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raccoon

(31,418 posts) Sat Apr 30, 2022, 05:56 AM Apr 2022

Kim Stanley Robinson. Your thoughts?

I haven’t read much of him at all. I did read “The Minstry of the Future”. I’m glad I read it, though sometimes it was hard to stay with.

I started another book that was one of those about climate change I remember there was a character named Anna and she and her husband had two little kids. I didn’t finish that one.

I thought Ministry was Good. But from what I’ve read of him so far, I wish he would write nonfiction. About climate change and so forth.

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Kim Stanley Robinson. Your thoughts? (Original Post) raccoon Apr 2022 OP

I've read only his Mars trilogy... WheelWalker Apr 2022 #1

I'm currently listening to Javaman Apr 2022 #2

I liked - The Wild Shore Ohiya Apr 2022 #3

I like the whole California trilogy. Susan Calvin Apr 2022 #4

Loved his Mars Trilogy. scarletlib Jun 2022 #5

Both New York 2140 & Ministry for the Future were excellent. scarletlib Feb 2023 #7

I read "The Ministry for the Future", and I'm almost finished with "2312". RipVanWinkle Jul 2022 #6

Have to finish "The Memory of Whiteness"*. E-book I didn't get to finish. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #8

First KSR bought and read was his PhD thesis on Philip K Dick. PufPuf23 Aug 2023 #9

WheelWalker

(9,198 posts)

1. I've read only his Mars trilogy...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2022, 06:45 AM

Apr 2022

Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars. Enjoyed those books immensely.

Javaman

(63,059 posts)

2. I'm currently listening to

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2022, 08:23 AM

Apr 2022

The years of rice and salt.

It’s very good if you enjoy alternative history.

Ohiya

(2,412 posts)

3. I liked - The Wild Shore

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2022, 08:58 AM

Apr 2022

I read it about thirty years ago and I can still remember a lot of it.

Susan Calvin

(2,074 posts)

4. I like the whole California trilogy.

Reply to Ohiya (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 30, 2022, 09:53 AM

Apr 2022

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Californias_Trilogy

scarletlib

(3,480 posts)

5. Loved his Mars Trilogy.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2022, 09:53 PM

Jun 2022

Last summer read both New York 2140 as well as The Ministry for the Future.

New York 2140 also about climate change but more humorous than The Ministry for the Future. Liked both books.

It’s obvious to me from reading his books that he has no love for Capitalism as either a social or economic system that is unselfish enough to solve the planet’s problems.

The ideas he presents in The Ministry for The Future are ideas that have been discussed in the “real world”. Also the weather events are real possibilities.

scarletlib

(3,480 posts)

7. Both New York 2140 & Ministry for the Future were excellent.

Reply to scarletlib (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 12, 2023, 04:37 PM

Feb 2023

Mr Robinson is clearly no fan of capitalism. It was evident in the Mars Trilogy. As far as I know, he may have been the first to use the term transnational for corporations.

The Ministry for the Future was advocating subversion as a way to fight climate deniers and polluters. It may come to that.

RipVanWinkle

(262 posts)

6. I read "The Ministry for the Future", and I'm almost finished with "2312".

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2022, 03:00 PM

Jul 2022

Generally, I liked both of these books. Specifically, there are some things I didn't like. For example, I wish he would refrain from putting in those short chapters that don't add much to the story. And, in "2312", there are sexually-oriented scenes that quite frankly, he should have left out.

I'm not going to read another of his books for awhile.

electric_blue68

(17,691 posts)

8. Have to finish "The Memory of Whiteness"*. E-book I didn't get to finish.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:15 PM

Apr 2023

*Whitness being what's called white line energy that lights up the solar system in particular further out

It's pretty interesting. Definitely curious enough to want to see the outcome.
This music genius who plays this big orchestra instrument which plays all the instruments. He's touring the Solar System far out going inwards.
Some kind of conspiracy possibly messing with this energy?

As a NYC'r want to read 2140.

PufPuf23

(9,233 posts)

9. First KSR bought and read was his PhD thesis on Philip K Dick.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Aug 26, 2023, 09:12 PM

Aug 2023

On a bookshelf behind glass of with jewels of PKD collection. Learned about KSR's thesis on an email list that grew out of The Philip K Dick Society in the early internet.

Read and really liked the California and Mars trilogies long ago. Last KSR novel purchased and read was Years of Rice and Salt about 20 years ago.

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