Brief Reviews: A Study in Contrasts (The Art of Self-Defense / Hobbs & Shaw)

Brief & Not So Brief

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This time we take up two films with very different styles, that probably have something to say about masculinity, though one of them has more of a chance to explore that theme. The other one is too busy assaulting the audiences senses and reason.

Hugos's bookshelf: read

The Demolished Man

by Alfred Bester

Covered on Episode #1 with Colin Kuskie

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Covered on Episode #2 with Michael Gabriel.

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

Covered on Episode #3 with Jeff Palermo.

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

Covered on Episode #4 with Lisa Schmeiser.

Speaker for the Dead

by Orson Scott Card

Seth's favorite book. Episode to be posted soon.

The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

by Neal Stephenson

Podcast discussion with Jason Snell of The Incomparable for Episode 6.

The Three-Body Problem

by Liu Cixin

Discussion with Carrie Lynn in Episode #7

Lord of Light

by Roger Zelazny

Great discussion with Ben DeBono on this one on the podcast!

Cyteen

by C.J. Cherryh

This is a large book. A good one, but a large one. I discussed it with Scott McNulty on the podcast.

Redshirts

by John Scalzi

Excellent discussion with Matt Anderson on the podcast.

Gateway

by Frederik Pohl

Really fun read here, reminiscent of the California and Alaska Gold Rushes. Plenty of adventure and lots of thought-provoking ideas. Full podcast discussion here.

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