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jwharris28
Posted 2015-03-28 12:26 PM (#9947 - in reply to #9946)
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DrNefario - 2015-03-28 11:54 AM Well, The Forgotten Planet was forgettable. Not awful, but not special, either. A pulpy adventure with regressed primitive humans versus giant insects. Another fix-up, but the joins were pretty smooth. I think I just didn't feel very engaged in the drama. I feel like these early 50s books are more approachable, because they are short and straightforward, but they aren't always living up to their promises, even when they aren't promising much. Forgotten Planet wasn't really a positive choice, for me, so much as a book I happened to already own. The next four years are all first-choice books I'm actually looking forward to. But first I'm taking a month off SF&F.
 

I have fond memories of The Forgotten Planet from reading it as a kid. However, I expected if I reread it now, it might not appeal to the adult me. Have you read Hothouse by Brian Aldiss? It was called The Long Afternoon of Earth when it first was published, a title I like much better. I thought Hothouse is a superior  take on what Forgotten Planet was about.

 

 



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