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A review by doritobabe
Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch
2.0
Wow. I could not have asked for a more pretentious read. So much, in fact, that I think the author/protagonist's ruminations deviated so far from the actual plot where secondary characters (H Haast) even told the writer to calm the f down.
[b:Camp Concentration|553907|Camp Concentration|Thomas M. Disch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348351434s/553907.jpg|924275] is a sci-fi dystopian novel that takes place in the 1970s during (what I perceived as) WWIII. Not only has America declared war on the rest of the world, but in order to test and combat chemical warfare, they have decided to test Palladine on war criminals. This disease/drug/whatever is related to syphilis but seems to increase man's intelligence exponentially while deteriorating their body and sanity. The main character and his fellow inmates tend to ramble on and allude to philosophical literary discussions about LIFE and HISTORY and BLAH.
To be honest I just ended up skimming majority of this book (after I reached half way and it became less coherent). Not to mention it is quite inflammatory (i.e. not PC, probably considering the time; no excuses).
I can recommend this to some people, the likes of which have finished such reads as [b:Naked Lunch|7437|Naked Lunch|William S. Burroughs|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1407330990s/7437.jpg|4055] ... but otherwise this is not an accessible read.
[b:Camp Concentration|553907|Camp Concentration|Thomas M. Disch|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348351434s/553907.jpg|924275] is a sci-fi dystopian novel that takes place in the 1970s during (what I perceived as) WWIII. Not only has America declared war on the rest of the world, but in order to test and combat chemical warfare, they have decided to test Palladine on war criminals. This disease/drug/whatever is related to syphilis but seems to increase man's intelligence exponentially while deteriorating their body and sanity. The main character and his fellow inmates tend to ramble on and allude to philosophical literary discussions about LIFE and HISTORY and BLAH.
To be honest I just ended up skimming majority of this book (after I reached half way and it became less coherent). Not to mention it is quite inflammatory (i.e. not PC, probably considering the time; no excuses).
I can recommend this to some people, the likes of which have finished such reads as [b:Naked Lunch|7437|Naked Lunch|William S. Burroughs|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1407330990s/7437.jpg|4055] ... but otherwise this is not an accessible read.