Comments on: Looking Glass https://blog.speculist.com/book_review/looking-glass.html Live to see it. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jim Strickland https://blog.speculist.com/book_review/looking-glass.html#comment-2696 Jim Strickland Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:35:59 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=1231#comment-2696 Thanks for the nice review, Jefe. Much appreciated.

I would like to counterbalance the dystopic features of my world that Jefe mentions, by mentioning that, in my world, you can be vaccinated against all forms of VD, and against pregnancy as well. Such shots are required for virtually everyone.

Most energy comes from renewable or clean, safe nuclear sources.

You can catch a train to Japan from San Francisco.

Lots of other stuff, but if I get into it, it gives away too much plot. Point is, it’s not all bleak. It’s mixed. Rather like the real world.

-Jim

]]> By: Phil Bowermaster https://blog.speculist.com/book_review/looking-glass.html#comment-2695 Phil Bowermaster Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:00:03 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=1231#comment-2695 Jefe –

You’re right about dystopias. They can actually be a lot of fun, plus they give us something to respond to. I grew up watching Soylent Green and Omega Man; now I go around claiming that the world is getting better all the time.

I’m intrigued by the future political landscape Jim has created. I would have thought it would be the midwest that would become the christianist theocracy…

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