tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024294187880201878.post5241562896865056481..comments2024-03-06T14:34:45.635+00:00Comments on Sparks In Electric Jelly: Finch and the Ambergris Stories by Jeff VandermeerJez Winshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785738751849434806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024294187880201878.post-15513775500276231082013-10-21T23:31:38.430+01:002013-10-21T23:31:38.430+01:00It's a fair point - and I've therefore twe...It's a fair point - and I've therefore tweaked that sentence to remove my clumsy claim to a 'primary influence' which doesn't exist. A secondary one at best. <br />Thanks for responding to the review, and for writing these remarkable books. Jez Winshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785738751849434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024294187880201878.post-33859375506445225702013-10-20T16:11:37.549+01:002013-10-20T16:11:37.549+01:00Just a note that M. John Harrison is only (one of ...Just a note that M. John Harrison is only (one of several) influences on the Martin Lake story--and like Harrison I was much more indebted to French and English Decadent writers--a primary influence. Otherwise, not really very much at all--and certainly not on either Shriek or on Finch. <br /><br />I really appreciate the thoughtful and in-depth review, though. - Jeff VanderMeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com