Comments on: Sensation: Acerbic novel about pop culture and popular madness as functions of parasitic manipulation http://boingboing.net/2011/05/30/sensation-acerbic-no.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: VagabondAstronomer http://boingboing.net/2011/05/30/sensation-acerbic-no.html#comment-1124879 VagabondAstronomer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1124879 Shite. I had planned a story where the driving force to most human endeavours is <i>candida albacans</i>, an insidious colony intelligence that does pretty much the same thing. But not as cool. Going to have to get this one. Thanks for the heads-up, Cory. Shite.
I had planned a story where the driving force to most human endeavours is candida albacans, an insidious colony intelligence that does pretty much the same thing.
But not as cool. Going to have to get this one. Thanks for the heads-up, Cory.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/30/sensation-acerbic-no.html#comment-1124896 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1124896 Heh, I was always suspicious of our gut bacteria, just think of all those armies in history that all died of dysentery at some convenient moment. Heh, I was always suspicious of our gut bacteria, just think of all those armies in history that all died of dysentery at some convenient moment.

]]> By: Chentzilla http://boingboing.net/2011/05/30/sensation-acerbic-no.html#comment-1124982 Chentzilla Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1124982 But is it better than Pelevin's Insect Life? But is it better than Pelevin’s Insect Life?

]]> By: T Nielsen Hayden http://boingboing.net/2011/05/30/sensation-acerbic-no.html#comment-1125252 T Nielsen Hayden Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1125252 Leiber, spiders and snakes. The old ways are sound. Leiber, spiders and snakes. The old ways are sound.

]]> By: frogworth http://boingboing.net/2011/05/30/sensation-acerbic-no.html#comment-1124820 frogworth Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1124820 This is a really excellent novel. I echo Cory's recommendation. Mamatas is a compelling writer - this is a decidedly weird book, weirdly constructed and written from a weird perspective, but it kept me reading all the way. It maintains throughout a charming and often hilarious commentary on politics, social engineering, relationships, how America thinks of itself, and so much more. Glad to see it appearing on BoingBoing. I think it'd appeal to a lot of the readers here. This is a really excellent novel. I echo Cory’s recommendation.
Mamatas is a compelling writer – this is a decidedly weird book, weirdly constructed and written from a weird perspective, but it kept me reading all the way. It maintains throughout a charming and often hilarious commentary on politics, social engineering, relationships, how America thinks of itself, and so much more.

Glad to see it appearing on BoingBoing. I think it’d appeal to a lot of the readers here.

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