![]() This is probably his weakest collection that I've read or reread so far (only 2 more to go!) and certainly includes a story that I can't imagine Aickman even writing. ![]() Aickman likes laughing at the absurdity of humans and the absurdity of life itself. Never more so than in this collection, which includes absurd jobs ("Marriage" has two women, one who works in "poultry statistics" and the other who "advises on baby clothing") and absurd attacks ("Compulsory Games" has a protagonist who has fits and flees at the sound of a sinister plane flown too close to ground by his estranged wife, much to the derision of the village children) and absurd situations taken in matter of fact fashion ("Growing Boys" has two 15-year-olds who are apparently giant-sized and can tear down jail walls with their bare hands). The wit is dry and the humor is often absurd, but it is always present in some way. ![]() I always forget how funny Aickman can be. ![]()
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