"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Tom Mountstephen was dressed in his very best—a black coat, a tie of blue satin studded with veritable planets, and in it a new zodiacal sign—a fox in full career, that formed the head of a pin. Tom’s collar was so stiffly starched and so
Linley was fond of collecting what he called “raw material” and, as a fairly successful barrister, he had good opportunity for doing so. He despised novelists and romancists, yet one day he hoped to become one of these gentry himself, hence his collection of the
Though I think I get what Lem was trying to do with this novel, I also understand the many people whose reaction has been “what the fuck did I just read?” The novel is about alienation, social estrangement, post-traumatic stress and culture shock, which are
Tom Mountstephen was dressed in his very best—a black coat, a tie of blue satin studded with veritable planets, and in it a new zodiacal sign—a fox in full career, that formed the head of a pin. Tom’s collar was so stiffly starched and so
Linley was fond of collecting what he called “raw material” and, as a fairly successful barrister, he had good opportunity for doing so. He despised novelists and romancists, yet one day he hoped to become one of these gentry himself, hence his collection of the
Though I think I get what Lem was trying to do with this novel, I also understand the many people whose reaction has been “what the fuck did I just read?” The novel is about alienation, social estrangement, post-traumatic stress and culture shock, which are
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utente anonimo
Posted at 13:04h, 19 OctoberNon so, a me è piaciuto il prologo con Nova, però forse il motivo è che conosco gli sviluppi "spoiler" della saga :P, purtroppo il finale è un pò rovinato dalla mancanza degli episodi contemporanei dei Guardiani
Attendo anch’io War Of Kings con impazienza (sperando che vengano pubblicati tutti gli episodi dei Guardians of the Galaxy), DnA hanno fatto un lavoro grandioso nel rendere il cosmo Marvel di nuovo interessante, avvincente e carico di grandeur
Shelidon
Posted at 10:48h, 25 OctoberBeh, come al solito l’insipienza editoriale della Panini si vede nei crossover, che hanno bisogno di una coordinazione cronometrica nelle uscite e di una oculata scelta nelle pubblicazioni. Tutte cose che alla nostrana capanna delle idee sono sempre mancate. Insieme alle idee, naturalmente.
Quadrilatero
Posted at 19:04h, 22 NovemberNon me lo perdo.
Anche se per ora me lo sto perdendo.
Shelidon
Posted at 20:27h, 23 Novemberidem…