Motorman
by David Ohle
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Author: David OhleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01
ISBN: 0970942826
Number of pages: 138
Publisher: 3rd bed
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Summary: 5 Stars
I read this when it was originally published back in the 70's . . . and although I have moved several times since, this is a book I have always held onto. There are many "whys" about why I have held onto it, but let's focus on the book itself.
The writing style was something new at the time, with some chapters being only a few words long . . . staccato images torn from a scrapbook of future memories. The story is a paranoid future where the hapless hero, Moldenke (with his four implanted sheeps' hearts beating in his chest), tries to make some sense in a world where he is pretty powerless. A world where "jellyheads" seem to be taking over and where the planet has become so polluted that one avoids a trip near "the Bottoms."
I write all of this from memory . . . the images are that compelling . . . and fleeting/frgamentary.
A little lost gem of a book that is again available. Buy it.
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