| | Strange wine: Fifteen new stories from the nightside of the world |  | Author: Harlan Ellison
Publisher: Warner Books
Category: Book
Buy Used: $3.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3844086
Media: Paperback
Pages: 316
ASIN: B0006X9UP2
Publication Date: 1979
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Condition: EXACTLY as listed and pictured (I uploaded the photos on the Product Details Page of this EXACT item for sale!). NOT an ex-library book. Cover is seperating from binding about 1 inch at bottom (see photo) and back cover right bottom corner clipped. Has wear on spine and front & back covers.
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A criminally out-of-print classic September 5, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Harlan's probably the most brilliant writer I have ever read, and this seminal collection displays all of his talents at their peak. The introduction is preachy, hard-hitting and definitely necessary, and while Harlan occasionally states his myriad opinions at the sake of story, it's forgivable. Anything and everything that is good about short story collections is condensed into this one book, the scope of which ranges from satire ("The New York Review Of Bird") to humor ("Working With The Little People") to outright horror (the devastating "Croatoan"). While some of the material can be found in the later "Essential Ellison" collections, it is unforgivable that this little-known masterpiece has gone out of print, as it would make a cherished addition to everyone's bookcase.
Scarce for a reason.......it's great July 19, 1997
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Undoubtedly some of the author's finest work, this is a book worth coveting but beware the hidden costs. The first casualty may be our televisions and not the least may be any smugness and/or complacency we have in our society and humanity. The stories are themselves superb, the author's notes excellent, the result is a book which once gotten is unlikely to ever leave your possession. Beyond getting the book, the next best piece of advice would be to skip ahead and read 'The New York Review of Bird' first
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