Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780099377702
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0099377705
Label: Legend paperbacks
Manufacturer: Legend paperbacks
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: January 03, 1991
Publisher: Legend paperbacks
Studio: Legend paperbacks

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Rating: - Ecological collapse, economic meltdown, global conflict - its all here in one fun-filled volume!
Following on from the award winning overpopulation-themed Stand On Zanzibar, Brunner went onto attempt a dystopic meditation on environmental catastrophe with "The Sheep Look Up". Set in a near-future North America ruined by pollution and seething with insurrectionist tension, the novel follows a large cast of characters as they attempt to survive as best they can in a nation teetering on the edge of disaster.

Much is made of the prophetic nature of Brunner's work and, unfortunately, ... Read More

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Rating: - Interesting concept, but not the easiest read
Although I realise that this book isn't supposed to be a light read, I found its style hard to follow at times. There are a number of interweaving stories set against the background of a severely polluted Earth, but these are written in short chapters buried among various unconnected scenes. These include adverts, newspaper articles, descriptions of characters or events that do not appear again throughout the entire book, lists of chemicals, quotes from the president etc etc. Although these little ... Read More

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Rating: - Classic work of science fiction
John Brunner imagines a world so toxic life is barely feasible. Born in 1934, Brunner published his first novel at the age of 17 and had gone on to build a career on pulp space opera adventures. By the 1960's, however, he was learning a more confident and mature literary style and had begun to explore themes of social dysfunction and the impact of science and technology on human life, and was hailed as one of the leading lights in the British New Wave of science fiction.

Brunner's "Stand ... Read More

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Rating: - So pleased I read this again
When I was about 12 I had a copy of this book given to me and enjoyed the bit I read but didn't really appreciate all of it. Now as I revisit it some 25 years later I am just blown away - this book is more pertainent now than ever. It fully explores what happens as a culture destroys itself - G W Bush should read this before he decides to ignore the Kyoto agreement completely. And the last paragraph has to be one of the best closings I have ever read - quirky, humourous but very dark.

Buy this ... Read More

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Rating: - Do you like nightmares ?
Ever woke up in the middle of the night, bathed in cold sweat? Well, read this book and you will have the most terrifying experience you can have in reading books. Stephen King? Children's writer! Lovecraft? Bedside-table stuff! Psycho? So what?! Compared to the horror this book describes, this REALISTIC and not-too-distant frightening vision of a f***ed-up society everything else fades to grey. After reading it, you will watch the news with a different mind, and you will think about your behaviour concerning ... Read More

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