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A review by ratgrrrl
The Outward Urge by John Wyndham, Lucas Parkes
3.0
Wonderfully Speculative, But Exceedingly Dry
I decided to take this from Time Out to Did Not Finish because life is too short and I can't see myself getting anything more from this. Not bad, just not fordl me.
As a transfemme, I will be forever amused by the protagonist's name being Troon, which if you aren't trans and/ or chronically online has become a relatively newly minted slur for trans folx, particularly transfemmes, by the particularly virulently hateful Twitter transphobes. I genuinely cracked up when I statted the audiobook.
*Currently on Time Out after reading two of the five stories*
I listened to two of the five linked stories and might come back to the rest at some point, but with so much else to read this is doubtful.
The Cold War, pre-moon landing speculation here is palpable and inspired. I can't imagine just how mind blowing this would have been at the time of publishing. But reading it today, despite the clear quality of the writing and ideas, it's difficult to get over just how dense, drawn out, and dry the writing is.
I generally like to dive into books without reviews, which now I have checked out, and, like so many Audible Included titles from famous authors, it appears that this is a long way from the best and most typical work of this author. This makes it a much better read for a fan or completionist, rather than as an introduction, so I'll be sure to read more of their classics before I return.
Decent performance, if a rather bizarre use of America accent that sounds a bit like Suzy Izzard (stand up comedian) doing an impression of Michael Shannon or Broden Kelly (Aunty Donna) as one of the many Craig Mazins.
I decided to take this from Time Out to Did Not Finish because life is too short and I can't see myself getting anything more from this. Not bad, just not fordl me.
As a transfemme, I will be forever amused by the protagonist's name being Troon, which if you aren't trans and/ or chronically online has become a relatively newly minted slur for trans folx, particularly transfemmes, by the particularly virulently hateful Twitter transphobes. I genuinely cracked up when I statted the audiobook.
*Currently on Time Out after reading two of the five stories*
I listened to two of the five linked stories and might come back to the rest at some point, but with so much else to read this is doubtful.
The Cold War, pre-moon landing speculation here is palpable and inspired. I can't imagine just how mind blowing this would have been at the time of publishing. But reading it today, despite the clear quality of the writing and ideas, it's difficult to get over just how dense, drawn out, and dry the writing is.
I generally like to dive into books without reviews, which now I have checked out, and, like so many Audible Included titles from famous authors, it appears that this is a long way from the best and most typical work of this author. This makes it a much better read for a fan or completionist, rather than as an introduction, so I'll be sure to read more of their classics before I return.
Decent performance, if a rather bizarre use of America accent that sounds a bit like Suzy Izzard (stand up comedian) doing an impression of Michael Shannon or Broden Kelly (Aunty Donna) as one of the many Craig Mazins.