tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post1661289916839451594..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Joss - Richard MarshJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-11348315312446966502016-11-04T16:56:25.603-05:002016-11-04T16:56:25.603-05:00What–! Seriously–? Surprise over eccentric punctua...What–! Seriously–? Surprise over eccentric punctuation in vintage fiction...? One of my favorite period oddities in this book is when a character resorts to very strong cursing and swearing the offending, non-printable words are replaced with the word "adjectives". Each and every time. Hysterical!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-60884510740369374812016-11-04T15:43:15.759-05:002016-11-04T15:43:15.759-05:00Many thanks for the review! Richard Marsh's n...Many thanks for the review! Richard Marsh's novels are abundant on the Internet Archive. His tone is lively and fresh. I am surprised by the heavy use of m-dash in century-old fiction. (And of course Emily Dickinson)Thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910577070136404709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-70471039786147983312016-11-04T11:43:37.598-05:002016-11-04T11:43:37.598-05:00So glad to hear this one is easy to find - I am to...So glad to hear this one is easy to find - I am totally sold. Thanks chum! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-83040553628981983362016-11-04T11:10:22.165-05:002016-11-04T11:10:22.165-05:00I had loads of notes on this one. Loved it! I'...I had loads of notes on this one. Loved it! I'm sure you will too, Brian. Much better than <i>The Goddess</i>. Had the ending of <i>The Joss</i> been more powerful and imaginative it would displace <i>The Beetle</i> in my estimation as Marsh's best horror novel. He ought to be called the "Grandfather of Pulp Fiction". He really earns the title with this book alone.<br /><br />This was supposed to be my "Halloween Special, Part 2" post, but I got all wrapped up in some horror movies I watched at home. I can't write and watch a movie at the same time.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-75372499867500201082016-11-04T11:02:00.307-05:002016-11-04T11:02:00.307-05:00You know how much I'm drawn to late Victorian/...You know how much I'm drawn to late Victorian/Edwardian lit, John; the weirder the better. You've sold me on this one... the Valancourt reissue, anyway. Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com