Short Book Reviews: George Alec Effinger’s The Wolves of Memory (1981) and J. J. Connington’s Nordenholt’s Million (1923)

Note: My read but “waiting to be reviewed pile” is growing. Short rumination/tangents/impressions are a way to get through the stack before my memory and will fades. My website partially serves as a record of what I have read and a memory palace for future projects. Stay tuned for more detailed and analytical reviews. 1. George Alec Effinger’s The Wolves of Memory (1981) Norman Walker’s cover for the 1st edition 4.75/5 (Near Masterpiece) I read almost 150 pages of George Alec Effinger’s masterful The Wolves of Memory (1981) before setting it down almost two years ago. As is often the case, I do not have a single reason why. It certainly had nothing to do with its quality. Perhaps Effinger’s uncanny evocation of dementia (through a SF lens) felt a bit too real. Perhaps his ability to render deeply affective interactions hurt in a way I rarely feel in science fiction. The volume sat on my desk waiting to be completed. I picked it up a few days days ago and finished in one sitting. I’m…