Same here. I actually read all three of is Great Movies books even though I had only seen a fraction of the films he writes about. Reading these insightful essays about fictional works I had never encountered myself was kind of like reading Borges' stories about fictional fictional works. I guess I think of him as an…

I will! Simmons is a really interesting writer. I first read The Terror and assumed he was a horror writer. It kind of blew my mind when I saw how many genres he's written in so well.

I always used one for the main text, one for wherever I was in the footnotes, and then one for the early footnote that lists all the Incandenza films. At least, if memory serves. Full disclosure: my brain is broken.

It's a testament to the greatness of the Hyperion books that your avatar actually scared me for a second.

The first Hyperion book. Excellent so far. 
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Maybe your bestie was making a Ben Wyatt reference with the 'za.

Maybe your bestie was making a Ben Wyatt reference with the 'za.

I am completely with you.  Just reading the article gave me sweaty palms.

I am completely with you.  Just reading the article gave me sweaty palms.