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Sides [Hardcover]

Peter Straub (Author)
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1587671654 978-1587671654 June 30, 2007 Trade Hardcover
Over twenty years in the making, SIDES represents the first ever collection of non-fiction by bestselling author Peter Straub. Featuring introductions, essays, afterwords, and even a "frivolity" along with the collected works of Putney Tyson Ridge, Straub's "self-invented human speed bump and alter ego" this collection presents a rare glimpse into the author's tastes and personal musings on topics ranging from The Stepford Wives and Dracula to Lawrence Block and Stephen King.

Also included is "The Fantasy of Everyday Life", Straub's Guest-of-Honor speech at the 1998 International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts, and "Mom", an essay that appeared in a book that combined short stories written by mother-son partnerships with essays written by male writers about their mothers. The "frivolity" here "Why Electricman Lives in New York" was written for an anthology celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of New York Is Book Country.

This long awaited collection closes with Putney Tyson Ridge's reviews and commentaries on every Peter Straub book published since the 1970s.

SIDES is a unique and exclusive Cemetery Dance book, with no other editions planned anywhere in the world!

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Bestselling horror master Straub's first collection of non-fiction, a mixed bag that will appeal mostly to die-hard fans, includes two decades' worth of introductions (e.g., to an edition of The Stepford Wives) and a series of odd short essays by Straub's alter ego, fictional critic and academic Putney Tyson Ridge. While the introductions, especially the essay on Dracula, contain some useful and original material, the quirky and self-deprecating Ridge commentaries provide little insight into Straub's approach to his work. Straub's many admirers will be left hoping for his eventual equivalent to Stephen King's Danse Macabre.
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 310 pages
  • Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications; Trade Hardcover edition (June 30, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1587671654
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587671654
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,620,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars PETER STRAUB ON PETER STRAUB, May 22, 2008
This review is from: Sides (Hardcover)
I have read about everything Peter Straub has written, this is not a book for entertainment. He does however give great insight to the Authors and books that he reads (good food for thought), and gives some background information on the books he has written. If anything it is good to have on the shelf next to a collection (if you have one), to give others, in his own words, why or why not to read them.
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