tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post5866870343223248467..comments2024-03-28T22:31:58.632-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: Let's talk some more about DickBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-60355272516993637722015-12-15T21:55:36.351-08:002015-12-15T21:55:36.351-08:00I believe it cleaned up at the awards (Hugo or Neb...I believe it cleaned up at the awards (Hugo or Nebula or both) when it was first published, which is probably why it was named with that honor.<br /><br />To me there are better books and books that might be riper for adaptation. Palmer Eldritch or Ubik, perhaps. Whether they'd work as ongoing TV shows I don't know. For Man in the High Castle my problem with it is that they kind of need, even when aiming for a smaller audience, to add something like a resistance movement. And Dick knew that was a clichéd concept even then. As well as not really being true to how the world works.<br /><br />Pandemonium was actually published in 2008. My guess would be that the author was a teenager in the nineties and he drew on that for some plot elements. Book's not bad. It does an imperfect but better than 2000s average at keeping control of its tone through to the end.<br /><br />Haven't read Wild Thing yet. I remember at the end of Beat the Reaper the lead character fucked his leg up pretty bad to save his life. I hope he gets that treated, especially if he has to deal with Sarah. Talk about fight or flight!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-39332846030484044902015-11-30T15:03:13.671-08:002015-11-30T15:03:13.671-08:00from the linked article: ’widely considered his be...from the linked article: ’widely considered his best novel’? really? maybe his most accessible novel, but his best?…<br /><br />i was surprised, & disappointed, to hear that, of all of dick’s ‘alternate realities’, ridley scott’d chosen to co-produce a series based on this one. because, to me, it really is among his least imaginative ones - never mind the fact that, in actuality, the u.s. already is something of a fascist star (minus the swatstikas, obviously). i mean, even a series based on the ‘electric sheep’ world would’ve sounded more interesting to me…<br /><br />daryl gregory’s a new one for me, & 'pandemonium' sounds extremely weird. must admit, opting to feature sinead o’connor in a novel sounds almost guaranteed to result in a story guaranteed to feel dated in no time. similar to (tho not nearly as bad) as josh bazell’s decision to feature sarah palin in his second book, ‘wild thing’?! i mean, we loved ‘beat the reaper’, but, dude! c’mon! :) …semiconscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408133540133249835noreply@blogger.com