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Julia PDX
, October 28, 2009
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Brunner somehow manages rising and falling tension while simultaneously denying even a moment of relief for the characters from their nightmare existence. He uses clipped but descriptive snapshots to reveal a not particularly distant future that is a living hell, of our own making. Brunner's world is devastated by pollution and waste, white supremacist imperialism, homophobia and sexism.
Loved the book, my main complaint is his portrayal of women (ie: describing their hyper-sexualized attire without delving too deep into the nature of their oppression in his world, etc) and lack of characters with deep strategic analysis as to how to help their wreck of a world.
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