Archive for September 8, 2010
HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE by Charles Yu
I am ill-informed to speak to science fiction writing. With the reading of this book, HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE, the sum of my science fiction reading experience is expanded to just five book. The genre has never really spoken to me. Upon reflection, this seems odds. I am drawn to ideas, wherever I find them, but in literature, in particular. And I like complexity, again, especially in literature. Science fiction, as I understand it, romps and roams the mountains and valleys of this territory. I think ultimately, it is the required release upon common reality and the faith requirement of other-worldly paradigms that trips me up. I’m not very adept at either. set up my thoughts on this book in this fashion because I worry of being remiss in regard to Mr. Yu’s efforts here. In particular, this concerns me because I like the book very much–I like it because it is chalk-full of clever ideas and notions and it is quite dense and layered.
September 8, 2010
Tags: Speculative (Beyond Reality) Posted in: Debut Novel, Speculative (Beyond Reality), Unique Narrative, Writing Life 
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