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A review by stiricide
Hothouse by Brian W. Aldiss
2.0
Everything I wanted to say was said better over here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/203476633?book_show_action=true&page=1
In short: It's a hastily scrambled together collection of 5 short stories. The world building is both exquisite and excruciating. The science is crap. The characters seem to be a rough afterthought giving Aldiss an excuse to describe more vegetable-things. The whole thing is like a horticultural futurist acid trip. Would it make a great concept album for a doom band? Probably. Do I ever want to read it again? God, no.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/203476633?book_show_action=true&page=1
In short: It's a hastily scrambled together collection of 5 short stories. The world building is both exquisite and excruciating. The science is crap. The characters seem to be a rough afterthought giving Aldiss an excuse to describe more vegetable-things. The whole thing is like a horticultural futurist acid trip. Would it make a great concept album for a doom band? Probably. Do I ever want to read it again? God, no.