Daniel Otto Jack Petersen | The Hole On The Corner Ep. 20: Past Master (1968) - introduction part 2: three reviews @Doctor_Rockter | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Discussing contemporary (60s/70s) reviews of Lafferty's debut novel from Judith Merril, Sheryl Smith, and Fred Chappell: some unbridled praise and some reservations; insights all around. (See the links mentioned below.)
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Samuel Delany interview about utopia (& Past Master): https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/interviews/delany52interview.htm?fbclid=IwAR07SwmMDjg7Btj2lxkndW2Ffwed1Fpfs2Eaz8czUC7P4ldlfc3ucNw51U0

Eric Walker's essay (discussing Lafferty's connection to animated cartoons & more): greatsfandf.com/Authors/Individual/RALafferty.php

Andrew Ferguson's master's thesis (discussing Lafferty's intentionally incomplete endings & more): gwern.net/doc/fiction/science-fiction/2010-ferguson.pdf

M Porcius Fiction Log's review of Past Master: mporcius.blogspot.com/2014/01/past-master-by-r-lafferty.html