Baron Munchausen

I read this as another "palette cleanser" before returning to the unending flood of short horror fiction. Baron Munchausen is a figure much better known in Europe than here in the United States, where his equivalent might be something like... Pecos Bill or Paul Bunyan, maybe? (actually, those who re......more

Don't let this one fool you: it's not your ordinary adventure novel. It's a collection of short, bracing tall tales that beat you over the head with whimsy and shock you with their casual violence. It's completely over the top. There isn't much of an overarching narrative, but in this case I feel th......more

If you thought Jarry's Faustroll was a journey of archaic sci-fi absurdist nonsense- check this one out; by Jove!......more

An interesting book; though I must say the first half is markedly better than the second, hence the three stars. It's like Raspe (erm, I mean, the Baron) was trying a different strategy in the secornd part of the book; to tell a continuous narrative with events that are only loosely connected: it be......more

Fantastic tales. The first half is the best, though the stories are at times so wild you may find yourself tired and unable to read too many in one sitting. The second half, while not as fantastic, tell a continuous story and are much easier to digest. There is also a nice Afterword at the back whic......more