Shatterday
by Harlan Ellison
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Author: Harlan EllisonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-01
ISBN: 1892391481
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
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Book Review: Another Tour Of Places You Would Never Go
Summary: 5 Stars
For those who know the works of Harlan Ellison, it is a familiar feeling. For those who have not experienced his writing in the concentrated, high-octane form of a short story anthology, this is one of the best. Ellison is probably the most decorated fiction writer in history and while he has done teleplay, screenplay, and novels, his true mastery is in the realm of short stories. This collection provides devastating proof of that. Like all Ellison anthologies, sitting down to read through it one sitting can be extremely unnerving. Harlan's stories are unsettling, disturbing, and leave a bad taste in your brain. But one thing is unmistakably true - his stories will affect you. His use of language is powerful and his concepts are often shocking.
Shatterday opens with another fine Ellison introduction. His introductory essays are every bit as wonderful as the stories that follow. The stories open with "Jeffty is Five", a story that draws on Ellison's nostalgia for radio serials of earlier days but takes them into a dark place. "How's The Night Life On Cissalda" might just be the most hilarious sex-themed science fiction story of all time. "Would You Do It For A Penny" isn't really even speculative fiction but it is all wry humor and naughtiness. Every story here hits hard and creates powerful effects. With Ellison, horror isn't dripping fangs and flung entrails. It's that creepy unsettling feeling in your soul that something somewhere is utterly and unalterably wrong. That is brought home beautifully in the title story that closes out the book.
I'm fond of all Ellison's anthologies. I loved "Strange Wine", "Deathbird Stories", and "Stalking the Nightare." I even have a signed Easton Press edition of "Angry Candy" that I truly treasure. But for overall entertainment, I still consider "Shatterday" my all-time favorite.
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