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Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction by John Rieder

tylerruddhall's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced

2.5

My brain is not used to reading academic writing, so this took me forever to read. It was super interesting and made me want to read a bunch of early scifi books. 

Not a ton of new information was given. It's easy to see the links between Sci fi and colonialism once you make that connection in your head.  But I appreciate the time it takes to write it all down and quote the sources. There is so much evidence it's impossible to dispute the connection.

mfrank's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

4.0

qdony's review against another edition

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4.0

Es muy interesante.

Aunque el título sugiere que aplica un punto de vista postcolonial a la historia de la ciencia ficción, y ciertamente eso está y es interesante, creo que el valor del libro es más general por su manera de fijarse en la evolución de temas y motivos en los orígenes del género, más que en la aparición de obras clave (que también utiliza a modo de ejemplo, claro).

spetty88's review

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challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

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