About three years ago a reviewed the science fiction novel The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi. In it he has a great, surprising, jarring description of what humans look like from the perspective of an alien. It is very well done.
Here is the link to my original post about this.
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Hi Norbert,
I’ve been reading your reviews of JOHN SCALZI’s books-& chasing links thru to your “take” on PETER F. HAMILTON stuff, also.
Before you “quit” altogether on Scalzi, or (in case you already have-!!) on the off-chance that you’d re-consider & give him one more chance, have you looked at any of his short story work ? For a quick read, an “alien fix”, & a lot of fun (all rolled into one small package)—check out, ” How I proposed To My Wife”-!!
On a separate matter, I just LOVED your take on the Arizona (so-called) “religious freedom” legislation.The more I think about the implications of your hotdog stand refusing service to Christians “on religious grounds”, the more effectively I realize such a tongue-in-cheek situation really sums up the hypocrisy & bigotry of those who would treat SOME people as “second class” citizens-!!!
Just IMAGINE the shrieks of “discrimination” were the “fundamentalists” on the RECEIVING end of the very legislation they appear quite content to use against others-!! Funny how people seem to feel they have “license” to tell others how to live-& whom they may love-!! QUITE different, however, were “the boot on the other foot”–!!
I hope you enjoy, ” How I Proposed To My Wife”-& thanx for your interesting snippets on “life & other things”-!! Cheers from Down Under-Ray.
What a nice set of comments. No, actually I have not given up on Scalzi altogether, just that series, but I would never have thought of picking up “How I proposed…” but I will now.
I enjoyed your comments on religious freedom and turning the tables.
Here is a funny one: You know how they always say that homosexuality is a choice, a learned behavior. The perfect answer to that is that yes, if it’s a choice, why don’t you try to be homosexual for a few weeks – it’s a choice, isn’t it? You should be able to try it then.
Good luck with that.
OMG Norbert,
can you hear my chortling all the way from the Southern Hemisphere-!!! Just LOVE that one-!!!
I’ve just read & enjoyed your latest comments regarding the slippery slope of discrimination under the guise of “religious freedom”. I seem to recall there’s historical precedent to clearly demonstrate such a “slippery slope” can quite quickly become an AVALANCHE-!! Something about Nazis & Jewish people, I think-!!!
Keep up “the good fight”—& I hope you enjoy, “How I Propsed to my Wife”-!! Cheers-Ray.