Repent Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman
by Harlan Ellison
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Author: Harlan EllisonIllustrator: Rick Berry
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-10
ISBN: 1887424350
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Underwood Books
Book Reviews of Repent Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman
Book Review: "He Serves The State Best Who Opposes The State Most"
Summary: 5 Stars
When the subject of what one must do in order to enable real social change comes up, and the inevitable names are mentioned - Jesus, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X (the list, sadly, goes on and on) - someone inevitably makes a remark along the lines of, "Yeah, and look what happened to THEM". One of the things Mr. Ellison's fine story points out is that sacrifice is a necessary part of change. Ellison's parable-like tale shows us that someone must be willing to play the fool, the harlequin, to rage against convention, in order for any real change to be made. Form follows content perfectly on this story - like Joyce, like cummings & Kerouac, Ellison delights in playing with language, just as his story's hero delights in playing with the rules of his society. Ellison has sometimes gone overboard in trying to show how hip & clever he is, but in this instance, he gets everything right.
In short - highly recommended.
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