Iguana

[threemonkeys]

Are human brains too big? Would we be better off reverting to animals and being happy just eating, sleeping and having sex. This is part of what Kurt Vonnegut throws at you in Galapagos. I re-read this on the plane back from Oz and was just as dumbfounded and delighted by it as I was when I read it the first time. Simple words and a wandering story that somehow entertain while making profound comment about human nature. To say that the story is narrated by the ghost of the son of Kilgore Trout as he observes the life of the people who will carry on the human line after all others have died does not begin to cover what it is all about. There is only one way to do that - read the book and think a lot.

Comments

[flinthart.livejournal.com]

Okay... I'll bite. I can't put a name and face to threemonkeys. Who am I corresponding with here?

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

I'm Ross. I was the guy at Convergence who congratulated you on your ASIM editorial. I'd suggest you look at the picture Cat took of me (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42956650@N00/540283304/in/set-72157600338338540/) at the Daikaiju launch but it might scare you.

[flinthart.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Thank you, Ross... I'm very new to this LJ stuff. Got dragged into Journalspace a while back, but the vibe is very different. Pleasure to hear from you -- and thanks for the compliment!

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

While you're here, I should mention that I enjoyed the whole of issue 29, not just the editorial. It was a good one.

[flinthart.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sir. That was the aim of the work. I'm glad it came somewhere near the mark.