I'm really into classics, and I'm especially into genre classics, so I almost feel a little bit guilty giving this book a "mere" three stars (although I feel I should note that I actually use the Goodreads star values, in which a three-star rating means "I liked it"). Ultimately though, I feel I hav...
I first read this book as a teenager, and liked it so much that I listed it as a top ten favorite novel for decades afterward. In honor of actually having the opportunity to stand on Zanzibar myself during a recent vacation, I thought I would re-read it to see how well it held up. Thankfully, it doe...
Strong story. Mostly political nuances are analyzed here. I liked a thing about how slavery still exists in the world of the future. A slave had chains, but today a modern person in no way can consider himself free. Instead of chains there’re other people. Rivals, competitors, who press you, who w...
John Brunner - Stand On Zanzibar (1968) [2011] Reader: Erik Bergmann UnabridgedRuntime: 21h 14mn 59sec Total Number of Audio Files: 120 Audio: MP3 1969 Hugo Winner; 1969 BSFA Winner; 1968 Nebula NomineePublisher's Promo: Norman Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few al...
That was 600+ pages of sheer eccentricity! Not in a bad way, but wow. I love books like this, that push the boundaries in some way, play around with indirect narrative. As long as they know why they're doing it. This one did.(context)This book takes place in several different ways. Context is given ...
At first I found the device of using advertising blurbs and conversation tidbits too distracting but like real life I found myself filtering it out. That makes me think it was a pretty successful technique. Cutting down on the information overload helped me immerse myself into Brunner's future. The...
When I read this in 1972 I would have given this five stars. Now, in 2011, I'm a different person. this is a different time, and much of this book does not hold up for me. There is a lot that does - that's why I give it 3 stars. I find it to be a somewhat tedious read now though. It might be wor...
:: Stand on Zanzibar is one of my favorite novels ::a) Stand on Zanzibar is about overpopulation. if the entire world's population were to stand on Zanzibar, it would sink.b) Stand on Zanzibar is about information. how is it processed? what does it really mean?c) Stand on Zanzibar is about the evils...
I loved it, particularly near the middle. I wish Chad C. Mulligan really did exist and write, because I'd love to read more than just excerpts from his books. (He's a bit like Spider Jerusalem, only more of a sociologist than a journalist.) Overall, an interesting take on human society--and what ove...
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