I've just read that interview with Astley and was surprised at how much good
sense was in it. Since I don't know the man, can anyone tell me whether this
was the real thing or was he playing to an audience ? It's just that I can't
quite square what he says with he actually does, most of the time. I've
nothing agin him or his press, but just wondered ...
I suspect he can't get enough reviews because his output is too large and
the quality is too variable.
Tony Frazer
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>From: [log in to unmask] (Richard Caddel)
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: OTHER
>Date: Wed, Oct 13, 1999, 12:55 pm
>
> On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:48:51 +0100, Robt wrote:
>
>>I wonder: has this anthology been reviewed.
>
> Reviews sure are scarce, tho we gave Wesleyan the dope to cover all
> the usual suspects... there are said to be a couple in the pipeline...
> but if anyone out there is panting to review Other, and has a good
> idea where they might place such a review, preferably within the
> lifespan of the publication, please contact me! My guess is that in
> the UK this fell into the timehole when anthology-reviewers were plumb
> tuckered out after Sinclair, Armitage n Crawford, O'Brien etc, poor
> dears, it's a tough life.
>
> Neil Astley has some cogent comments on the shortfalls of UK literary
> reviewing in Binary Myths 2, ed. Andy Brown, available now from your
> local STRIDE outlet. If he finds it hard for big animals like Bloodaxe
> to get sensible notice, it's not surprising that it's darned near
> impossible closer to the jungle floor!
>
> RC
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