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Originally Posted by montsnmags
I'm definitely going to go a Brunner book next (probably The Sheep Look Up or Stand on Zanzibar as they're the ones I remember having a look at from my early reading days). It's nice to know others are doing the same, so I feel less guilt  when I go from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man to something lighter (not light; just lighter in relative terms). |
_Stand on Zanzibar_, _The Sheep Look Up, and _The Jagged Orbit_ are extended looks using a similar technique on over population, pollution, and racial tension, respectively. I think TJO is my favorite, if only for the last line, but all are worth a go.
SOZ won the Hugo Award it's year. TSLO got nominated for a Nebula, but dropped out of print fairly rapidly. I think it was a little
too downbeat and dystopian for the audience.
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Dennis