks a little too much like “how sausage is made”. That said, if I had known about it when doing my religious studies degree, I would have found a way to work superheroes into at least one of my term papers.
November 18, 2019 at 9:01 am
I make sausage. How it’s made has a lot to do with the goals of the maker. My sausage is excellent and lacks fillers and other things meant to be shortcuts for profit. I think the same could be said for super heroes.
November 15, 2019 at 3:01 pm |
I’m still reading blog posts and short articles.
The TBR pile will go back to the library. When my thoughts stop getting distracted by shiny things, I have a few books that I bought that haven’t been read yet. Plus, I have a Firekeeper book and another issue of DreamForge to look forward to.
November 15, 2019 at 4:00 pm |
Both are moving along. Jim’s reading copy of Wolf’s Soul is churning out of my printer as I type!