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The Man Who Fell to Earth
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SF Masterworks (2010- series) #81: A story with multiple points of view of an alien invasion, by one alien, Thomas Jerome Newton. What does he want, why does he need to amass huge sums of money? What happened when Newton met alcohol? And what happens to alien surrounded by billions of children, the human race? A deceptively simple, action-less and short story that uses science fiction to tell a very human story, that of alcoholism, loneliness and mankind's knowing walk to global self-destruction.
From the writer of The Hustler and The Color of Money, it came as a surprise to me, that he also wrote such notable science-fiction. A book written during the Cold War and as lot of art at the time is heavily influenced by it. The story also has aged really well, so it comes as no surprise that CBS are looking to make a TV show of it! There's not much to fault the story, but does feel like there's a bigger story going that we don't get to see because of the limited point of views of Newton and a scientist, Bryce that we're given. 7 out of 12/ Three Star read.
2020 read
From the writer of The Hustler and The Color of Money, it came as a surprise to me, that he also wrote such notable science-fiction. A book written during the Cold War and as lot of art at the time is heavily influenced by it. The story also has aged really well, so it comes as no surprise that CBS are looking to make a TV show of it! There's not much to fault the story, but does feel like there's a bigger story going that we don't get to see because of the limited point of views of Newton and a scientist, Bryce that we're given. 7 out of 12/ Three Star read.
2020 read
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July 3, 2020
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July 3, 2020
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July 3, 2020
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July 5, 2020
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