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Title: American Pulp by Edward Gorman, Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman ISBN: 0-7867-0461-6 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A decent collection
Comment: Kinda bizarre that the editors of this book claim pulp's true Golden Age was not the one commonly thought of as its Golden Age (30s/40s), but the time immediately following it (50's/60s). Some of the stories in this anthology were even written as recently as the 80's. The 80's?! A bit questionable, but they're entitled to their opinion.
There are a few really amazing stories in this collection (That Stranger, My Son; Don't Twist My Arm... interesting they're both about dodgy father/son relationships) some slighty above average ones (In A Small Motel; Horn Man; The Frigid Flame) some precious ones, ie, with a twist or 'punchline' at the end (High Stakes; Tick Tock), and some that were just meh (Cop Without A Shield; Terrorists). But what really disturbed me was that a few of the selections in this book are, shall we say, suspect. There was one story in particular that was so painfully boring and lifeless it was absolute torture to finish (Leigh Brackett's 'I Feel Bad Killing You'...despite the little blurb accompanying her story, Chandler she most definitely ain't). But I guess every anthology is bound to have a few clunkers.
All in all, I discovered some talented writers through this collection, which made up for the not-so-great moments. If anything, it's a great introduction to some little-known authors.
Rating: 1
Summary: My God Does This Book Suck
Comment: This anthology has a number of stories from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, which are well outside the range of time when anything which could reasonably be called pulp fiction was published. Some of these stories are bad beyond belief. The editorial introductions lack all discernment, and the editors can't seem to tell the good from the unbelievably horrendous. Some of the stories are good, notably the one by David Goodis, but overall the quality is low. The book seems to have been thrown together to capitalize on the movie Pulp Fiction. You'd be well advised not to waste your time or your money on this.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nice authoritive collection of pulp fiction
Comment: Excellent introduction to the pulp fiction writers of the middle third of the 20th Century. This has a nice variety of authors and an excellent blend of styles and stories. Well worth the price of admission.
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Title: Pure Pulp by Edward Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, Ed Gorman ISBN: 0786707003 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction by Maxim Jakubowski ISBN: 0786703008 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Mammoth Book of Pulp Action by Maxim Jakubowski ISBN: 0786709200 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: 10 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Hardboiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories by Bill Pronzini, Jack Adrian, Bill Pronzini ISBN: 019510353X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Bad Girls of Pulp Fiction by Thomas Campbell, Nancy Armstrong, Jason Rekulak, Running Press ISBN: 0762412569 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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