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The Weight of Numbers, II

May 08, 2006 15:22

A little while ago I mentioned Simon Ings' new novel, The Weight of Numbers. I also linked to this Guardian review, which seemed to do a pretty good job of putting the book in context. Now I notice all the reviews on Ings' webpage, and in particular this review from The Independent, which is on a whole other level:Science fiction: which way to the ( Read more... )

sf, kazuo ishiguro, simon ings, genre

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grahamsleight May 8 2006, 15:04:18 UTC

Charles Shaar Murray is principally a rock critic, of course, but I seem to remember him writing some some rather informed newspaper reviews of a few of Gibson's novels when they came out. And I think he was a contributor to the second edition of the SF Encyclopedia too.

There does seem to be some crossover between rock criticism and sf criticism in general: Ian MacDonald's wonderful book on The Beatles, Revolution in the Head, includes a detailed chronology of the 60s with entries for significant sf novels published each year. From memory, he also cites Greenland's The Entropy Exhibition and talks a bit about New Worlds as a part of the late-60s London avant-garde scene.

coalescent May 8 2006, 15:08:16 UTC

Murray's connections to the shady world of sf revealed.

mattia May 8 2006, 18:11:12 UTC

Clute is shady now?

Oh, and this book: this would be the one that's winging its way over here courtesy of Amazon, right? It'll be next on the list, then...

coalescent May 8 2006, 18:23:52 UTC

Clute is shady now?

Anyone associated with sf is shady.

Oh, and this book: this would be the one that's winging its way over here courtesy of Amazon, right? It'll be next on the list, then...

That's the badger. :)

secritcrush May 8 2006, 15:24:17 UTC

I would like to see lots of discussion of this book, so everyone should go and read it now, please.

This book is not out in America :(

coalescent May 8 2006, 15:26:08 UTC

Rainbows End isn't being published in this country at all, and yet, by the miracle of Amazon, I will be able to read it. :p

(Yes, yes, I know, exchange rates.)

Also, have you read Black Swan Green yet?

secritcrush May 8 2006, 16:07:34 UTC

(Yes, yes, I know, exchange rates.)

More like still in trauma from the $1000 error I found in my checkbook this morning (ouch!)

Also, have you read Black Swan Green yet?

Not done yet - I didn't expect you to come back having read it.

grahamsleight May 8 2006, 16:08:41 UTC

No-one expects the fannish inquisition!

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ex_susumu64 May 8 2006, 15:33:55 UTC

I enjoyed Headlong, so I will probably read this. My Lal-pile overflows though, so don't hold your breath.

talvalin May 8 2006, 16:21:08 UTC

I've been adding books to LibraryThing finally, and my unread tag count is 668. Shit.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Talvalin

ex_susumu64 May 8 2006, 16:45:29 UTC

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, LAL.

snowking May 8 2006, 17:36:45 UTC

Well, suddenly I feel a lot better about my unread shelves.

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mike_higher May 9 2006, 04:06:01 UTC

Hi. I have been reading ur replies to rparvaaz and then on to your lj itself, and since I seem to do that fairly often, wanted to add you on to my flist. I am way behind yall on the books, and playing catch up :)

coalescent May 9 2006, 07:24:29 UTC

Welcome!

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