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Sides by Peter Straub Over twenty years in the making, SIDES represents the first ever collection of non-fiction by bestselling author Peter Straub. Featuring introductions, essays, afterwords, and even a "frivolity" along with the collected works of Putney Tyson Ridge, Straub's "self-invented human speed bump and alter ego" this collection presents a rare glimpse into the author's tastes and personal musings on topics ranging from The Stepford Wives and Dracula to Lawrence Block and Stephen King. Also included is "The Fantasy of Everyday Life", Straub's Guest-of-Honor speech at the 1998 International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts, and "Mom", an essay that appeared in a book that combined short stories written by mother-son partnerships with essays written by male writers about their mothers. The "frivolity" here "Why Electricman Lives in New York" was written for an anthology celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of New York Is Book Country. This long awaited collection closes with Putney Tyson Ridge's reviews and commentaries on every Peter Straub book published since the 1970s. SIDES is a unique and exclusive Cemetery Dance book, with no other editions planned anywhere in the world! Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cemetery Dance Publications


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Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 10, 2011


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 603 KB


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled


Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled


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    • Interesting, funny side-orders
Format: Hardcover
Though half of this book is introductions Straub has written for other books by Stephen King, Poppy Z. Brite, Charles L. Grant, etc., the best thing here is the last half of the book -- reviews of almost all of Straub's books by the fictional Dr. Putney Tyson Ridge, sort of Straub's alter-ego. As funny as this section is, I almost wish Straub had gone deeper into it. Ridge could possibly have been even more brutal and biting about Straub's work than he is. Overall, an interesting side-dish if you're a fan of Straub's work. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014 by Tracy Deaton
    • Great Collection with a Great Cover!
Format: Hardcover
A wonderful collection of Straub ephemera that's wonderfully fun to read. Not necessarily fiction or short stories, but lots of good insight into Straub the author.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2015 by John F.D. Taff
    • Interesting but Not Completely
Format: Hardcover
While it had not been that long since I read a Peter Straub book, I was still looking forward to reading SIDES. Straub is always a huge treat to read. Even though I knew that SIDES was a collection of Straub's non-fiction over the last twenty years and not a new fiction story, I figured that I would be amazed as I always him with his quality of writing. In that regards, I was not disappointed. His writing was lyrical and poetic and beautiful as it always is. However, the content of what he was writing about was a hit and miss with me. Straub primarily broke the collection down into three sections: Encounters where he provided Introductions or Afterwords to other author's books, "Two Essays and a Frivolity" or as I thought of it "Miscellaneous" and then Observations by Putney Tyson Ridge, Straub's alter ego and a fictional critic. The Encounters section was fabulous! As Straub would discuss the different books, I would yearn to read or reread the book in question. THE STEPFORD WIVES. DRACULA. THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU. And to seek out more books by some of the authors mentioned: Richard Laymon, Graham Joyce, Caitlin R. Kiernan. (Granted I read most of Laymon's and Joyce's book already but it made me want to reread them.) Straub was a little too complete in his discussion because he would discuss the entire book and I would realize that I no longer need to read them anymore. At least not for the story. The middle section though is where Straub started to lose me. His piece entitled "Mom" was fabulous and will make most people appreciate their own mother. The other two pieces were fine but not as interesting. It was the last section with which I became bored. The writings of Straub's alter ego were boring and very uninteresting. There was not enough insight to offer anything new nor enough humor to make them funny. I'm sure that Straub was poking fun at himself but it was a poking that did nothing for me. Overall I would recommend stopping halfway through but at the same time, I know that I would not be able to do so myself. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2013 by Mike Kazmierczak
    • PETER STRAUB ON PETER STRAUB
Format: Hardcover
I have read about everything Peter Straub has written, this is not a book for entertainment. He does however give great insight to the Authors and books that he reads (good food for thought), and gives some background information on the books he has written. If anything it is good to have on the shelf next to a collection (if you have one), to give others, in his own words, why or why not to read them. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2008 by Jimi Harmonica

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