bramkaandorp

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I would even go further back, and recommend Equal Rites.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there isn't even a person on the other end, but instead it's just an AI.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks like it's two separate projects.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Having read it again not too long ago, I was actually surprised by how much of it was not good.

The framework was interesting, but much of the actual writing wasn't nearly as good as I had thought.

Maybe it's because I had read it in a Dutch translation the first couple of times, and the translator had had improved the prose without intending to, or maybe it's because it was many years ago.

Whatever the reason, I felt like it needed another pass of the editor.

The movie, on the other hand, still thrills me every time I see it.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (6 children)

"The Parker's".

That is the worse crime.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks. Space opera at its best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

As a big fan of Farscape, your opinion is invalid.

Kidding aside, I realise it's an acquired taste.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Intellectual property owners.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When you say "non-political", what do you mean?

The movie is about national division. I find it strange that any movie could do that without having any politics in it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

84K by Claire North. It's a dystopian novel about corporatization of government.

At first glance that might sound generic, but she's an incredible writer, and really makes the world she created come alive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Such a good choice!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Standard Ebooks is a wonderful resource, although they do sometimes go for more modern words or spelling. It's to help modern readers better understand old texts, but it means you won't get some of the cool and quaint wording and formatting.

 

I love Kim Stanley Robinson’s books, and am reading (in some case re-reading) his books in order. At some point, I’m going to get to Green Earth, but since it’s a reworking of the Science in the Capitol trilogy, I wanted to find out just how much it adds/leaves out/changes.

Is the difference significant enough to merit a “re-read”? I'm particularly interested in characterization, but I'm also curious if the science itself has been significantly changed, with resulting plot changes.

Thanks!

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