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david_agranoff's review against another edition
5.0
I have been finishing book two and three of John Shirley’s brilliant Eclipse trilogy. Also known as the Song called Youth books. It is an excellent set of books telling the same story all in a very slightly different style from the last. The third book for example seems to a bit more gritty than the first two.
You should read them written in the mid to late 80’s it foresees the rise of corporate war profiteers and racist neo conservatives. Excellent story and great characters, great Sci-Fi war war three novel.
You should read them written in the mid to late 80’s it foresees the rise of corporate war profiteers and racist neo conservatives. Excellent story and great characters, great Sci-Fi war war three novel.
philibin's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5 Stars)
This book started off really slow, but once it picked up pace, it became a decent book.
In a future world, all too eerily similar to our current one, is an almost cyberpunk-like hellscape not very different from our own. Russian aggression is causing global discontent. The Entertainment Industry is ranked as important as governments. Governments and politicians are corrupt and deceitful. And sexuality is weaponized as a means of control. And, of course, racism and prejudice play integral roles in all parts of society.
In content and style it was very reminiscent of Huxley's Brave New World mixed with Rucker's Ware Tetralogy. The descriptions are vivid, and the characters are... realistically unrealistic (I don't know how else to describe it). Slightly banal, but with redeeming moments that carry them along and make them likeable.
This book started off really slow, but once it picked up pace, it became a decent book.
In a future world, all too eerily similar to our current one, is an almost cyberpunk-like hellscape not very different from our own. Russian aggression is causing global discontent. The Entertainment Industry is ranked as important as governments. Governments and politicians are corrupt and deceitful. And sexuality is weaponized as a means of control. And, of course, racism and prejudice play integral roles in all parts of society.
In content and style it was very reminiscent of Huxley's Brave New World mixed with Rucker's Ware Tetralogy. The descriptions are vivid, and the characters are... realistically unrealistic (I don't know how else to describe it). Slightly banal, but with redeeming moments that carry them along and make them likeable.
luckiestluna's review
2.0
I liked this book because it made me think of our own society and it made me quite uncomfortable. But I thought most of the characters were quite week and hard to relate to (except Smoke and his Rawen) and part of the plot felt quite drawn out. But since it was first written in the 80s it was quite an impressive prediction of our future.
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