Shatterday
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Shatterday is a revolutionary classic from Harlan Ellison, science fiction's most controversial author. This collection of sixteen visionary stories remains as scathing and influential today as when... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0425071650
ISBN13:9780425071656
Release Date:December 1983
Publisher:Berkley Publishing Group
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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shatterday
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
harlan ellison at his best, if you like twilight zone, you'll love shatterday and ellison's other short stories.
SHATTERDAY STORIES FOR SATURDAY
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the perfect book to read during the weekend. Help yourself to a healthy helping of Harlan, the short story master. Unlike some of his collections (Deathbird Stories, Angry Candy) which deal with certain themes, Shatterday has a nice variety. What's really nice is that each of these stories is prefaced by an introduction, which is both entertaining and informative. Now for my personal favorites: FLOP SWEAT: an impromptu short-story that Harlan wrote in 6 hours appears unedited here. It deals with a radio talk show host and an evil guest. COUNT THE CLOCK THAT TELLS THE TIME: A very moving piece of fiction that shows us the value of LIVING our lives instead of just wasting our time. I believe this one won an award, and rightly so. There were several other stories that I found enjoyable in this book, but the two mentioned above are the ones I like best. These stories certainly make this book worth reading.
Ellison disturbs; it's what he does best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Shatterday is Harlan's tribute to the sometimes symbiotic (but usually parasitic) relationship between an author and his stories. He uses the book to lay out the philosophy of writing he's been hinting at and refining after almost half-a-century as one of America's finest writers.Ellison contends that the two are locked in something of a struggle for dominance, and if the writer can make the story work before the story totally crushes him under its own weight, that means he's succeeded. He also makes some very good points, such as anything more than twelve minutes of personal pain is just wanton self-pity. In the end, it's a guide for thinking, a new viewpoint or perspective; a bit disturbing, a bit dark, a bit pessimistic...but then, we certainly wouldn't have Harlan any other way.
Stories from the edge of somewhere nasty.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Different from Philip K Dick, but Ellison was in similar territory in a way here. You can't read these stories without being affected by them. Even the less grinding stories like Arlo - The Great White Hunter have an edge to them.
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