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A review by larsinio
Count Geiger's Blues by Michael Bishop
3.0
ultimately its a novel that wants to have its cake and it eat too. Be a satire and a serious novel.
I thought the premise and specifically its take on the subjectivity of taste and changing values, was great and challenged me on my own predilections. There arent enough fiction that make me question my own personal values.
I thought the characters Xavier, and the mick were great. Bishop struggles with others however.
The main problem is the plot with its focus on the superhero origin story and the resulting cleanup should have been a side plot. The book is intersperesed with segments from other characters to drive sympathy... but it was unnecessary and was really just a sideplot.
I thought it was a cheap tactic to have xavier die at the end from his radiation. I really dont know what point was trying to be proven here or make a comment on the "reality" vs "fiction"... but it all seemed a bit rushed and not particularly well written - just trying to tie up loose ends.
3 stars because its clever, but its a shame because it could ahve been a lot better.
I thought the premise and specifically its take on the subjectivity of taste and changing values, was great and challenged me on my own predilections. There arent enough fiction that make me question my own personal values.
I thought the characters Xavier, and the mick were great. Bishop struggles with others however.
The main problem is the plot with its focus on the superhero origin story and the resulting cleanup should have been a side plot. The book is intersperesed with segments from other characters to drive sympathy... but it was unnecessary and was really just a sideplot.
I thought it was a cheap tactic to have xavier die at the end from his radiation. I really dont know what point was trying to be proven here or make a comment on the "reality" vs "fiction"... but it all seemed a bit rushed and not particularly well written - just trying to tie up loose ends.
3 stars because its clever, but its a shame because it could ahve been a lot better.