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Erik Bergmann
The brilliant 1969 Hugo Award-winning novel from John Brunner, Stand on Zanzibar, now includes a foreword by Bruce Sterling
Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics to the forefront of global domination, both in the marketplace and politically - it's about to take over a country in Africa.
Donald Hogan is his roommate, a seemingly sheepish bookworm. But Hogan is a spy, and he's about to discover a breakthrough in genetic engineering that will change the world...and kill him.
These two men's lives weave through one of science fiction's most praised novels. Written in a way that echoes John Dos Passos' USA Trilogy, Stand on Zanzibar is a cross-section of a world overpopulated by the billions. Where society is squeezed into hive-living madness by god-like mega computers, mass-marketed psychedelic drugs, and mundane uses of genetic engineering. Though written in 1968, it speaks of now, and is frighteningly prescient and intensely powerful.
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visionary
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OTOH realizing that this was written in the '60s is mind-blowing, it passed the test of time with flying colors.
I didn't love it
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Christ, what an imagination I have
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The world changed in 1968
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Great story of society and what it can become.
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The greatest attribute of the novel is the uncanny accuracy regarding life in 2010. There are so many scientific, social, and political elements that Brunner nailed: cigarettes would be vilified, while marijuana is tolerated, an advanced computer like Deep Blue or Watson is an integral part of the tale. While he didn't foresee the internet, he anticipated computer assisted news aggregation and interactive television. Both China and terrorism come to dominate US interests, while Europe is united. Perhaps, the only major theme that didn't pan out was the over emphasis on global population size and the resulting social and legal developments (eugenics laws).
One additional feature that makes the book intriguing is that in addition to the main story which is the weakest part of the whole work, Brunner injects side stories, irrelevant to the main plot that serve to highlight and explore social and political developments. At the same time, he also injects snippets of pop culture in the form of commercials, advertisements, and book excerpts that provide a comprehensive overview of multiple aspects of life in 2010.
The narration is outstanding given the range of characters with global diversity as well as a range of presentation styles. For anyone who was alive in 1968 and can remember the mood of the times, 2010 as envisioned through that lens will especially appreciated this depiction.
Note: While there is a President Obomi in the story, he is president of a fictional African nation and not the president of the United States as has been erroneously reported in some internet postings. Brunner was good, but not that good.
A classic that stands the test of time
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One of the most ambitious science fiction novels ever written
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the story itself involves our near future (written in 1968 it predicts 7 billion people by 2010 and we are near that) and concerns to an extent overpopulation and corporate greed with side stories involving genetic engineering and sterilization and computer intelligence but don't get caught up in arguing whether he got all the "predictions" accurate. He's much more concerned about people existing in such a possible world and what they might go through. Poverty, drug abuse etc.
it will be helpful to know that it is structured with "rotating" sections, i took this from wiki entry:
"Continuity" – Most of the linear narrative is contained in these chapters.
"Tracking with Closeups" – These are similar to Dos Passos's "Camera" sections, and focus closely on ancillary characters before they become part of the main narrative, or simply serve to paint a picture of the state of the world.
"The Happening World" – These chapters consist of collage-like collections of short, sometimes single-sentence, descriptive passages. The intent is to capture the vibrant, noisy, and often ephemeral situations arising in the novel's world. At least one chapter of the narrative, a party where most of the characters meet and where the plot makes a significant shift in direction, is presented in this way.
"Context" – These chapters, as the name suggests, provide a setting for the novel. They consist of imaginary headlines, classified ads, and quotations from the works of the character Chad C. Mulligan, a pop sociologist who comments wryly on his surroundings[3] and in one chapter, actual headlines from the 1960s.
a key line from opening: "A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding." Marshall McLuhan: The Gutenburg Galaxy
loved it. going on my list of best novels. hoping for Sheep Look Up and Shockwave Rider now, definitely interested in Brunner more.
perfect audio experience
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Reading all these perspectives - from channel-surfing news summaries to unattribured dialogue in an international variety of accents - is done in a truly masterful way. I've got a very picky ear for accents and names, and this fellow is far and away the most versatile at them that I've heard.
way too good for comfort
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The narrator does a great job of painstakingly voice acting every commercial in the book. This is part of the problem. Imagine you're listening to any given audiobook you've already bought from audible. Now imagine that story being CONSTANTLY interrupted by 7-15 minutes worth of well voice acted radio commercials.
Buy the paperback.
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