Sunday, September 21

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Red Thunder

Red Thunder by John Varley

I've never been disappointed by John Varley.

Until now.

If Rocketship Galileo had been written by the Robert Heinlein who wrote The Number of the Beast, rather than the Robert Heinlein who, well, wrote Rocketship Galileo, you'd have Red Thunder. It's all there: the characters too stupid to live, the pointless and unappealing sex, the arguments about who's going to drive, the contrived plot...

I give it sucks out of five. And no, I haven't suddenly developed a New Zealand accent.

Avoid.

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1 Ouch! I hate when they release a book to sell on the name of the author instead of the strength of the story.

Posted by: Ted at Sunday, September 21 2003 08:06 AM (2sKfR)

2 And it damages the author in the long run--there are a lot of "big" writers I stopped reading after a real stinker...

Posted by: Susie at Sunday, September 21 2003 12:46 PM (SM1Wt)

3 I took it back to the library half-finished, and even that half was a chore. I was so sorely disappointed. That the man who gave us "Persistance of Vision" (one of the best short stories ever) or the Gaea trilogy could do so poorly... sad sad sad. One of my favorite ways to pass the time while at a boring job is to cast the whole Gaea world as a movie. :)

Posted by: LeeAnn at Sunday, September 21 2003 02:25 PM (HxCeX)

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