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Summary: The Very Best of Harlan...
Review: Troublemakers is the best introduction to the stories of Harlan Ellison in print. Out of the roughly 2,000 stories he has written, some of his greatest are here, including Soldier, Jeffty is Five, and "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman. Each story comes with a little preface by the author, wherein he loosely ties them all together with the theme of "troublemaking." (In actuality, this is a "greatest hits" collection.) However, this by no means contains ALL of his greatest hits. For instance, The Whimper of Whipped Dogs is absent, as is Demon with a Glass Hand. For something along those lines you'd need to purchase The Essential Ellison - and only Harlan could get away with calling a book the size of the Norton Anthology "essential." However, to begin a study of his work, this is the place to start.
Rating:
Summary: The Very Best of Harlan...
Review: Troublemakers is the best introduction to the stories of Harlan Ellison in print. Out of the roughly 2,000 stories he has written, some of his greatest are here, including Soldier, Jeffty is Five, and "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman. Each story comes with a little preface by the author, wherein he loosely ties them all together with the theme of "troublemaking." (In actuality, this is a "greatest hits" collection.) However, this by no means contains ALL of his greatest hits. For instance, The Whimper of Whipped Dogs is absent, as is Demon with a Glass Hand. For something along those lines you'd need to purchase The Essential Ellison - and only Harlan could get away with calling a book the size of the Norton Anthology "essential." However, to begin a study of his work, this is the place to start.
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Summary: Still great after all this years
Review: Yes, most of these stories I have read in other books, and yes, the common "troublemaking" theme is rather loose, but these are great stories. After the disappointment of "Slippage," I was happy to be reminded that the old stuff is still good.Some of these are not just "greatest hits;" they are classics in fiction, in particular "Repent Harlequin..." and "Jeftty is Five." Even you're not a speculative fiction fan, this work offers a good introduction to Ellison.
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Summary: Still great after all this years
Review: Yes, most of these stories I have read in other books, and yes, the common "troublemaking" theme is rather loose, but these are great stories. After the disappointment of "Slippage," I was happy to be reminded that the old stuff is still good. Some of these are not just "greatest hits;" they are classics in fiction, in particular "Repent Harlequin..." and "Jeftty is Five." Even you're not a speculative fiction fan, this work offers a good introduction to Ellison.
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