tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3422075273172219887..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: George R. Stewart: Earth AbidesFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-31125388680673566342017-08-26T12:47:07.920-07:002017-08-26T12:47:07.920-07:00Gregory--I'm not surprised. Referencing the bo...Gregory--I'm not surprised. Referencing the book would have taken away much of his credit, I suppose. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-69824140640853953442017-08-12T10:20:23.852-07:002017-08-12T10:20:23.852-07:00Yes, a TV special methinks. He stole much.Yes, a TV special methinks. He stole much.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507537950789426671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-31702199944828892802017-08-10T19:27:14.881-07:002017-08-10T19:27:14.881-07:00Yvette--I see it as a gentle, quiet post-holocaust...Yvette--I see it as a gentle, quiet post-holocaust work. Overall, I would call it real and optimistic. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-77505890239759503532017-08-10T16:23:08.473-07:002017-08-10T16:23:08.473-07:00I've never been a big fan of dystopian or post...I've never been a big fan of dystopian or post apocalyptic fiction, Fred, so I may not read this - but I am intrigued by your post. Especially since I've never heard of this author. Lately I have been reading or planning to read a bit of science fiction, so I'm adding this title to that list. But I'm promising nothing - I'm not sure I'm ready to read anything but things that make me happy in some way for the time being. The real world is just too ugly right now.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-29475796207649586232017-08-09T08:05:28.635-07:002017-08-09T08:05:28.635-07:00Gregory,
Was a film based on that book? I never ...Gregory,<br /><br />Was a film based on that book? I never read the book, but I did see a film with the same theme. <br /><br />I can see the similarities between the film and EA. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-70697049496470360502017-08-08T21:46:39.595-07:002017-08-08T21:46:39.595-07:00I asked the author of EARTH AFTER MAN if he knew E...I asked the author of EARTH AFTER MAN if he knew EA, & he said yes, had read it. "How come you never referenced it?" Embarrassed silence; for he took much from it.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507537950789426671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-456364902018875322017-08-08T07:38:57.674-07:002017-08-08T07:38:57.674-07:00R.T.--Possibly frustration with the way they see t...R.T.--Possibly frustration with the way they see things are going. The situation is bad and so complicated that the only solution is to start over again with a clean slate. <br /><br />I'm interested in what you think of it. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-33279108101045041592017-08-08T06:30:21.389-07:002017-08-08T06:30:21.389-07:00Fred, thanks for baiting the hook so well with you...Fred, thanks for baiting the hook so well with your posting; I've not read but must read EA. What do you think is the impulse behind readers' fascination with dystopian fiction? I get quite depressed by such offerings and must be in the right frame of mind for subjecting myself to the despair of dystopia. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-88001418793252237382017-08-08T06:18:42.976-07:002017-08-08T06:18:42.976-07:00Brian--Yes, it is an exception to many of the post...Brian--Yes, it is an exception to many of the post-holocaust novels being written at the time. It isn't an action-oriented novel with lots of conflict and the survivors finally winning out and developing a new Eden, free of the old corrupt civilization. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-20045492647717716412017-08-07T17:17:11.187-07:002017-08-07T17:17:11.187-07:00Mudpuddle--thanks for stopping by and for your kin...Mudpuddle--thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment. I reread Earth Abides often as a great antidote to much of today's SF which is filled with action, at the expense of character and story.<br />DeleteFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-73903771331492811262017-08-07T15:11:39.682-07:002017-08-07T15:11:39.682-07:00Somehow I have never read this book.I am not sure ...Somehow I have never read this book.I am not sure why not. This is the kind of story that has intrigued me my entire life. I sounds literate and, despite the fact that it was written in the 1940s, creative. <br /><br />I had planned to read Station 11 soon. I may give this a read first. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-90828983487853102872017-08-07T13:17:39.563-07:002017-08-07T13:17:39.563-07:00i had a similar reaction when i read it; Stewart ... i had a similar reaction when i read it; Stewart was a fairly prolific writer, but mostly on the non-fiction side... his "Dictionary of American Place-names" is a good example, although he had eclectic productions, including a history of the Donner party... <br /> Fred, tx for your excellent review; it's time i reread this book...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com