James R Kirk@startrek.website to Quark's@startrek.websiteEnglish · 7 days agoRIP to a real one. Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12cross-posted to: books@lemmy.worldbooks@lemmy.mlbooks@sh.itjust.workssciencefiction@lemmy.world
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkRIP to a real one. Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77.arstechnica.comJames R Kirk@startrek.website to Quark's@startrek.websiteEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: books@lemmy.worldbooks@lemmy.mlbooks@sh.itjust.workssciencefiction@lemmy.world
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoThat’s because Dan Simmons was a hyper conservative driven insane by Obama. https://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/137621172/one-rant-too-many-politics-mar-simmons-dystopia
minus-squareuntorquer@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoDidn’t really need more evidence but it tracks
minus-squareStillPaisleyCat@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoI DNFd a copy of Hyperion borrowed from a library in the early 90s. While I had the tolerance to read a lot of dubious science fiction, and gave it a fair shot, it grated. Reading that review, I’m so glad not to have pushed myself to give Simmons’ books another try. Who gives a character the N-word for a middle name and writes him with contempt in the name of allegory?
minus-squareuntorquer@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoSure, im just comfortable seeing someone unhumorously engage in blatant misogyny and writing them off completely on the first go. If it’s humorous I’ll check to see if it’s cynicism before.
That’s because Dan Simmons was a hyper conservative driven insane by Obama.
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/137621172/one-rant-too-many-politics-mar-simmons-dystopia
Didn’t really need more evidence but it tracks
I DNFd a copy of Hyperion borrowed from a library in the early 90s.
While I had the tolerance to read a lot of dubious science fiction, and gave it a fair shot, it grated.
Reading that review, I’m so glad not to have pushed myself to give Simmons’ books another try.
Who gives a character the N-word for a middle name and writes him with contempt in the name of allegory?
Sure, im just comfortable seeing someone unhumorously engage in blatant misogyny and writing them off completely on the first go. If it’s humorous I’ll check to see if it’s cynicism before.