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Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add? (Paperback)

by R. A. Lafferty (Author)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mind-bogglingly good fiction, Nov 6 2002
By Fosky Bob "human" (Vacaville, CA USA) - See all my reviews
R.A. Lafferty was a master of wonderful and bizarre fiction. The 14 stories collected here are a fine example of Lafferty's style. The stories are divided into two sections; those dealing with 'Secret Places' and those dealing with 'Mean Men'. Every once in a while a story will take place in a strange place AND have angry characters, so the division isn't perfect, but it's only a contrivance. The real joy is in the stories themselves...and they are good ones.

My favorite story in this volume is "Groaning Hinges of the World". What a feast for the imagination. The setting is a South Seas island. A fisherman is at sea when he hears a tremendous grinding noise. He returns and finds that a tribe of islanders that had previously been passive were now vicious warriors. The fisherman recalls an old legend that parts of the Earth would occasionally turn on their hinges, replacing the known land with a land of opposites. The new vicious warriors kidnap, rape, and murder. The other islanders live in fear until they decide to manually flip the Hinges over. This story is indicative of Lafferty's fiction; bizarre and some of the most original work you'll ever read.

"Mad Man" takes place in a future where robots are common. Robots require fluids from an extremely angry human to function. So, scientists run a factory where they employ men with short tempers in mind-numbingly repetitive and frustrating tasks. When the man loses his temper, they take a sample of his blood. Bizarre and original.

Most of the other stories are equally weird. Entertaining too. Lafferty was an unappreciated genius. His works are being reprinted by the wonderful Wildside Press. Fans of discerning fiction should be jumping for joy. Unfortunately, even in death Lafferty is an unknown to most fans of speculative fiction. For those of you who are unfamiliar with him: You have much to look forward to! Lafferty was a prolific writer and there are dozens of his novels and collections on the market. Enjoy people. You will not be sorry. Highly recommended.

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