pickWritten in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam War, this starts out as good-guy-vs-evil-robot Heinleinian military sci-fi, but through flashbacks we quickly see that the human MC is a symbol for US imperialist aggression, & the "good guy" is as much a Killing Thing as the robot, which is reacting (albeit with overwhelming violence) to threats made to its existence.
There's a general styled on Curtis "bomb them back into the Stone Age" LeMay, who ⬇️
"There was the desert, glittering white sand that shifted like talcum when touched, cottony white sky, a quarter of it glaring with the white heat of the sun."
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Although it's not a comedy or satire, this is hitting the same anti-militarisation vibe for the Vietnam War that Dr. Strangelove hit for the nuclear arms race and Mutually Assured Destruction. I'm about ⅓ through and really enjoying it so far.
Ok, here's hoping this classic sci-fi novel suits better than my last book, which I bailed on.
Man versus revenge-filled robot ??? As it's Kate Wilhelm, I expect there to be some nuance and underlying message, rather than just Space Opera "pew-pew" ??
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5/5
Yes, I read Locke and Key again ❤️🗝
(And I'll likely read it a 3rd time before the year's done).
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Working through the books on my bookmark. The Little Mermaid is next to read. I've got some more Disney Animation Classics books on the way to help too. Otherwise I'm reading The stories they're based on. Keeps me reading atleast
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Full disclosure, I do not typically enjoy poetry, so take this review as you will… 😅 Mostly I didn‘t like the poems, but as it usually is with me, the ones I found I connected with, I LOVED. My two favorites were “The Discovery of The Madeiras” and “A Question”. I re-read the latter several times even though it‘s only four lines. It spoke to me in a way none of the wordier poems did.
This was my #DoubleBookSpin for February.
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I'm so excited!! I've been looking for this book for years. Of course it was easier to find once I learned the actual title. I'd been looking for it with the title "The palomino". I blame the fact that I was a kid when I read it. I've ordered a copy off thriftbooks. Apparently I'm buying my childhood. The good memories that is. Does anyone else do this?
Anyway, Wilhelm's novel has an intense, claustrophobic atmosphere that leans into the adventure element, without losing sight of her more serious subtexts: imperialism, colonialism, capitalism, oppression, sexism, militarism, totalitarianism, pacifism -ism, -ism, -ism. 4? 1mo