tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post4565775466818513643..comments2023-10-17T03:41:01.759-04:00Comments on reflexiones finales: Doris Lessing and The Memoirs of a Survivorrussell1200http://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-50256452495954024722011-10-10T21:18:36.983-04:002011-10-10T21:18:36.983-04:00I have not read Mara & Dann. Since you can buy...I have not read Mara & Dann. Since you can buy it for a penny plus shipping, I will get a copy. "Memoirs" is an apocalypse-in-progress (AIP). Thus the tether that holds its plot and setting to our world today are much tighter.<br /><br />I don't ignore post apocalyptic (PA) writing entirely, it is just that it can have such a loose attachment to our current world that it is hard to do much in the way of cross comparisons. It makes it particularly tough to write a blog post length review.<br /><br />While it can be true of an AIP writings, the PA novels tend very strongly toward the artificial thought experiment. I tend to find that type of work a bit preachy. AIPs are often very preachy, but the practicalities of the situation often make them less central to core themes of the book.<br /><br />This posting was not entirely intended as a review. I was still trying to figure out the best way to do my reviews, particularly given the diversity of audience I get.<br /><br />The book is highly psychological, and there is a suspicion that the lady is starting to suffer dementia.<br /><br />The book also has that odd theme found in much British apocalypse fiction of any type - the absolute terror of their younger generation.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-57151323009596036382011-10-09T21:20:36.306-04:002011-10-09T21:20:36.306-04:00Doris Lessing's Mara & Dann is one of the ...Doris Lessing's Mara & Dann is one of the better post-apocalyptic books I've read. Top 10, probably. I've never read this one, though, but would like to.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.com