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@Perrin42@mastodon.social The first is a classic of taut pulp storytelling *except* that Angelina's back story is some fucked-up 1950s tradwife bullshit (and all the characters except Jim DiGriz are t
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@cstross@wandering.shop I've always remembered liking it, but I read it over 30 years ago and don't remember any details. I actually picked the series up a few weeks ago, but I'm rereading Cradle agai
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@Perrin42@mastodon.social I last re-read the first SSR book the day after Harry died, 19 years ago. Not sure I'd dare go back now. But I've done my Heinlein tribute novel, I've got an Iain M. Banks on
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Yeah, rereading those older stories is rough at times. Even Asimov - I've read the Foundation and Robots series multiple times - but the characterizations of women could certainly be problematic and there is *so much smoking*.
I'm looking forward to your homage. I hope there a bartender named Jimmy D. somewhere in there.
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