Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Stars My Destination - Alfred Bester

Vintage Books, 1996, 258 pages
Original copyright 1956
ISBN: 0-679-76780-0 
Read: January 2023, age 44

Well written, surprisingly modern for a 1956 story, but, well, it is in large part The Count of Monte Cristo in SPAAACE! and I really disliked The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm finding that I'm not particularly a fan of revenge stories in general.  This did take a turn along the way, but it was a turn into the weird, which didn't really fix it for me.  I'm happy I read it, and I can certainly see why the whole cyberpunk genre owes this story, but I didn't enjoy it all that much.

Rating: 3

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