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Pixel Juice by Jeff Noon
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Pixel Juice (original 1998; edition 1998)

by Jeff Noon

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Pixel Juice is a selection of fifty stories from Jeff Noon's fertile imagination, each one strange, telling, disturbing or sometimes just plain weird. Most of the tales are surprising such as finding an off switch for the human body.
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Title:Pixel Juice
Authors:Jeff Noon
Info:Doubleday (1998), Hardcover, 320 pages
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Pixel Juice by Jeff Noon (1998)

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    reading_fox: Very very weird SF short story collections set in a fixed location. Great punchy endings.
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A collection of short stories set mainly in the Manchester universe the author used for previous books if at various timelines and some cameo appearances by characters you may recognise if you've read some of Noon's other work. Ranging in length from barely a page to almost 30 pages long but some of these get revisited as you progress through the book. Topics range from a shopping expedition, sex dolls, fighting DJ's and lots more weird and wonderful snippets abound.

Ususally with short story collections I read them in chunks maybe around another novel or three but I felt this one benefited from a straight through read as some of the later selections do tie in with some of the previous ones and so if read piecemeal then that connection might be diminished or forgotten entirely. Sometimes short stories are a good setting off point for an author that you haven't tried before but I wouldn't recommend that here. A read of Vurt at least would certainly benefit any reader tackling this one. ( )
  AHS-Wolfy | Dec 19, 2018 |
Noon's no Rucker. ( )
  neuroklinik | May 29, 2018 |
Johnny loves Metaphorazine. Every clockwork day. ( )
  gmehn | Dec 10, 2010 |
"Two things are going on when I write. One is that I'm trying to give the reader a bloody good time. And the other thing is that I'm trying to be brilliant. " -Jeff Noon

Interview as a whole:
http://www.spikemagazine.com/0800jeffnooninterzone.php (Linked on Sept 27th, 2008)
  ijuutine | Sep 27, 2008 |
While I am not normally a fan of short stories, I absolutely loved the tales presented in Pixel Juice.

Pixel Juice takes place in Jeff Noon's Manchester universe and contains stories touching upon the characters/plot from his other works therein. While each story is self-contained, there is an underlying coherence to Pixel Juice that ties together aspect of Noon's other works (i.e. 'Vurt', 'Pollen', 'Automated Alice', 'Nymphomation' and 'Needle in the Groove').

What I like about these short stories is that they take a single, interesting idea and explore a consequence of that idea. Noon doesn't fall into the trap of trying to write a very short novel and pass it off as a short story. The emphasis isn't on plot or characters, it's on ideas that have impact in Noon's universe and have consequently helped form the background mythology of his Manchester/Vurt setting. As a result, the stories are typically short with a very directed focus, giving them more 'staying power' with me as a reader (as opposed to other short stories).

Another interesting aspect to these stories is that Noon bounces in perspective and between first and third person views. His prose ranges from pretentious academic, to drugged-out stream of consciousness; and it's all very convincing. Noon is a true wordsmith and Pixel Juice conveys that beautifully.

If you are a fan of Noon's other works, then reading Pixel Juice is a must. While Pixel Juice can be read without reading any other book taking place in the Vurt universe, much of the subtle relevance of the stories will be lost. Overall, it's a wonderful collection full of interesting ideas and tie-ins to the Vurt universe. ( )
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