false 351985 11 The stories in <I>334</I> revolve loosely around a government housing project at 334 East 11th Street in New York City in the 2020s. The project's inhabitants are universally poor, often jobless, sometimes squalid. Some are happy, others angry, depressed, or just numb. The stories study their hopes and disappointments, and all are deeply introspective.<p> The early 21st-century setting might, in the hands of another author, be only a guise, a shortcut to making a world that's more gritty, shabby, and used up than ours. But Disch's future is thoroughly imagined, and he's adept at dropping in details of his characters' lives that are commonplace to them but jarring to us. It might be something as simple as going to the kitchen to "mix up a glass of milk." Occasionally it's radical, as in the case of Millie, who wants to have a baby but also keep her career. The answer? The child is gestated in an artificial womb and Millie's husband gets mammary implants.<p> Though American, Disch is closely associated with the UK's New Wave movement, and these stories reflect the New Wave emphasis on character above ideas. He's also a well-known poet, and in <I>334</I> you'll find some of the most lyrical science fiction written. <I>--Brooks Peck</I> 924238 1970 334: A Novel total:112|5:28|4:43|3:24|2:14|1:3| 112 415 235 17 4 3 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975 Mon Dec 29 07:02:03 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 24 11:48:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 21:10:19 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 22:53:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Tue Sep 11 07:38:09 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 15:31:08 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 07:37:09 -0700 2007 334 is a fairly enjoyable read.

As a novel written in the 70's, I liked how the author was able to take very taboo subjects at that time and make them a usual occurrence in his world. Homosexual marriage, the role reversal of fathers and mothers, and restrictions on childbirth were discus...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 24 22:52:08 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 22:53:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 24 15:12:33 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 15:16:20 -0800 2008 This is really the opposite of a post-apocalyptic novel, I suppose, in that it shows the decline and decay of our modern world as it s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 08:45:24 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 02:36:38 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 08:45:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 11:42:39 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 11:42:49 -0700 2009 1 0 true false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 14 13:59:20 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 14:05:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 16:01:44 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 12:21:40 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0700 1974 Mon Jul 07 15:17:32 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:21:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Mon Jul 07 21:20:16 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 21:34:28 -0700 2008
I really should read it again. ]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 14:03:11 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 22:44:31 -0700 2008
Kept.

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I think maybe I'm getting burned out on New Wave SF in general. ]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 12 16:35:10 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 16:35:32 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Thu Oct 09 09:03:26 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 06:43:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 14:32:42 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 14:32:42 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Nov 06 13:37:35 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:37:56 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 14:27:26 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 14:27:36 -0800 2009