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Bezig met laden... Peter Watts Is An Angry Sentient Tumor: Revenge Fantasies and Essaysdoor Peter Watts
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  dcunning11235 | Aug 12, 2023 |    ) Jon_Hansen | Nov 17, 2022 | I read this mainly because it's Peter Watts. Period. He's smart, isn't afraid to burn bridges, and he has the whole Curmudgeon thing DOWN. Get off my lawn! But he also has a point. Many of them. And when it comes right down to it, I agree with most. Like keeping literature smart, not so dummied. Or keeping information free enough to counteract the really crazy things that can, even now, happen to say, the bird flu. The rest of the essays were either homages to old pets, having a flesh-eater on his leg, or pretty cool summaries of stories we can't find but we should have read. :) Other than that, and let's be honest, it reads like a series of spruced up blog posts with proper annotation and bibliographies. :) Fun, at least for me, but aside from the ideas within, it's nothing too serious. The ideas are, of course. I think I need a drink after being reminded about how we've reaped the whirlwind. Humans really are the worst. :) (  ) bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 | Peter Watts may be an angry sentient tumor, but he is also an opinionated one and in this collection of blog entries he shares his many opinions, along with his anger, on a wide variety of topics. He really They are not all angry, some of them are about his cats, or other cats, but all of them are thought provoking and are going to incite some kind of emotion. Many of the essays touch on some political or other topics he cares about. And we do learn the story behind important facts, like Watts is banned from the USA, he almost died from a flesh-eating bacteria, he was raised Baptist, and he had a schizophrenic man living in his backyard who almost set his house on fire. He writes in the introduction that "...only an idiot would pretend that we don’t all come with bias preinstalled. Maybe the difference is, some of us are better than others at hiding that fact. Maybe this whole rigorously-objective argument is just an eloquent retcon to defend my own bias against preachy stories, and to deny that I’d ever let such cooties infest my own work even if appearances say otherwise. I expect my thinking on this subject will evolve over time. In the meantime, though, I’d implore you not to project too much ideology onto my writing, no matter how tempting it may seem. I have political opinions, for sure, but I don’t write to force them on you. Matter of fact, the stories I’ve written have actually challenged my own political opinions once or twice. I consider that a good sign." You may not agree with every opinion Watts has, but you will have to admit he is an excellent writer, presents his opinions and facts clearly and concisely, and he is passionate about what he thinks. Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Tachyon. http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/2019/11/peter-watts-is-angry-sentient-tumor.html ( ) SheTreadsSoftly | Nov 5, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"With over fifty unpredictable, scathing, hilarious, and more-than-occasionally moving essays about science, politics, family, pop culture, religion and more, Peter Watts--Hugo Award-winning author, former marine biologist, and "angry sentient tumor" (via Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous)--shows why he is the savage dystopian optimist whom you can't look away from... even when you probably should."-Amazon.com. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This collection of blog posts/spleen-ventings/movie reviews? Garrghhh. Ughh. Meh. There are some interesting ideas here, granted, but you have to sift through a lot of bullshit for them. And... that's not even completely true. The thing that comes through, time and time and time again, is not that Watts is a pessimist; its that even when I agree with his overall point, or his conclusion, or at least the value of the issue he's talking about... just... he's a dickhole.
I guess in some quarters that counts as being edgy or telling-telling-it-like-it-is or being a realist, or stickin' it to the Man... but really... just, dickhole.
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