Slog - Comments on Lunch Date: The Grin of the Dark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark (A few times a week, I take a new book with me to lunch and give it a half an hour or so to grab my attention. Lunch Date is my judgment on that speed-dating experience.) Who's your date today? The Grin of the Dark, by Ramsey Campbell. Where'd you go? Boom Noodle. What'd you eat? The tofu yakisoba ($8.95). Also, a side of steamed rice with curry sauce. ($2.50) How was the food? You know, it was all right. I mean, it was a decent plate of yakisoba. There were some good mushrooms in there, and surprising little... Copyright 2008 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:46:21 -0800 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:27:11 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by ratzkywatzky Yes, yes, yes! Flicker!

I've never been able to get through one of Ramsey Campbell's short stories, let alone a novel. Although the Spanish movie based on The Unnameable is pretty good.

]]> ratzkywatzky http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark#c1064652 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark#c1064652 Books Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:50:39 -0800 Comment by Xenu, Warrior Thetan You might also like Tim Lucas's "Throat Sprockets", about an obsession with a disturbing erotic film. as far as I know it's his only novel.

]]> Xenu, Warrior Thetan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark#c1064680 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark#c1064680 Books Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:07:06 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I'm sorry, but Boom Noodle has much better entrees than that.

Altho the Campbell choice - well, maybe that made the food taste worse.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark#c1064858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_grin_of_the_dark#c1064858 Books Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:31:41 -0800 Comment by squidoo While I've never tried the Boom Noodle curry, and it's possible that it does suck, are you aware that Japanese curry does not resemble any variation of Thai or Indian curry? Because your description sounds like Japanese curry to me. And good Japanese curry is awesome, if you're not expecting something else.

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