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As you can see the "The Hashish Eater" + cd has shipped for subscribers of the Complete Poetry of Clark Ashton Smith and can be purchased by non-subscribers.
The book is excellent as it compares side-by-side two versions of the six-hundred-line poem. There are nice introductions and notes included.
At first I did not like the reading, I thought it was too bombastic and not smooth enough. I also wonder if these are the correct pronunciations for many of the words? I did get used to the cadence and rhythm after awhile though.
After listening to it and reading along, I do find that it still booms in my head.
No offense to Mr. Fryer, but I prefer reading this poetry to myself. Usually I don't care for audiobooks either.
If you have the book/cd, what are your impressions?
I am excited to get my hands on the hardcover of Donald Sidney-Fryer’s “Atlantis Fragmentsâ€! Hippocampus should be shipping that in the next month or two!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 25 Jul 08 | 11:00PM by Eldritch Frog.