Kaslov reviewed The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
Review of 'The Sheep Look Up' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Looks like I am writing a review for one of John Brunner's books. Let's just quickly copy and paste this bit from the previous one:
"Why oh Why are cynics, skeptics, pessimists and satirists such good oracles. I know things are nowhere near that bad, but there are a lot of good predictions there with a whole lot of counter culture sprinkled all over."
So, what is Sheep look up about? ... Oh, just about the complete ecological, economic and social collapse of the world with special focus on America. The water is unfit to drink, the air is unbreathable, and in certain places like California the Sun is invisible. And due to irresponsible use of pesticides and antibiotics, everyone is not only poisoned but also diseased. Of course you can't do anything about it because that would harm business... Don't look at the news, depression lies there.
While the …
Looks like I am writing a review for one of John Brunner's books. Let's just quickly copy and paste this bit from the previous one:
"Why oh Why are cynics, skeptics, pessimists and satirists such good oracles. I know things are nowhere near that bad, but there are a lot of good predictions there with a whole lot of counter culture sprinkled all over."
So, what is Sheep look up about? ... Oh, just about the complete ecological, economic and social collapse of the world with special focus on America. The water is unfit to drink, the air is unbreathable, and in certain places like California the Sun is invisible. And due to irresponsible use of pesticides and antibiotics, everyone is not only poisoned but also diseased. Of course you can't do anything about it because that would harm business... Don't look at the news, depression lies there.
While the experience of reading Stand of Zanzibar was like channel surfing at 2 AM, Sheep Look Up's experience was like watching a 50 car car-crash in slow motion, from the perspective from all of their windshields and narrated by Morgan Freeman.
With all of that the Author again chose a fitting title, and this time from a Milton quote:
“The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed,
But swollen with wind and the rank mist they draw,
Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread”
And again, I love this book, but I can't tell you why.
