- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade); First THUS edition (1 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0395924812
- ISBN-13: 978-0395924815
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 678,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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"Angry Candy" is possibly Ellison's strongest collection of stories to date. Virtually every entry in the table of contents is a gem. For myself, highlights include "Paladin Of The Lost Hour" (a beautiful tale of friendship, time lost, and time found), "Laugh Track" (an uproarious parody of the television industry), "With Virgil Oddum At The East Pole" (a meditation on art and redemption) and Eidolons (a series of related koan-like vignettes which will require very thoughtful reading). The whole book resounds with Ellison's characteristic mix of horror and beauty, humor, anger, and wonder, along with a generous dash of spleen. Whether he makes you laugh, or weep, or just pisses you off (or all three!), you will not remain unmoved.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I've always been an avid reader of Mr. Ellison's work and I would have to say this ranks as one of his top 5 book of short stories (as compared to his essays, bu thats another can of worms). From the award winning Twilight Zone episode "Paladin of the Lost Hour", Harlans compassion shines with a light that out wieghs his brass public tone. Follow that with the very funny "Prince Myshkin, and Hold the Relish" a story that just about covers the true pitfalls of time travel. And one must not forget the two true gems of this book, "Eidolons" and "The Avenger of Death". This book is a must read for anyone who thinks that there is no art to writing a short story.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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You can not read this book, close it, and be the same person you were before. This book will change you. A telling of sad and angry tales, from an oh so human perspective, Ellison has written a book so superb that it doesn't deserve to be put in any one genre. Yes, it's angry. Yes, it's candy. It's extreme. I have already lost two copies of this book to friends who won't return it, but I keep on buying it again. Isn't that a good recommendation for a book? You want more? The cover is excellent too - almost worth the price alone, and the authors comments pierces your heart. Now buy it, please. And cry.
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Missing an original and consistent 'voice'
Im not sure that you could call this collection of short stories 'sci-fi', there's abit of everything here - Hard fantasy, Gumshoe detective, new weird, sci-fi lite, high brow... Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by Oliver Wood
Not great by any means.
I'll grudgingly give this book 2 stars. This whole "on-the-edge", "experimental" story format has GOT to go. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 1999
Excellent... couldn't put it down.
I picked up this book after reading an interview with Harlan Ellison on theonion.com. I intended to read a short story before bed every night. What a terrible idea! Read more
Published on 30 Mar 1999
A profound venture into the musings of a haunted genius.
An inspiring structure of Soul-Agony and Hope, Angry Candy is the road through Purgatory. It is a world of spiritual pain, where a beam of hope pierces the silvery-grey, and leads... Read more
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