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The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye

Jonathan Lethem

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

Rating: 3.67 | 1402 Users | 128 Reviews

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Title	:	The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye
Author	:	Jonathan Lethem
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	March 5th 2007 by Mariner Books (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Speculative Fiction. Dystopia. Anthologies

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A dead man is brought back to life so he can support his family in "The Happy Man"; occasionally he slips into a zombielike state while his soul is tortured in Hell. In "Vanilla Dunk," future basketball players are given the skills of old-time stars like Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. And in "Forever, Said the Duck," stored computer personalities scheme to break free of their owners.

In these and other stories in this striking collection, Jonathan Lethem, author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn, draws the reader ever more deeply into his strange, unforgettable world—a trip from which there may be no easy return.

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Original Title:	The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye
ISBN:	0156032481 (ISBN13: 9780156032483)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novelette for "The Happy Man" (1991), Locus Award Nominee for Best Collection (1997), World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (1997), Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Nominee for "The Happy Man" (1992), Asimov's Readers' Poll Award Nominee for Best Novelette for "The Happy Man" (1992)

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unusual stories here. a couple are good genre mashups. but the last one, my favourite, is just plain weird.

I think I've mentioned before that I have a hard time knowing what to write about short story collections. I thought the quality of the work in this collection varied wildly. The first story, "The Happy Man," was haunting and scary in an icky way, and I can still recall it nearly word for word even though I read it nearly a month ago. But I thought the later stories, like "Five Fucks" (or was it only four fucks?) were not as tightly crafted. Lethem has some unusual ideas, like the story about

I loved the first story in this collection, but was less impressed by the others compared to my other Jonathan Lethem experiences.

I'd say that "Everyone has got to start somewhere" but I don't know for sure when these stories were written, except they seem to date from fairly early in his career. The collection dates from 1996 and came out after he had two published novels under his belt, but despite it winning the World Fantasy Award that year (over Thomas Ligotti and James Morrow so maybe it was a novelty thing) I don't know if this would have been published if Lethem was a brand new author . . . its got moments but

FIVE FUCKS *****

Unlike other collections, this didn't feel coherent as a grouping of stories. However, it still provided an eclectic and enjoyable journey through a series of dark and ominous landscapes that were odd, over-the-top, and constructed on the foundations of pulp traditions that reminded me of the twilight zone, tales from the crypt, and other twisty, futuristic and/or disturbing types of storytelling. The most powerful of the stories were those that zeroed in the more disturbing aspects of our