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A review by wasted
The Jesus Incident by Frank Herbert, Bill Ransom
2.0
I chose this book because I actively seek out Science Fiction that portrays believable extraterrestrials. Although described on the back cover as "a breakthrough work of speculative fiction that leaps to the end of evolution," this collaborative story by Frank Hebert (Dune) and Bill Ransom is intriguingly ambitious.
Located on a distant planet with organic life, the scene is set to explore and understand sentient underwater kelp. However, as soon as the book enters its Rising Action, a slew of unnecessary sexual innuendos and frustrations are introduced. From the predatory men in leadership positions to the biologist leading the plant research, the story falls apart.
I wanted to read about unique aliens; not lusty space travelers. Yes, Isaac Asimov's "The Gods Themselves" described the sexual reproduction of the Triads but it provided context to the story's dilemma. If it can't be interwoven well, don't.
The Jesus Incident lost me when exposure to the conscious plants caused the female biologist to feel "a sexual excitement very nearly impossible to control at times." Sorry, as a human male, I couldn't help but realize that what I was reading was a joint collaboration between two old male nerds.
I haven't read Dune yet and hope that it isn't like this.
Located on a distant planet with organic life, the scene is set to explore and understand sentient underwater kelp. However, as soon as the book enters its Rising Action, a slew of unnecessary sexual innuendos and frustrations are introduced. From the predatory men in leadership positions to the biologist leading the plant research, the story falls apart.
I wanted to read about unique aliens; not lusty space travelers. Yes, Isaac Asimov's "The Gods Themselves" described the sexual reproduction of the Triads but it provided context to the story's dilemma. If it can't be interwoven well, don't.
The Jesus Incident lost me when exposure to the conscious plants caused the female biologist to feel "a sexual excitement very nearly impossible to control at times." Sorry, as a human male, I couldn't help but realize that what I was reading was a joint collaboration between two old male nerds.
I haven't read Dune yet and hope that it isn't like this.