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Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
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it was amazing
bookshelves: baroque, speculations

What I learned from this book:

1. Inflation has its uses.
2. Sometimes the best computer for the job is the laminated brain of a mouse . . .
3. The economic significance of mutant sheep.
4. Go big or go home.

A sideways and roundabout look at a strange and twisted future involving everything from telepathic mink to bird-men with hypnotic mandalas to a man who literally bought the planet earth. I don't know why it works, but it most certainly does - this is a must read for anyone who appreciates a unique imagination of the world to come.
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Reading Progress

Finished Reading
August 8, 2007 – Shelved
August 8, 2007 – Shelved as: baroque
August 8, 2007 – Shelved as: speculations

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message 1: by Thannasset (last edited Aug 25, 2016 11:55AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Thannasset Strangest, most wonderful and 'together' book from one of the strangest, most wonderful and weird writers I ever read. Old North Australia--'Norstrilia' is worth a visit by anyone!
What I learned from this book:
The truest illustration of vicious self-defense ever.

Rod McBan is a man, a man, a man..and why that matters.

Why the ballad of Lost C'Mell is important.

5 stars for sure!


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