tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post6451003328176384887..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of Man Plus by Frederik PohlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-49737661322153307682015-03-24T01:31:25.628+01:002015-03-24T01:31:25.628+01:00Ooh! Ooh! I've read this one!
...aaaand I re...Ooh! Ooh! I've read this one! <br /><br />...aaaand I remember being terribly satisfied by the ending, but I can't remember why. Maybe the AI overlords were some sort of "secret government string-pulling" satire that I liked? No idea.<br /><br />I tried the sequel, but the tone was entirely different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-43706263738648315632015-02-15T07:26:22.196+01:002015-02-15T07:26:22.196+01:00For me the AI overlords are more confusing. Roger...For me the AI overlords are more confusing. Roger finding happiness on Mars can be chalked up to pure sarcasm, which fits the mood of the novel. But the AI overlords that follow, likewise, dunno...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-13540952000444343712015-02-14T23:52:14.200+01:002015-02-14T23:52:14.200+01:00I remember our discussion about this on my review,...I remember our discussion about this on my review, but I can't decide which ending element confuses me the most. I think I've decided that the strange happily ever after ending is Pohl's post-divorce way of saying that man will always be misguidedly optimistic in areas of love. As for the strange overlord involvement, I think he might be saying that, no matter what, man will never be in control of his own destiny. Someone else is always pulling the strings.<br /><br />I dunno...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com