The challenge for this week is "Favorite Poems, Short Stories, or Novellas".
I would be absolutely remiss if I did not start with the Murderbot novellas (and now one novel), but beyond that I'm... actually kind of at a loss. I don't read a lot of novellas. I also don't read a lot of poetry. (I feel like I should, but I didn't get much introduction to it until I got to college, and I just never really picked it up.)
So that leaves us looking at short stories, and I can name a few of those:
Doctor Diablo Goes Through the Motions, by Saladin Ahmed. A disgruntled supervillain ponders the nature of villainy. (The rest of the collection is entirely worthwhile too, but that's the one that stuck out to me.)
Wikihistory, by Desmond Warzel. A look at the message boards for the International Association of Time Travelers.
Stephen King's short stories were formative for me (I read a lot of horror when I was around 12-14), as were Roger Zelazny's. (Unfortunately, Zelazny died before e-books really took off, so his works can be kind of expensive. They're starting to show up as ebooks, though, finally. Some of them, anyway.)
And those are the ones that stick in my head, though I'm sure I'm forgetting some others. What are yours?
Those Murderbot Diaries look really interesting - I'll have to add them to my reading list. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adored them, and I hope you do too.
DeleteStephen King's short stories were formative for me as well. I'll see if I can find any of Roger Zelazny's stuff. It sounds great.
ReplyDeleteThey're fun. He was a writer who wasn't afraid to be silly, or to play with serious themes.
DeleteMurderbot Diaries sound good. Going to have to check them out. Enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing. Here's mine. https://www.tenastetler.com/favorite-poems-short-stories-or-novellas-lsrs-wednesdays-blog-challenge/
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by!
DeleteIt's been awhile since I've read Zelazny, need to go back and read some more. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/06/wc-061020.html
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since I've read back through them too.
DeleteI loved All Systems Red! Thanks to Tor, I now have all but the newest so I ought to get on that soon.
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The rest of them are just as good.
DeleteOh, HAHAHAHA, just read WikiHistory. LOVED. Will hit the others shortly. Thank you so much. I needed that.
ReplyDeleteOh, good. It's nice to think that I brightened someone's day!
DeleteOkay... I just clicked on Wikihistory and I'm crying over here. I freaking love that!!!
ReplyDeleteSo very glad.
DeleteI believe you just added Wikihistory to a lot of TBRs. The beauty of these challenges is having our horizons broadened.
ReplyDeleteI shared a favorite poem. https://thereikicafe.com/2020/06/10/favorite-poem-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge/
My poetry horizons could use some broadening. I'll be by shortly.
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DeleteThere are some King books that are a little too far for me, but I do love his work.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and a couple that I just never got into. I mean, it happens.
DeleteKing has been influential for me also, Michael.His storytelling is amazing, whether it's in long or short form. I was completely blown away by his stories when he wrote as Richard Bachman. They were amazing.
ReplyDeleteThey really were. There's a reason he seems to be a popular choice for this prompt!
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