Sat Apr 30, 2022, 06:56 AM

raccoon (30,388 posts)

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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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
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 1	#5
I read "The Ministry for the Future", and I'm almost finished with "2312".	RipVanWinkle	Jul 13	#6

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Sat Apr 30, 2022, 07:45 AM

WheelWalker (8,281 posts)

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

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

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Sat Apr 30, 2022, 09:23 AM

Javaman (59,839 posts)

2. I'm currently listening to

The years of rice and salt.

It’s very good if you enjoy alternative history.

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Sat Apr 30, 2022, 09:58 AM

Ohiya (1,576 posts)

3. I liked - The Wild Shore

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

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Sat Apr 30, 2022, 10:53 AM

Susan Calvin (1,435 posts)

4. I like the whole California trilogy.

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

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Wed Jun 1, 2022, 10:53 PM

scarletlib (2,578 posts)

5. Loved his Mars Trilogy.

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.

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Wed Jul 13, 2022, 04:00 PM

RipVanWinkle (76 posts)

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

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.

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