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pao_reynard's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
kalyx_velys's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ellist's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A book with much to say and very little to say about it, just like it’s characters.
tombomp's review against another edition
3.0
The ending is such an abrupt about face in terms of mood/theme that it feels like either there was some clue it was a dream/delusion I missed or there was some weird editorial intervention to give it a happier ending.
Most of the book is kind of a mediation on inevitable death and what beforehand could make it worth it. There's some parts that resonated, some that didn't (I should have guessed he'd do it from the title, but comparisons to Dachau are always going to be pretty tasteless) There's some homophobia and racism from the narrator, but although there's no non-narrator voice it seems pretty obvious he's supposed to come across like a dumbass. There's also 1 pretty explicit mention of rape which is handled weirdly.
There's quite a bit of references to other classical literature and art, some of which is untranslated.
There's definitely interesting stuff here and a lot of it is pretty ambitious in trying to talk about a difficult subject but too little resonated for me+the other qualms
Most of the book is kind of a mediation on inevitable death and what beforehand could make it worth it. There's some parts that resonated, some that didn't (I should have guessed he'd do it from the title, but comparisons to Dachau are always going to be pretty tasteless) There's some homophobia and racism from the narrator, but although there's no non-narrator voice it seems pretty obvious he's supposed to come across like a dumbass. There's also 1 pretty explicit mention of rape which is handled weirdly.
There's quite a bit of references to other classical literature and art, some of which is untranslated.
There's definitely interesting stuff here and a lot of it is pretty ambitious in trying to talk about a difficult subject but too little resonated for me+the other qualms
bibliomaniac2021's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
msaari's review against another edition
4.0
Löysin Thomas M. Dischin – valitettavasti – vasta kun tämän kuolemasta uutisoitiin kesällä 2008. Dischin tunnetuin teos taitaa olla tämä Camp Concentration, kertomus 1970-luvun Yhdysvalloista. Yhdysvallat on yhä sodassa, kirjan alussa selviää, kuinka presidentti Robert McNamara on päättänyt käyttää ydinaseita.
Kirjan päähenkilö Louis Sacchetti on runoilija ja vankilaan suljettu aseistakieltäytyjä. Sacchetti siirretään tavallisesta vankilasta sen kummemmin kyselemättä huippusalaiseen Camp Archimedes -erikoisvankilaan, jossa armeija tekee vangeilla salaperäisiä lääketieteellisiä kokeita. Sacchettin tehtävänä on tarkkailla ja pitää päiväkirjaa näkemästään ja kokemastaan.
Hyytävä dystopia on yhä ajankohtainen, yli 40 vuotta kirjoittamisensa jälkeen. Ei pidä antaa periksi siinä vaiheessa kun kirja heittäytyy sekavaksi. Kaikki selkenee kyllä ja Disch saattaa tarinan varsin tehokkaaseen loppuun. Tyylikäs tapaus, todellinen scifi-klassikko. (22.5.2009)
Kirjan päähenkilö Louis Sacchetti on runoilija ja vankilaan suljettu aseistakieltäytyjä. Sacchetti siirretään tavallisesta vankilasta sen kummemmin kyselemättä huippusalaiseen Camp Archimedes -erikoisvankilaan, jossa armeija tekee vangeilla salaperäisiä lääketieteellisiä kokeita. Sacchettin tehtävänä on tarkkailla ja pitää päiväkirjaa näkemästään ja kokemastaan.
Hyytävä dystopia on yhä ajankohtainen, yli 40 vuotta kirjoittamisensa jälkeen. Ei pidä antaa periksi siinä vaiheessa kun kirja heittäytyy sekavaksi. Kaikki selkenee kyllä ja Disch saattaa tarinan varsin tehokkaaseen loppuun. Tyylikäs tapaus, todellinen scifi-klassikko. (22.5.2009)
phettberg's review against another edition
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
funcharge's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Homophobia
Minor: Torture
glassglassmadeof's review against another edition
5.0
highly recommended for sff fans interested in experimental styles. hits a little to close to home, but that’s more the fault of history’s course than disch acerbic predictions