David Edward
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Derek Davis:
Hi there Derek, I'm David Edward Walker, a writer and reader, and the son of George Lee Walker, who wrote Chronicles of Doodah, which you reviewed. Thanks for your kind review! I was interested to discover my dad is something of a mystery to readers. If you have questions you'd like to ask me, I'd be happy to answer whatever feels reasonable?
Derek Davis
David, thanks for the note. I don't know that I have anything specific to ask about your father, but delighted to find the connection. I first read Doodah years back (I think it was on sale through Daedalus Books?) and it sank into me. Then, as always, I must have given my copy away and had to track down a replacement to reread, which is when I posted the review.
There's just such a peculiar intensity to the book. It's one of the best examinations of mind-control, which is usually put in a religious, rather than business context. But of course, a corporation or any large, sheltered community can become "religious" in that fearful sense. And, of course, it couldn't be more relevant than the crap we see going on today with politics and social upheaval. I hope we'll weather it, but god knows.
There's just such a peculiar intensity to the book. It's one of the best examinations of mind-control, which is usually put in a religious, rather than business context. But of course, a corporation or any large, sheltered community can become "religious" in that fearful sense. And, of course, it couldn't be more relevant than the crap we see going on today with politics and social upheaval. I hope we'll weather it, but god knows.
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