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Night in the Lonesome October, A (Zelazny)
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Night in the Lonesome October, A (Zelazny)
Author: BGS
Thursday, 19 November 1998 - 08:01 pm |        | A "fantasy" book that gives THE BEST thoery on who/what Jack the Ripper is/was is Roger Zelazny's A Night In the Lonesome October.
I highly recommened reading it. If you know anything about A. Crowly or H. P. Lovecraft, you'll especially get a kick out o' this book. But, in general, as said above, that is the best theory so far... |
Author: J. Richards
Thursday, 19 November 1998 - 08:02 pm | | | A tongue in cheek fantasy adventure in which Jack the Ripper and his faithful dog, Snuff, set out to save the world from the forces of darkness. Not only does Sherlock Holmes show up, but so does the Wolfman, Count Dracula, Frankenstein, Rasputin, and a host of bizarre characters from the annals of horror and fantasy. Some have come to save the world, and others to destroy it. Snuff's (and Jack's) job is to discover who is who. It's a very funny, very strange book, and I recommend it highly. |
Author: Anonymous
Thursday, 19 November 1998 - 08:02 pm | | | For sheer entertainment value, "Night" is hard to beat. The character of Jack appears to have been based on Robert Bloch's "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper", although from a different perspective. In a unique twist, Jack truly is the hero of the piece, a nice guy who likes reading the newspaper, drinking tea, and really loves his dog. And yes, from time to time he kills people, and saves the universe from the dark gods of HP Lovecraft, but it's all in a day's work, and did we mention that he really loves his dog? "A Night in the Lonesome October" is a quick, fun read, and I highly recommend it. |
Author: Holger Haase
Monday, 29 November 1999 - 12:04 am | | | Just finished reading it. Am I really the only one that considers this book a pretty meaningless and futile exercise in Ripperanian (& Sherlockian & Lovecraftian... you get the picture) pastiche? It really doesn't do Holmes or any of the other characters justice. It's a quick read all right, but not that much fun. |
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