tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post8430898516652500263..comments2023-07-23T10:06:17.267-04:00Comments on Tethyan Books: Review: Stand on Zanzibar by John BrunnerAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-60678038843264143662012-07-16T09:28:45.024-04:002012-07-16T09:28:45.024-04:00I'm glad to hear you liked it, too! I agree t...I'm glad to hear you liked it, too! I agree that the form of the story really helped create an immersive feel for the world. With all of the questions Brunner raises about the effects of overpopulation, eugenics legislation, genetic engineering, and so forth, there's definitely plenty of food for thought (and discussion) that I didn't have room to go into in the review. :) That quote's continuing relevance is a little depressing, but I think that will always be the case in any human society.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-12171432274565109012012-07-13T12:51:40.873-04:002012-07-13T12:51:40.873-04:00I got totally hooked when reading this. I somehow ...I got totally hooked when reading this. I somehow found the novel's stylistic form incredibly awesome. I thought the experiment of all the information dumps did create a real feel for the dysfunctional, overcrowded, media-saturated world of "Stands." Almost like channel hopping on the television. Information overload in its crudest from. Apart from that, it also raised some serious questions with regards genetic engineering. <br /><br />And what a very prescient quote this turns out to be: ""A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944487011611580147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-84328907158140457012012-07-12T15:53:10.402-04:002012-07-12T15:53:10.402-04:00Yeah, I never really cared much for pretty much an...Yeah, I never really cared much for pretty much any of the characters, either. I could see Chad Mulligan as a 60s Durden :). I think he was probably the most memorable character in the book, I would have liked to see more of him and his work, too.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-3212708472351647062012-07-10T23:55:52.496-04:002012-07-10T23:55:52.496-04:00I'd agree that the world was much more interes...I'd agree that the world was much more interesting than the characters. In fact I found it actually something of a chore to try to care about them at all. I could have done with more from Chad Mulligan. He felt like the 60's version of Tyler Durden :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364999124473415795noreply@blogger.com