Julia Thompson wrote:
...
> > I honestly don't know. I've heard about it, and have no desire
> > to read it. It could be that I'm put off by the classical
> > allusions, present even in the titles. Heavy-handed references
> > to THE CLASSICS usually signal a pompous and self-important
> > author. Not that I'm saying Simmons is, but I have no desire
> > to risk finding out.
>
> So, by the same token, are you refusing to read Silverberg's _Downward
> to the Earth_?
>
> Julia
Got me. The title seems safe. (Googles...) All I can find are
some reviews comparing it to Conrad's _Heart of Darkness_.
So far, it sounds like the worst it could do would be echo parts
of a "Great Book" (not as bad as a "Classic" : ) ). I'm not
refusing.
Should I read it?
---David
Mastodonts R Us
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