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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 337.1 | Goof | STUBBI::REINKE | | Tue May 27 1986 15:45 | 1 |
| Sorry this was supposed to be an answer to #327 on Bester.
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| 337.2 | However... | INK::KALLIS | | Tue May 27 1986 15:47 | 15 |
| First, a clarification: I _Like_ _The Stars My Destination_ very
much.
However, having said that, science-fiction it ain't. A good and
rather powerful story; however, it has things that are scientific
absurdities, such as rubble following in Gully Foyle's "wake" when
he was stranded in space, and the "Burning Man" burning _in a vacuum_.
Sorry, a good story, but a fantasy.
You want something closer to SF from Bester, try _The Demolished
Man_.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 337.3 | ans to 337.2 | STUBBI::REINKE | | Mon Jun 09 1986 18:13 | 4 |
| Agreed - however, I was about 16 when I first read it. I thought
it was a great story and wasn't particularly aware of the
non-scientific parts at the time. It did get me interested in SF
as a genre, scientific goofs or not.
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| 337.4 | 8^) | EDEN::KLAES | It obstructs my view of Venus! | Wed Jun 11 1986 19:11 | 2 |
| Wouldn't it be ironic if Bester lived in Worcester?
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| 337.5 | "Tenser said the Tensor" | TROLL::RUDMAN | | Tue Jun 17 1986 01:35 | 5 |
| Y'know, Mr. Kallis, it is surprising that so few (it seems) have
read THE DEMOLISHED MAN. I believe I cut some of my SF teeth on
that one. Some of the best can still be found in the book swaps.
Don
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| 337.6 | in praise of "The Demolished Man" | PROSE::WAJENBERG | | Tue Jun 17 1986 09:35 | 7 |
| I like "The Demolished Man" very much. I was tickled by the idea
of blocking a telepath with a "mindscreen" consisting of an inane
jingle you can't get out of your head, and I thought the society
depicted was very convincing. Of course, I read it several years
ago -- I might see more holes now.
Earl Wajenberg
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| 337.7 | I also liked TSMD -- see above | SUPER::KENAH | On a Blue Jaunte | Tue Jun 17 1986 14:35 | 20 |
| < re: Note 337.5 by TROLL::RUDMAN >
> Y'know, Mr. Kallis, it is surprising that so few (it seems) have
> read THE DEMOLISHED MAN. I believe I cut some of my SF teeth on
> that one. Some of the best can still be found in the book swaps.
Not all that surprising... when I first got interested in SF, one
of the collections I bought was "The Hugo Winners", edited by Isaac
Asimov. This collection listed Hugo winning works from 1953 onward.
"The Demolished Man" won the Hugo for Best Novel in 1953. "Fine,"
I said, "I'll go out and buy me a copy of TDM." No way. It was out
of print. I tried the swap shops. Nope, it had been out of print
for a LONG time. They finally re-released it about six years after
I first learned about it.
So it doesn't surprise me that many haven't read TDM -- it's hard
to read a book you can't find.
andrew
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| 337.8 | ???.4 | TWEED::REINKE | | Wed Jun 18 1986 17:54 | 3 |
| .4 please explain???? (this is from Stubbi::Reinke but Stubbi is
sick today)
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| 337.9 | WARNING!! WARNING!! PUN | OLIVER::OSBORNE | John D. Osborne | Thu Jun 19 1986 14:36 | 9 |
| re: Note 337.8
> .4 please explain????
It's a pun. (and a rather dreadful one at that)
Consider that Wocester is sometimes, especially around here, pronounced
Worst-er. (or WOO-ster, or War-chest-ter, or WATCH-ster...)
JO
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| 337.10 | punishment | STUBBI::REINKE | | Thu Jun 19 1986 17:19 | 1 |
| BESTER-WOO-ster.......................aaaaaaargh!!!!sorry I asked!
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| 337.11 | Eight, Sir! | TROLL::RUDMAN | | Thu Jul 17 1986 00:32 | 7 |
| Re. .7: You've got my curiosity up. My copies are from the mid-/late
sixties (no pub. date). Assuming a re-release in the '70s, you
started S F ~1970? Anyway, I think it'll hold up, even after 33
years. Maybe you're not frequenting the right stores. Have you
tried The Book Bear and The Shire?
Don
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| 337.12 | MORE PUNISHMENT! | EDEN::KLAES | It's only a model! | Thu Aug 14 1986 15:37 | 4 |
| It would appear that Mr. Reinke has become a demolished man!
:^)
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| 337.13 | No, I'm not from Worcester. | TROLL::RUDMAN | | Thu Aug 14 1986 18:55 | 8 |
| I'm sure you were kidding with the pronunciation. Commercials have
been messing up for years.
To set the record straight (remember the last time you read *that*
phrase in here? :-)) Worcester is pronounced like the Woo in Wookie
or would--Wou-ster. Barbarians.
Don
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| 337.14 | I lived in Worcester once... | HECTOR::RICHARDSON | | Fri Aug 15 1986 14:01 | 1 |
| And Leicester is pronounced "Lester", while you're out at.
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| 337.15 | Mr.?? | STUBBI::REINKE | | Fri Aug 15 1986 20:13 | 5 |
| re .12
'smile when you say that....
I was a woman last time I checked
Have your kept up with reading intros? try 122.37
:-)
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| 337.16 | probable cause of confusion: | CGHUB::CONNELLY | Eye Dr3 - Regnad Kcin | Fri Aug 15 1986 22:12 | 5 |
| > < Note 337.15 by STUBBI::REINKE >
...
> I was a woman last time I checked
Don used to go by that node-address! (hi, Don)
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| 337.17 | re names confusion | STUBBI::REINKE | | Fri Aug 15 1986 22:22 | 4 |
| Yeah - I know - things have been a little better since he moved
to Tweed, but we still get each other's mail
He says hi back - are you Paul Connelly?
Bonnie
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| 337.18 | NEW TYPE OF SEX CHANGE OPERATION? | EDEN::KLAES | Avoid a granfalloon. | Mon Aug 18 1986 12:14 | 5 |
| Obviously you were such a demolished man that you turned into
a woman. Amazing!
:^)
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| 337.19 | Does anyone know where I can get a copy? | ANNECY::BOURDILLON | Cats are the next step in evolution | Thu Mar 31 1994 05:50 | 6 |
| Copy of The Stars My Destination, that is.
Any help would be very gratefully received
Ben
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