Idlewild Nick Sagan

adept · Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:55:34 pm Post subject: Idlewild Nick Sagan

Crazy weird book! BUT I loved it. It's kinda futuristicy, but not quite. I'd almost call it modern, but the technology they have beats ours by a century or so.
Anyway, so pretty much, the main character starts out knowing nothing, but then, as he learns more, the book becomes more clear as to why stuff happens the way it does. My favorite part of the book is the virtual world he starts out in. It didn't really make sense for a long time, but so what.
I picked this book by going into the school library and grabbing the first book I saw. I do that sometimes!
(I wish I coulda writ a better review, but I didn't understand some of it, cuz of the confusion I experienced. Maybe if I read it again....)
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KermMartian · Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:34:43 am Post subject:

Who's the author of the book? It sounds relatively interesting, I'll have to check it out at some point.
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adept · Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:36:27 am Post subject:

Its in the name of the topic, Nick Sagan. (Beware, lots of swearing and drugs in the book)
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KermMartian · Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:52:28 am Post subject:

adept · Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:23:40 pm Post subject:

He's Carl Sagan's son. Ya know, the astronomer dude? I started to re-read it. Makes ten times more sense now that I know the end! I recommend if you read it to do it twice!
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KermMartian · Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:48:05 am Post subject:

adept · Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:54:43 pm Post subject:

You actually knew Carl Sagan?! He's the guy on the TV. What was that show called...? Anyway, neat video. Combines two great thinkers.

On a sidenote, whenever I think the name Carl, I think of Communism! Razz

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KermMartian · Posted: 24 Sep 2010 06:19:09 pm Post subject:

I didn't know him personally, but I'm well-acquainted with his brilliant work.
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adept · Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:39:10 pm Post subject:

I re-read the book. I totally get it now! The whole virtual reality thing isn't really that important. The really important stuff is the plague junk thrown in. That is the plot of the book. The plague kills everyone, and these genetically altered super-humans are made to save it. The mini-plot is that one of the ten is a murderous scoundrel. It turns out to be the last person you thought it would be. The philisophical aspects of the book make it a really good re-read. (BTW, makes almost no sense the first time. Not enough knowledge to put it together and get whats going on.)
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