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threemonkeys) wrote2005-10-20 09:18 pm
threemonkeys) wrote2005-10-20 09:18 pm
Mo' Joe
Yet another Joe Haldeman book. In fact the last one of the three that I bought a little while ago. Guardian is a very nice tale - a pleasant stroll through a life with a science-fictional incident in the middle. A quiet homage to all those writers from before the time of John W Campbell who had their ordinary characters go on extraordinary voyages.
But that isn't what really matters. What matters is that for yet another book, Joe has got a powerful, possibly immortal character show up in the lives of ordinary humans and guide them on their way to a better future. To slightly paraphrase John Madden - once is an event, twice is a trend, three times is evidence. I think the phrase I'm looking for is "guardian angel fixation". Draw your own conclusions.
But that isn't what really matters. What matters is that for yet another book, Joe has got a powerful, possibly immortal character show up in the lives of ordinary humans and guide them on their way to a better future. To slightly paraphrase John Madden - once is an event, twice is a trend, three times is evidence. I think the phrase I'm looking for is "guardian angel fixation". Draw your own conclusions.