Thursday, October 15, 2015

Reading a science fiction book, which takes place on a colony on Venus.

Reading a science fiction book, which takes place on a colony on Venus. The book is called Containment. I do not recommend it.

--- spoilers to follow ---
First thought: Nah. They aren't on Venus. They are on Earth. Venus is a crazy place to build a colony.

40 pages in: They are on earth! You can't do EVAs on Venus!

60 pages in: Earth! Building on Venus continues to not make any sense. This is probably some sort of mad max future with better technology.

200 pages in: the Big reveal! They are ON EARTH. Earth is all messed up, with radiation and high temperatures. There's no oil, and there are warlords battling over land. You never saw that coming, did you audience? I pulled one over on you!

250 pages: Why did I finish this?
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  1. Tony Lower-BaschOctober 15, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    You've only yourself and all your icky knowledge to blame for your lack of enjoyment.

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  2. William NicholsOctober 15, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    And this isn't the most objectionable element, even. this is just the bad science.

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  3. Eva SchifferOctober 15, 2015 at 1:38 PM

    You finished it for the same reason I finished Moby Dick, that way you never need to be tempted to pick it up again.

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