From 1567d9a2f86f8ae9e773501318bd37492e6d148e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:13:29 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Book review: Repent Harlequin --- content/reviews/books/repent-harlequin.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/books/repent-harlequin.md diff --git a/content/reviews/books/repent-harlequin.md b/content/reviews/books/repent-harlequin.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b19c23b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/repent-harlequin.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ ++++ +title = "\"Repent, Harlequin!\" Said the Ticktockman - Harlan Ellison" +date = 2021-01-20 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "short", "harlan ellison", "4 stars", "books:2021"] ++++ + +[Wikipedia Summary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Repent,_Harlequin!%22_Said_the_Ticktockman): +The story is a satirical look at a dystopian future in which time is strictly +regulated and everyone must do everything according to an extremely precise +time schedule. + + + +{{ stars(stars=4) }} + +For a short story, with the content coming out of order -- on purpose: the +author points "I'll first tell you the middle, then the start, and +the end. Here is the middle" and then "Here is how this begins" -- there are +some pretty good points here. For example, the fact that we run so much worried +about being late, and having a time for everything, that the government makes a +department to make sure things work in precise time for maximal efficiency. + +Out of that, it is a pretty crazy story. Good, making sense, but crazy, +nonetheless.Good, making sense, but crazy, nonetheless.Good, making sense, but +crazy, nonetheless.