Goosle

I did read Margo Lanagan's story "The Goosle" and considered that the actual underpinnings of the real Hansel and Gretel, which was a horrible witch feeding up an abandoned brother and sister who were initially abandoned by their weak, wimpy father at the urging of his second wife, their mother having died - is actually "worse" and nastier than the homosexual exploitation, mistreatment and disgusting situations portrayed in the story.

MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature 2009

'The reception of "The Goosle"' that you speak of was one reader whose particular buttons were pushed by 'The Goosle', or were pushed one too many times for him to bear.

MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature 2009

Quite a chorus of people within the genre leaped to my defence when Dave Truesdale lashed out, rather than joining him in his protest, which makes me think that he was rather the exception than the norm, and that nobody's really fussed about such stories as 'The Goosle' existing.

MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature 2009

From Jason Stoddard's unusual alternate history featuring elephants and a search for uranium in the land of the Diné ( "The Elephant Ironclads") to Margo Lanagan's wicked version of Hansel and Gretel ( "The Goosle"), the 16 original tales in this collection highlight some of the best work from genre veterans and newcomers.

you taste like tear stains and could have beens but I love a good train wreck. ellen_datlow 2008

Ellen Datlow's The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy contains one of my two favorite short stories of the year, Margo Lanagan's creepy, disturbing "The Goosle."

MIND MELD: The Best Genre Related Books/Films/Shows/Games Consumed In 2008 (Part III) 2008

I most recently used the term in a response I wrote on Ellen Datlow's livejournal comments section in discussing Margo Lanagan's story "The Goosle."

MIND MELD: What are the Best Examples of SF/F Worldbuilding? 2008

Instead of linking to The Trues, I will link to Niall Harrison's excellent discussion of Margo Lanagan's "The Goosle," which came in for the biggest dose of Truesey's scorn.

Thursday Hangovers 2008

Instead of linking to The Trues, I will link to Niall Harrison's excellent discussion of Margo Lanagan's "The Goosle," which came in for the biggest dose of Truesey's scorn.

Thursday Hangovers 2008

Instead of linking to The Trues, I will link to Niall Harrison's excellent discussion of Margo Lanagan's "The Goosle," which came in for the biggest dose of Truesey's scorn.

July 2008 2008

Best Horror Of the Year 1 : The Goosle - Margo Lanagan

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