I wanted to claw my eyes out. I mean I think I get why it's a classic, but to me it's a wasteful classic. I could think of TONS of science fiction books that were written in the 70s (i.e. like William Sleator's House of Stairs...) that would run leaps and bounds over this book. It's senseless, cynical narrative about the Universe was complete drivel. I mean if I wanted to know the secrets of the Universe I'd read like L'Engle's work...Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, Brave New World...yeah...
~WhimsyLibrarian~
I'm a fresh Youth Services Librarian at the Grand Rapids Public Library! I just finished graduated school, and I'm hoping to get out and make a difference in this rampant literary world! I'm usually found at whimsylibrarian.tumblr.com
I wanted to claw my eyes out. I mean I think I get why it's a classic, but to me it's a wasteful classic. I could think of TONS of science fiction books that were written in the 70s (i.e. like William Sleator's House of Stairs...) that would run leaps and bounds over this book. It's senseless, cynical narrative about the Universe was complete drivel. I mean if I wanted to know the secrets of the Universe I'd read like L'Engle's work...Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, Brave New World...yeah...
Currently reading
The Brothers K
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
