schant <schant@SCHANT.DEMON.CO.UK> asked:
>I'm currently half way through this on the grounds that I've paid for it
>and am damn' well gonna read it.
>A few questions spring to mind. Why is it always sunny in utopia-land?
>Why are all good-guys so sweeeeeet and lacking in individuality? How did
>they transform a major city into a garden paradise in only a few years
>without sewers collapsing, derelict buildings becoming unsafe, rats
>overrunning the place, etc? How do they manage to have all the useful
>bits of technology they want without the manufacturing side - inventing
>wonderful crystals that do all the difficult bits just wont cut it. In
>other words, is it a feminist utopia because its only about
>spirituality? Are there any feminst utopias that actually "like"
>technology and make an effort to incorporate it sensibly into the story?
>Are there any characters in a utopia who drink beer, play pool, and are
>rude to the neighbours now-and-again?
Easy: it's fantasy, not science fiction.
Neil Rest
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