[HPforGrownups] Books (But Siriusly, Folks....)

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 9094

Message: 6
   Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 22:22:33 +0100
   From: Firebolt <particle at urbanet.ch>
Subject: [Very OT] Re: Books

Amanda Lewanski wrote:

> Unless this was written recently, I've read it. I was a bit young for it;
it was
> years later that I realized that a physical relationship had been strongly
> implied between the dog and the daughter (nothing graphic at all, you
guys)--I
> was not yet aware enough to catch the implication. And as I recall, it was
a bit
> preachy, and a downer, sort of like Flowers for Algernon. Now that I've
learned
> to Appreciate Literature, I'd probably like it.

What I coincidence, I just borrowed Flowers for Algernon from my library
this
morning. Can't give an opnion on it as I'm only partway through, but it's
pretty
good. Maybe I'll see if I can find Dogsbody or Sirius.

Olaf Stapledon, the author of Sirius, is rightfully considered one of the
great early masters of the sci-fi genre.  His greatest novel IMO is First
and Last Men, but Sirius is also very good.  Here's a link that will give an
excerpt from the book.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/7628/stapledon/sirius_at_cambridge.htm
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  - CMC