5/7/2023 0 Comments Harry harrison soylent green![]() I’ve read it twice, once when I was a teenager when it struck me as the ultimate teenage angsty end of the world story. But then when was slavery ever anything but? This is the only novel I’ve read by Fast and it’s a keeper. Note I’ve also seen the first season of the TV show and had a hard time watching it as the violence was incredibly intense and the story so upsetting. It’s one of the reasons I enjoy writing historical fiction. As a piece of historical and political fiction (yes and swords and sandals action – though less than you’d think) it blew me away. The crucifiction after the horrific fight between Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis who still sounds like he’s in Brooklyn) and only saw the novel while digging for gold at a used bookstore on 19th street near 5th avenue. I loved the movie Spartacus (I’m Spartacus! The watches on the Roman soldier’s wrists in the big battle. I read this about fifteen years ago and was blown away by how evocative it was and how many layers it carried on it’s scarred shoulders. ![]() ![]() ![]() Spartacus by Howard Fast is a great book and a great piece of literature. Make of them what you will, but in no particular order: ![]()
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