Re: (Worst?) Algorithm by Jean Mark Gawron

On 2024-03-21, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

Charles Packer wrote:

On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:16:35 +0000, James Nicoll wrote:
 

Algorithm by Jean Mark Gawron
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Of what use is galactic might and cunning against Earth's art community?
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https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/each-careful-step

 
 
I would have liked to know a little more about what happens in the
story. There's no Wikipedia article on it to fall back on!
The SFE says "complex linquistic operations are used to structure
the responses of a sidelined Earth to the greater galaxy."
What does that mean?
 

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Having read the book I am in no position to answer that.
William Hyde

Likewise.  Excellent answer.  My only memory of it was that on a
second reading, I was able to successfully link together elements of
the plot!  I, of course, now have no memory of what those elements
were, even glancing through it.

If you're looking for other SF books of the same ilk, I put
_Ratner's Star_ by Don DeLillo in the same category (though I'm not sure
why, given the lack of memories of each.)

Chris