tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8503147310072646934..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - The Lenient BeastMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-90455941509277300102013-03-04T19:40:42.392+00:002013-03-04T19:40:42.392+00:00I own this book and have read it numerous times. I...I own this book and have read it numerous times. I love "The Lenient Beast" and have recommended it to people for years. Now I'm off to see what other books of his my library has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-41866127236821142312011-03-06T15:02:33.870+00:002011-03-06T15:02:33.870+00:00I love the Fredric Brown "Ed and Am Hunter &q...I love the Fredric Brown "Ed and Am Hunter " series and think that he's a superb crime writer. It was his SF that led me to his mysteries. Always the master of the short, short story I can remember Brian Aldisss, the great SF writer, citing "Answer" as the one science fiction story that non-genre readers tend to remember. At about 300 words it really is a small masterpiece.<br />I don't know the ins and outs of copyright law, Martin (you're the lawyer) but it's available on this link:<br /><br />http://www.roma1.infn.it/~anzel/answer.htmlBill Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528325646556108216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-40157072494969912592011-03-06T13:30:26.809+00:002011-03-06T13:30:26.809+00:00Great comments, and we have a consensus - Brown is...Great comments, and we have a consensus - Brown is shockingly under-rated! I want to read more of him.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-20383445410959000872011-03-05T13:05:26.397+00:002011-03-05T13:05:26.397+00:00<< And one more note - if you look on eBay u...<< And one more note - if you look on eBay under Frederic or Frederick Brown, you will often find Brown's books available at somewhat lower prices, because nobody is bidding against you. >><br /><br />LOL: I have occasionally scored titles by Dennis Wheatley or John Creasey by leaving out the second "e" in my search!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679605532704204031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-4486475717673572922011-03-05T05:19:14.991+00:002011-03-05T05:19:14.991+00:00Brown keeps (very deservedly) showing up in Friday...Brown keeps (very deservedly) showing up in <i>Friday's Forgotten Books</i> and I keep agreeing about how good his writing is but touting some of his other books. Either nobody else has read these or I have really anomalous tastes. <br /><br />I have read almost all of Brown's mystery novels. (I haven't read <i>Mrs. Murphy's Underpants</i> and the novel-length version of <i>The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches</i>, which never seem to be available at a price I can afford.) The ones I think are the best are <i>Madball</i> and <i>The Wench Is Dead</i>, both a shade ahead of <i>The Far Cry</i> and the very light, funny <i>Night of the Jabberwock</i>. I recommend them highly.<br /><br />There is a very comprehensive book about Brown, <i>Martians and Misplaced Clues: The Life and Work of Fredric Brown</i>, by Jack Seabrook.<br /><br />And one more note - if you look on eBay under <i>Frederic</i> or <i>Frederick</i> Brown, you will often find Brown's books available at somewhat lower prices, because nobody is bidding against you.SteveHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745665231586422220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-81336295278422708332011-03-04T04:33:02.685+00:002011-03-04T04:33:02.685+00:00Thanks for such a perceptive review, Martin. He...Thanks for such a perceptive review, Martin. He's best known for The Fabulous Clipjoint and The Screaming Mimi, both of which I admire greatly, but my favorite is the almost-hallucinatory The Far Cry. I reread it once a year and it gets richer every time. He depicts a descent into madness as well as Julian Symons did in The 31st of February, the highest praise I can give it.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77095503476649059612011-03-04T02:54:59.848+00:002011-03-04T02:54:59.848+00:00Brown was a master. My favorite of his books is T...Brown was a master. My favorite of his books is The Far Cry, with most of his other books coming in a strong second.<br /><br />I hope you are able to read some of Brown's SF in the future. His The Lights in the Sky Are Stars is a somewhat dated but brilliant SF/crime hybrid dealing with the destructive power of aspirations. The Mind Thing is a quick chiller and Martians, Go Home is just plain funny.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-13554506436486487232011-03-04T00:40:23.414+00:002011-03-04T00:40:23.414+00:00I read this a few years back and really enjoyed it...I read this a few years back and really enjoyed it. It's rare that anything by Fredric Brown is at all disappointing -- he was remarkably consistent with his output.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com