Last and First Men - Olaf Stapledon Reviews
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Newest Review: ... of mankinds own downfall, which delays our evolution to the form of last men. The book falls down however when it comes to ... more
... the development and evolution of man. I do not expect my SF to be scientifically accurate and I'd regard myself as pretty good at suspending disbelief, but Olaf makes it very hard to do it. Perhaps I should note that I used to be a biologist, and though it's been a while I still have a pretty good understanding of evolutionary theory, which is more than can be said for Stapledon. I don't mind authors using biology with some flexibility when it lends to a good story, but some of Stapledon's ideas are ins...more
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Customer Last and First Men - Olaf Stapledon Reviews (1)
Last and First Men - Olaf Stapledon: Not quite a masterwork (796 words)by - written on 12/09/00, updated on 12/09/00 (Very useful, 180 readings)
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I've long had an interest in Science Fiction, but spent most of my teenage years reading classical literature and as such haven't read that broadly of the great writers of SF. Which means that for me the SF Masterworks series from Orion is an excellent range giving me a chance to experience a diverse selection of authors. Having read Olaf Stapledon's "Last and First Men" I have to question the appearance of the word 'Masterwork' on the cover of this book. I don't doubt that it may have been influential, but I found the novel to be both dull and increasingly absurd. Written back in 1930 this book presents a future history of ... Read the complete review
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