On 15/03/24 15:03, William Hyde wrote:
Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 12/03/2024 08.44, James Nicoll wrote:
Young People Read Old Nebula Finalists: Man in His Time by Brian Aldiss
In which the Young People deal with the matter of Aldiss.
https://youngpeoplereadoldsff.com/story/man-in-his-time
I am surprised to learn that Aldiss ever wrote something that could be
considered "comedic". The one or two things of his that I tried were
so dreary that I doubt that I ever reached page 20.
"The Dark Light Years" is (darkly) comic, with a twist at the end that I utterly missed reading the first time.
It's a slim novel, and I can't figure out a way to review it without
giving away too much.
It is rated three stars in my Calibre library but despite a quick look
at the first chapter, I do not remember it. It appears to be questioning
what is civilisation through first contact with aliens on a planet
foreign to both. Help. Yet another book to (re) read.
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