false <![CDATA[The Sheep Look Up]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197401761m/2271665.jpg 41074 15 <div>An enduring classic, this book offers a dramatic and prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of Earth. In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some form of ailment. The water is polluted, and only the poor drink from the tap. The government is ineffectual, and corporate interests scramble to make a profit from water purifiers, gas masks, and organic foods. Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The Trainites, environmental activists and sometime terrorists, want him to lead their movement. The government wants him in jail, or preferably, executed. The media wants a circus. Everyone has a plan for Train, but Train has a plan of his own. This suspenseful science fiction drama is now available to a new generation of enthusiasts. This replaces 0345347862.<br></div> 900514 1972 The Sheep Look Up total:235|5:94|4:91|3:43|2:6|1:1| 235 976 457 49 5 4 false false Wed Jan 28 06:21:58 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 17:48:27 -0800 2009 0
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David ”The Postman” Brin says in the intro that John Brunner scared the crap out of people in the 60’s , well he scares the crap out of me today. The label “Science Fiction” could be safely removed from this book as it is sadly becoming a realis...more...]]> 5 4 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1973 Thu Oct 25 05:55:24 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 06:10:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jul 01 10:55:33 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 10 00:03:27 -0800 2007 Rarely has a novel actually made me concerned about what is happening in our society.

In the book, the world is basically going to shit, people cannot breathe the air, basic infections are rampant, old pollutions are killing people but the government/corporatio...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 03 19:04:26 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 22:28:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 28 23:26:24 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 26 20:42:41 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 20:46:59 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false true Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 05 15:03:46 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 15:05:10 -0800 2009 the best kind of sci-fi: plausible sci-fi (that’s not really true, but there is something wonderful about plausible sci-fi).
written in 1972 the book takes place in the near-to-the-70s future. pollution has wrecked the planet. you can’t go outside in most areas without a...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Apr 20 11:27:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 11:28:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 04 19:45:11 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 19:49:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 16:56:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 16:57:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:43:30 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 06:27:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 17 12:55:24 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 12:59:24 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 19:06:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 22:05:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Feb 25 09:29:17 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 11:28:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 16 16:00:53 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 08 10:50:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 06:53:09 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 06:31:08 -0700 2008
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Brunner picks up at a time when the world is literally falling apart. People cannot walk outside without wearing a filtermask, windows in homes are locked up tight, ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Mar 28 12:13:28 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 09:03:50 -0700 2008 Thought it would make a good follow up to Michael Pollan

But.... I'm not sure I'm going to make it through this book. Even written in the '60's the prophetic parallels are pretty depressing - its not a fun world for me to visit or immerse myself in.

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