tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3846023663846684774..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Forgotten FatherJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47460206995220440572010-01-22T03:35:43.746-05:002010-01-22T03:35:43.746-05:00I just went to Project Gutenberg and found some of...I just went to Project Gutenberg and found some of Merritt's stuff, which I then started reading The Moon Pool with your praise for him in mind. I can see why Lovecraft liked him so much - heck Lovecraft's stuff sounds just like this one. Granted, I only read the first two chapters... but thanks for the hook up. I had never heard of this guy despite being into Lovecraft and Howard for so many decades. Thank you. Seriously.<br /><br />-=Grim=-GrimJestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975463752088292287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75483233367120589462010-01-21T13:59:15.032-05:002010-01-21T13:59:15.032-05:00I wish one of the publishers like Wildside or Nigh...I wish one of the publishers like Wildside or Night Shade would do a comprehensive set like they've done for Hodgson, Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, et al.Keith Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319879076978887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24249890454605371572010-01-21T00:23:28.648-05:002010-01-21T00:23:28.648-05:00I couldn't get into Merritt when I was younger...I couldn't get into Merritt when I was younger, but I have a broader background in earlier novels now than I did then. I read The Moon Pool on my podcast a few years back, and it's a real joy to go at that kind of stuff out loud. It made me really sorry that I wasn't a better actor, because it's difficult to put across force of personality or extreme beauty without really compelling speech! But I think I put across the rhythms of his prose reasonably well. It's not just a matter of piling on adjectives, and a lot of people don't get that.<br /><br />Gamer content -- the prismatic wall in The Moon Pool. I could almost see the little sign "Gary was here". :)Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60005119738069270892010-01-20T16:38:32.661-05:002010-01-20T16:38:32.661-05:00I went bonkers for Merritt when I was 17; his book...I went bonkers for Merritt when I was 17; his books were available in paperback from Avon at the time (most with Roger Deane covers, which only made them cooler). I think The Face in the Abyss and Dwellers in the Mirage are the best.John Harper Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592827787099084705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42173583671230515992010-01-20T15:57:14.820-05:002010-01-20T15:57:14.820-05:00I've read four of Merritt's works:
1. The...I've read four of Merritt's works:<br /><br />1. The Moon Pool haunts my imagination more than any of the others.<br /><br />2. The Metal Monster is an amazing work of describing the unhuman alien.<br /><br />3. The Face in the Abyss is simply amazing.<br /><br />4. Creep, Shadow, Creep I found disappointing. I think I missed the predominance of the Lost World theme found in the above three works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10485810250853516122010-01-20T13:02:32.193-05:002010-01-20T13:02:32.193-05:00Recently a new paperback edition of The Moon Pool ...Recently a new paperback edition of The Moon Pool was released, featuring trade dress marketed toward fans of the television show <b>Lost</b>, and a cover blurb addressing Merritt's influence on the show. <br /><br />It's a start, at least.<br /><br /><br />(Word Verification: <i>slith</i>. Pretty much a great word all around.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862556389958594140noreply@blogger.com