tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post406201874549214734..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: London is a posionous swamp - the wishful thinking of After LondonAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-27278747768506526812011-02-15T15:19:16.621-06:002011-02-15T15:19:16.621-06:00Nana - oh, yes, Jefferies was ahead of his time, t...Nana - oh, yes, Jefferies was ahead of his time, thinking about problems that we're still fighting.<br /><br />Max - I'm really just learning about this early post-apocalyptic stuff. My new discovery is the realted genre of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_literature" rel="nofollow">invasion literature</a>. Wild.<br /><br />Now, Mike Davis - it's been years since I thought about this. The basic problem is that he makes strong claims based on weak evidence, and very strong claims based on very weak evidence. The tornado section of <i>Ecology of Fear</i> is the only episode I really remember, though. Like I said, years.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-931958853599076222011-02-15T12:54:05.522-06:002011-02-15T12:54:05.522-06:00I have a copy of this. I read the first section on...I have a copy of this. I read the first section once online or somewhere and was intrigued enough to buy a copy when it changed to the narrative section. I must restart it.<br /><br />It's weird isn't it? The structure is so unusual. Apparently there was quite a lot of Edwardian post-apocalyptic fiction little of which is still in print (not that this is really still in print).<br /><br />The references to Aldiss are well made.<br /><br />The Mike Davis problem? City of Quartz is one I have my eye on. What's the issue?Max Cairnduffhttp://www.pechorinsjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-54152147732217903872011-02-15T08:07:52.459-06:002011-02-15T08:07:52.459-06:00And though some think it impossible, I believe Hum...And though some think it impossible, I believe Humans are much more capable of destroying themselves and the world.<br /><br />It's fascinating to read such novels at such times because one is likely to think that most classics are all about love/relationships, social class and royalty. <br /><br />Thanks for this AR.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-70756931189869057482011-02-14T22:51:03.149-06:002011-02-14T22:51:03.149-06:00Ah - a solution to the Mike Davis problem. Read h...Ah - a solution to the Mike Davis problem. Read his books as science fiction, as visionary novels. I hadn't thought of that.<br /><br />I thought someone would get a kick out of seeing Ballard and Aldiss here. Yes, keep an eye out for Jefferies - it's more than a curiosity, as I hope will be clear over the next couple of days.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-17931539561100687462011-02-14T21:10:41.576-06:002011-02-14T21:10:41.576-06:00Have you read City of Quartz?Have you read City of Quartz?Interpolationshttp://interpolations.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22726303773568492452011-02-14T19:37:32.251-06:002011-02-14T19:37:32.251-06:00This sounds interesting. I shall add it to my sea...This sounds interesting. I shall add it to my search list. <br /><br />It's been a long time since I've heard mention of either _Greybeard_ or _The Drowned World_ and probably longer since I've read them.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com