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The Chrysalids (Penguin Modern Classics)by: John Wyndham February 03, 2000 |
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We think that Wyndham's book 'The Chrysalids' was an extraordinary book with amazing descriptions. This book would be suitable for people of 11 years and upwards. Some of the ideas are quite challenging, but we read it in class, and were able to have discussions about some of these elements, for example whether the Great Horses were a deviation or not.
The book starts with David's dream of a calm sea, and a shining city with flying fish shaped machines, but this is a world that the people of Waknuk have never seen. The introduction made us think initially that the book might be a little boring, but then we met Sophie. Sophie is a normal, fun loving girl...or is she... 'The Chrysalids' is great because it doesn't give ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Viriconium: "Pastel City", "Storm of Wings", "In Viriconium", "Viriconium Nights" (Fantasy Masterworks)by: M. John Harrison July 13, 2000 |
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Wonderful prose, wonderful imagination, a writer who has brought fantasy and literary fiction together in one of the most powerful creations in the genre; and he's a writer who refuses to let the conventions and limitations of genre and place get the better of him. This is an essential read for anyone who demands more than a simple page turner.
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Nova Swing (Gollancz S.F.)by: M. John Harrison November 08, 2007 |
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Genre novels are never considered for the Booker prize. And never mind that middle-class angst is as much a genre as crime or science/weird fiction. When challenged, the keepers of the provincial book-club flame murmur disparagingly that, of course, science fiction writers are, well, not that good, are they? Certainly not the kind of work to offer ladies-who-lunch in Tunbridge Wells, with whom the publishing industry is curiously obsessed. . .as it is with celebrity, surely the publishing equivalent of hedge funds. Trouble being that publishing is infested with marketeers convinced books are the same as detergent or baked beans; that you can turn anything into a 'brand' and that the market rules, okay.
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Nova Swing (Gollancz S.F.)by: M. John Harrison November 09, 2006 |
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Genre novels are never considered for the Booker prize. And never mind that middle-class angst is as much a genre as crime or science/weird fiction. When challenged, the keepers of the provincial book-club flame murmur disparagingly that, of course, science fiction writers are, well, not that good, are they? Certainly not the kind of work to offer ladies-who-lunch in Tunbridge Wells, with whom the publishing industry is curiously obsessed. . .as it is with celebrity, surely the publishing equivalent of hedge funds. Trouble being that publishing is infested with marketeers convinced books are the same as detergent or baked beans; that you can turn anything into a 'brand' and that the market rules, okay.
Except this is, actually, piss-poor marketing. The ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Light (Gollancz S.F.)by: M. John Harrison October 31, 2002 |
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The majority of the story appears complex as it unfolds, but blossoms into a beautifully written conjunction of the three main story arcs: three characters of different times and places, one the creator of the technology another relies upon, the other hopelessly intertwined with both. The inexplicable and deeply interesting events of the plot somehow follow one another into deeper madness, yet never confuse or put off the reader. The net result is an easy-to-read, intricately composed piece of literary fiction pretending to be sci-fi. Awesome: 8.5/10 >>More Details |
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Light (Gollancz S.F.)by: M. John Harrison September 01, 2003 |
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The majority of the story appears complex as it unfolds, but blossoms into a beautifully written conjunction of the three main story arcs: three characters of different times and places, one the creator of the technology another relies upon, the other hopelessly intertwined with both. The inexplicable and deeply interesting events of the plot somehow follow one another into deeper madness, yet never confuse or put off the reader. The net result is an easy-to-read, intricately composed piece of literary fiction pretending to be sci-fi. Awesome: 8.5/10 >>More Details |
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The Centauri Device (S.F. Masterworks)by: M. John Harrison July 13, 2000 |
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And that's saying something. I read up to three books a week and have done for 20 years. As has already been commented, this guy uses between a paragraph and a page to write what others would in one word. It's so bad that it is often difficult to work out what is being said because you've forgotten the context by the time you reach the end of the description. Someone else mentioned an Iain Banks credit on the cover... well yes, but he was reviewing the SF Masterworks series rather than the book, which smacks of desperation. Possibly they couldn't find any other positive comments to use? As to the plot and characters, well they were terminally depressing in every way. I found myself skipping whole chapters just to see if anything improved.
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Celebration: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the British Science Fiction Associationby: Brian Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, Molly Brown, Pat Cadigan, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, M.John Harrison, Dave Hutchinson, Ian R. MacLeod, Ken MacLeod March 21, 2008 |
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And that's saying something. I read up to three books a week and have done for 20 years. As has already been commented, this guy uses between a paragraph and a page to write what others would in one word. It's so bad that it is often difficult to work out what is being said because you've forgotten the context by the time you reach the end of the description. Someone else mentioned an Iain Banks credit on the cover... well yes, but he was reviewing the SF Masterworks series rather than the book, which smacks of desperation. Possibly they couldn't find any other positive comments to use? As to the plot and characters, well they were terminally depressing in every way. I found myself skipping whole chapters just to see if anything improved.
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The Luck in the Headby: M.John Harrison February 01, 1993 |
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Harrison takes us to Viriconium again with the tale of anguished and gullible poet Chrome. The illustrations are excellent and complement the tale as it unfolds in all its bizarre detail. Recommended to any fan of M John Harrison.
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Nova Swing (Gollancz S.F.)by: M. John Harrison November 09, 2006 |
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Genre novels are never considered for the Booker prize. And never mind that middle-class angst is as much a genre as crime or science/weird fiction. When challenged, the keepers of the provincial book-club flame murmur disparagingly that, of course, science fiction writers are, well, not that good, are they? Certainly not the kind of work to offer ladies-who-lunch in Tunbridge Wells, with whom the publishing industry is curiously obsessed. . .as it is with celebrity, surely the publishing equivalent of hedge funds. Trouble being that publishing is infested with marketeers convinced books are the same as detergent or baked beans; that you can turn anything into a 'brand' and that the market rules, okay.
Except this is, actually, piss-poor marketing. The best companies have always ... Read More: >>More Details |
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