Comments on: The Best Appreciation of Thomas Disch? Buy His Books and Pass Them On

By: Thomas M Disch - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Thomas M Disch - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:51:49 +0000

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By: rochita

rochita — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:52 +0000

So, which book would you recommend as starters to someone who hasn’t read Disch before?

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:09:16 +0000

Let me propose an alternative, which is not in conflict with Mr. VanderMeer’s proposal, but might serve as a compliment: libraries often choose to sell books that have not been recently borrowed–a terrible policy, of course. Borrow books by Disch. If you’ve read them and thought they were good reread them (I find I want to reread more and more, and so while it may seem I read less and less, my appreciation of what I have read grows). Then promptly return them.

I borrowed the only two Disch books available in my town: The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of, which is very enjoyable, and The Sub: A Study in Witchcraft, which I will read next.

By: Livia Llewellyn

Livia Llewellyn — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:25:15 +0000

The NYTimes ran his obit today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/books/08disch.html?ref=todayspaper

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:15:54 +0000

Amazon posted this today, btw: http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/07/thomas-m-disch.html

By: ray massie

ray massie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:40:40 +0000

great idea! i also went to Tachyon and ordered Word of God and Wall of America…

By: Corey Redekop

Corey Redekop — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:51:26 +0000

I’ve only read The Genocides, but it was a hell of a good book.

By: John Coulthart

John Coulthart — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:18:41 +0000

…and the HTML tags for some reason haven’t fully embraced the URL so you’ll have to copy and paste the link.

By: John Coulthart

John Coulthart — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:17:01 +0000

Charles Platt’s 1979 Disch interview now posted here:

http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/07/08/thomas-m-disch-1940–2008/

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:33:27 +0000

I know it’s voluntary, Jeff. I’m pressuring myself to go ahead and do what I’ve meant to do for 5 years now, that’s all :D