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A review by vylotte
THX 1138 by Ben Bova
2.0
This was my handy to go book, nice and thin to fit in a pocket or bag, it went with me on a couple of camping trips. This is a novelization of the movie, which I haven't seen yet, though I have it downloaded and ready to go.
This was very reminiscent of older dystopian books such as Brave New World or Logan's Run. It's not very subtle. Look at the dystopia! Look how awful it is and how clueless the people are! I know Ben Bova is a much higher caliber writer than this, so I assume he was either not captivated by the material or under some restrictions to keep it written to the lowest common denominator. There was one creepy scene towards the end that was well written and that glimpse of what the novel could have been was more telling than the pages of spoon fed "horror."
This was very reminiscent of older dystopian books such as Brave New World or Logan's Run. It's not very subtle. Look at the dystopia! Look how awful it is and how clueless the people are! I know Ben Bova is a much higher caliber writer than this, so I assume he was either not captivated by the material or under some restrictions to keep it written to the lowest common denominator. There was one creepy scene towards the end that was well written and that glimpse of what the novel could have been was more telling than the pages of spoon fed "horror."