so-soThe weapon shops are the only recourse against the tyranny of the Isher empire although the weapons they sell can only work as self-defence for their owner.
I was a great fan of the author as a teenager - especially the Null-A books - so I must have read this before, but I had no memory of the story. I expect I enjoyed it then, mainly because I was unaware of certain controversies it seems to be playing into. Now, not so much.
Hey everybody!! I'm sorry I'm so late with this, March was not a good month for me, hopefully April will be better. I also hope everyone enjoyed Childhood's End. It's not my favorite Clarke novel, but different strokes for different folks. A reminder, April's selection is The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. Van Vogt. Hope everyone enjoys. #ClassicLSFBC
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A couple of questions for any who have finished this month‘s #ClassicLSFBC pick. If anyone would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know.
🚀 What do you think about the novel‘s imagined trajectory for humanity? Do you see it as a positive or negative development? Did any of you also read “Almost Human”, one of our earlier group reads? It posits a very different possibility.
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A couple of questions for any who have finished this month‘s #ClassicLSFBC pick. If anyone would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know.
🚀 The characters are fairly flat, which isn‘t uncommon for some classic SciFi. Did particular character or behavior stand out to you? Maybe Karellen? He‘s the only one present in all three sections of the book.
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pick(1953) Yay for the #ClassicLSFBC because here's one I should have read long ago and never got around to till now. Maybe it's just as well, because I think younger-me may have struggled to engage with the very loose plot, flat characters, and wooden dialog. OTOH maybe I would have loved the big-picture speculation about humanity's nature, future, and our place in the universe(s?). I'll never know, but now-me found it a rewarding read.
My weekend plans for #weekendreads
1. Finish Mr. Loverman and Red Clocks for #Roll100 .
2. Get stuck in to Childhood‘s End for #ClassicLSFBC .
I‘m pausing on Das Achte Leben for now. Will pick up again in April. 🤞
I haven't been able to find editions I want of the next two reads for the #ClassicLSFBC , Childhood's End and The Weapon Shops of Isher. I did find the tagged book though, which, confusingly, was published before Weapon Shops, but is set after it. I've read a review recommending it be read second, so I'll TBR it for now.
Not buying it wasn't an option as it was a reasonably-priced copy with my favourite cover artist, Bruce Pennington! 😍
(1969) This is Norton's follow-up to February's #classicLSFBC pick, “The Zero Stone.“ I've mentioned that I quite like TZS; I like Uncharted Stars only a little less. The resolution seems too abrupt: at least one more chapter, better yet at least one more book, is needed for closure, and I strongly suspect that Norton had ideas for the latter and just never got around to writing it. But the fact that I wish there was another entry is review enough
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