tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post1410154154820168488..comments2023-10-21T07:44:20.549-04:00Comments on The Existence Machine: Science FictionRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-56578676194345488942007-02-26T18:32:00.000-05:002007-02-26T18:32:00.000-05:00You've sold me on Riddley Walker, Andrew. Last I ...You've sold me on <I>Riddley Walker</I>, Andrew. Last I checked, our local used book store had two copies, so....<BR/><BR/>And, duh, thanks for reminding me, Rob. I forgot all about William Gibson. I have read <I>Neuromancer</I>. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't blown away. And I am intrigued by Mieville. Thanks!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-23385531091752239862007-02-26T18:03:00.001-05:002007-02-26T18:03:00.001-05:00Riddley Walker I mean by the above, not the very f...Riddley Walker I mean by the above, not the very fine Dark Materials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-61657171023371921912007-02-26T18:03:00.000-05:002007-02-26T18:03:00.000-05:00Philip Pullman is very good, but the two people I ...Philip Pullman is very good, but the two people I would really recommend, neither of whom appear on your list, are William Gibson and China Mieville (not King Rat, but anything else is wonderful).Rob Jubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832981726367701536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-42260622501198447722007-02-26T18:02:00.001-05:002007-02-26T18:02:00.001-05:00You absolutely must read it, Richard. Absolutely a...You absolutely must read it, Richard. Absolutely astonishing(having discarded stunning as not quite up to the descriptive job). Anthony Burgess said of it, "This is what literature is meant to be", and he's not wrong. Read it before someone makes a film out of it. Now that I think of it, it perhaps could have been Terry Gilliam's finest moment. Though hopefully that doesn't suggest wackiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-25380955082651509902007-02-26T18:02:00.000-05:002007-02-26T18:02:00.000-05:00You absolutely must read it, Richard. Absolutely a...You absolutely must read it, Richard. Absolutely astonishing(having discarded stunning as not quite up to the descriptive job). Anthony Burgess said of it, "This is what literature is meant to be", and he's not wrong. Read it before someone makes a film out of it. Now that I think of it, it perhaps could have been Terry Gilliam's finest moment. Though hopefully that doesn't suggest wackiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-49565784444488891862007-02-26T15:17:00.000-05:002007-02-26T15:17:00.000-05:00We have the His Dark Materials books; I've heard a...We have the <I>His Dark Materials</I> books; I've heard a lot of great things about them.<BR/><BR/>And I'm very interested in <I>Riddley Walker</I>. I was made aware of it in the aftermath of reading David Mitchell's <I>Cloud Atlas</I>; someone compared the middle section to Hoban's book...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471801.post-81925104637695307022007-02-26T14:48:00.000-05:002007-02-26T14:48:00.000-05:00Haven't really read much or virtually any sf. Not ...Haven't really read much or virtually any sf. Not that impressed with LOTR but did hugely enjoy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. Probably doesn't really qualify as sf but Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban one of the great books of the age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com