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Indlæser... The Cosmic Rape (1958)af Theodore Sturgeon, Theodore Sturgeon
  
Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.   beskamiltar | Apr 10, 2024 |  Ahora se encontraba lista para expandirse más aún. Y esta vez, la Tierra era su presa. Natt90 | Dec 2, 2022 | The text is structured in alternate chapters featuring 6 randomly selected story arcs plus the main storyline in which an alcoholic bum becomes the unlikely means to a cosmic integration (the "marriage" between humanity and the collective hive mind "Medusa"). From my point of view, the style of writing is convoluted and obscure but this also makes the reading thought-provoking. One has to read it more slowly than usual to grasp the intentions of the author since there are several passages which can spur discussion. (  ) c12marin | Jun 20, 2020 | There's a ton of great and flawed characters and they were interesting enough to carry us to the freaking huge conclusion. We follow a real villain around for most of early part of the novel, one very reminiscent of The Stars My Destination, where a deplorable man carries the seed of some truly awesome changes. More than that, however, is the inescapable mind-blowing change of becoming a Medusa, a single head where every hair is each of us. A single mind. Every one of us knows what everyone else on the planet has learned. A total and ultimate godhood that is, nevertheless, just us. Sturgeon has always been one of the most fearless writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading. When he sets his teeth into an idea, he goes all out and blows our minds. It's one thing to say he does something like this, but it's another entirely to see the buildup leading to a nearly instantaneous conversion. Or the reason for the conversion. Or the battle with another hive mind. I was like... damn! This was a very short novel, too, and he NAILED IT. This is a spicy classic. It may never be everyone's cup of tea, but I think I can rank it up there with Bester. :) (  ) bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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A Nebula Award-winning author reinvents the alien invasion novel with this story of a malevolent, galaxy-consuming hive mind--and its surprising human hosts. Drunk, angry, abusive, and pathetic, Dan Gurlick exists at the very lowest level of human civilization, sleeping in junkyard cars and scrounging through garbage cans for his dinner. But his last rotting meal contains something unexpected: a spore that originated from a galaxy many light-years away. First, Dan eats the spore, then, the spore eats Dan; and the homeless alcoholic becomes a host for the Medusa. An insatiable alien hive mind, the Medusa has already consumed the life forms of a billion planets. Now, it hungers for the dominant species of Earth. But to do so, it must somehow unite the planet's intelligent creatures into a single shared consciousness: an assignment the miserable wretch Dan may prove surprisingly capable of carrying out. To Marry Medusa is suspenseful, inventive, and surprisingly compassionate; a vibrant and unforgettable exploration of what it means to be more--or less--than human. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas's Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author's estate, among other sources. No library descriptions found. |
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