tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post6696258730497179756..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Antarctica by Kim Stanley RobinsonCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-45600434451452103262012-01-28T14:51:21.112+00:002012-01-28T14:51:21.112+00:00I often sit back and think we really are living in...I often sit back and think we really are living in the future now. I think books like this really highlight that, not written all that long ago but imagining such amazing things as tiny computers we can take everywhere!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377404526123600035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-65878426360232107212012-01-26T18:47:03.957+00:002012-01-26T18:47:03.957+00:00Thanks for the recommendation and well-written rev...Thanks for the recommendation and well-written review.<br /><br />I've recently finished a collection of short stories called <i>Brave New Worlds</i>: basically all the stories are dystopias. For several I can remember the dystopia arises because of an environmental catastrophe or diminishing resources. The stories are thought-provoking.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-77063406140380011692012-01-26T11:39:48.809+00:002012-01-26T11:39:48.809+00:00I am a particular lover of Arctic writing but mayb...I am a particular lover of Arctic writing but maybe this Antarctic read is worth a read you certainly make it sound as if it is. Thanks for the info.Cubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-7478098388916476692012-01-26T04:15:46.310+00:002012-01-26T04:15:46.310+00:00BRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr .....BRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr .....RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-23130797373155203452012-01-26T01:04:46.083+00:002012-01-26T01:04:46.083+00:00Thanks for the review - sounds fascinating. I want...Thanks for the review - sounds fascinating. I wanted to work in Antartica when I was younger - still want to get there somehow.Gabrielle Brydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764860288982470482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-31927477034562479232012-01-26T00:26:15.530+00:002012-01-26T00:26:15.530+00:00Thank you Poet, husband's in hospital and cryi...Thank you Poet, husband's in hospital and crying out for books, so hopefully Waterstone's (or is that Waterstones?) will have this in the morning!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-69516154971648625392012-01-25T20:53:45.279+00:002012-01-25T20:53:45.279+00:00His Mars Trilogy (Red Mars/Green Mars/Blue Mars) t...His Mars Trilogy (Red Mars/Green Mars/Blue Mars) touched on many of the same themes, against the backdrop of terraforming Mars. Even the "ferals" make an appearance.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5763685142568033722012-01-25T20:41:33.163+00:002012-01-25T20:41:33.163+00:00Sounds like a great read and an opportunity to lea...Sounds like a great read and an opportunity to learn.Carol Steel https://www.blogger.com/profile/01331628292567383426noreply@blogger.com