tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post918712867092552611..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Those Shadows Laugh, by Geoff RymanGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-50523758687709261462017-01-18T10:41:47.555-08:002017-01-18T10:41:47.555-08:00I've seen some better than others.
When the c...I've seen some better than others.<br /><br />When the characters in <i>The Just City</i> recreate Plato's Republic, well, I wouldn't want to live there, but I can identify with <i>their</i> utopian drive for a society of wisdom, debate, philosophy, and equality.<br /><br />In <i>Too Like The Lightning</i>, the utopian elements are not without cost, but I can definitely see their attraction -- an end to geographic boundaries; fierce individualism; a curbing of the influence of gender stereotypes; religious and ideological warring as culturally taboo.<br /><br />There's "I wouldn't want to live there," and then there's "That's not actually attractive in any way" :-/Standbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877817311001333712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-19466760824613650222017-01-18T10:04:29.886-08:002017-01-18T10:04:29.886-08:00Well, anything with a master race always bothers m...Well, anything with a master race always bothers me at least a little bit.Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-46091872014621470982017-01-18T09:55:48.677-08:002017-01-18T09:55:48.677-08:00Something about this really bugged me, but I reall...Something about this really bugged me, but I really can't put my finger on it. I just didn't like how the topic was portrayed and the perspective it took. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035397577227908678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-33993468817444955012016-12-28T06:36:18.918-08:002016-12-28T06:36:18.918-08:00I don't think I've ever seen a description...I don't think I've ever seen a description of a utopia that I'd want to live in. Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-52001229509690590552016-12-28T00:45:48.547-08:002016-12-28T00:45:48.547-08:00This one really bugged me. It was extremely well-w...This one really bugged me. It was <i>extremely</i> well-written, but my hackles rose at the naked utopianism of the piece.<br /><br />Ryman's Colinas are eternally cheerful and joyous, appear to suffer from no want or strife, and overall just seem tremendously <i>simple</i>. I cannot buy this as utopia; as worthy of the longing the protagonist expresses. This culture seems to have nothing to say beyond how serene and happy and live-in-the-moment they are. It reads to me like a society lobotomized, and then exoticized to present that blankness as perfection.Standbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877817311001333712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-45405214459193244652016-09-01T19:02:04.337-07:002016-09-01T19:02:04.337-07:00Drat! I pressed "delete" by mistake, and...Drat! I pressed "delete" by mistake, and Blogger has no undo. Catfish complimented us on the new graphic we're using stars in the ratings.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks. Eric thought the stars looked better than having just a plain number. Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-66968557011308494272016-09-01T17:52:39.862-07:002016-09-01T17:52:39.862-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cattfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238337321213264601noreply@blogger.com