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Media Roll Call
Jun. 5th, 2012 08:22 pm21) The Chick Is In The Mail edited by Esther Friesner - Another in the "Chicks in Chainmail" series and still, by and large, containing more hits than misses. Which is a rare but good thing to say about an anthology. There are some familiar faces, some new ones, and very little darkness. If you want a fun, light read, this series is it. Brooding and emo and torment are strictly checked at the door. Just what the doctor ordered for a rainy day.
22) Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania by James York Glimm - While technically a scholarly treatment of regional folk tales, remedies, and superstitions, Glimm makes a point to try and capture the speech patterns so you get an interesting arrangement of words and colloquialisms. Also stunningly short and to the point tales. The sort of thing you can read and imagine knowing by heart and sharing amongst others who, most likely, know the story but not the details. Different than the old coal country tales/flavor I'm most familiar with but definitely still with the same ancestors. It was also interesting picking up the themes and recognizing the original root tales which gave birth to these, the stories that circulated and came over with the immigrants... And, okay, I got a kick out of seeing mention of Azilum and knowing the backstory. Geek cred, ahoy.
22) Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania by James York Glimm - While technically a scholarly treatment of regional folk tales, remedies, and superstitions, Glimm makes a point to try and capture the speech patterns so you get an interesting arrangement of words and colloquialisms. Also stunningly short and to the point tales. The sort of thing you can read and imagine knowing by heart and sharing amongst others who, most likely, know the story but not the details. Different than the old coal country tales/flavor I'm most familiar with but definitely still with the same ancestors. It was also interesting picking up the themes and recognizing the original root tales which gave birth to these, the stories that circulated and came over with the immigrants... And, okay, I got a kick out of seeing mention of Azilum and knowing the backstory. Geek cred, ahoy.
