Subjectivity

by Norman Spinrad, Leo Summers (Illustrator)

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Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2010

About the author

Born in New York in 1940, Norman Spinrad is an acclaimed SF writer.

Norman Spinrad, born in New York City, is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. In 1957 he entered City College of New York and graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree as a pre-law major. In 1966 he moved to San Francisco, then to Los Angeles, and now lives in Paris. He married fellow novelist N. Lee Wood in 1990; they divorced in 2005. They had no children. Spinrad served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 1980 to 1982 and again from 2001 to 2002.

Reviews

[Alec · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the audiobook on youtube and it was a quick listen at only about 25 min. Interesting idea and a somewhat unexpected ending. worth reading if you just want a quick classic sci-fi to think over.

[Sebastian Salamanca · Rating 4 out of 5]

the power of the mind. We become what we think about.

[Timothy Morrison]

Buck Rogers plus one flew over the cookoo nest plus brave new world plus ubix plus inception plus Rick and morty plus Calvin and Hobbes plus Jumunji

[Michael P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really good, quick-to-read short story speculating on how humanity would deal with the challenge of keeping their minds occupied during a decades-long interstellar voyage. After a series of failures all ending with the crews going mad, the government assigns each crew member a daily dose of an extremely powerful, experimental hallucinogen. Unfortunately, the hallucinogen has effects no one could have anticipated.

This story is an early example of Spinrad's talent and an example of one of my favorite science-fiction authors. It is available for free on Project Gutenberg.

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Deep space travel makes people lose their tether on reality. Eugenics failed. Sexism and queer magic failed. There is only one hope now: microdosing hallucinogenic shrooms.

It's scifi so they've extracted that sweet shroom magic into a pill like chaga Tylenol for proper ball tripping.

[Scott Shjefte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short Story. Available for free on gutenberg.org . An enjoyable tale about subjective reality and space travel.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short sci fi story.

Norman Spinrad brings a quick look at trips to outer space. Could be longer than it was, sort of a product of it's time.

[Tony Ciak · Rating 5 out of 5]

science fiction short story

[Phil Giunta · Rating 3 out of 5]

After twelve failed attempts at sending humans into space, the solar government provides hallucinogenic drugs to the crew of mission thirteen to help them overcome the tedium and isolation of such a long voyage. After passing Pluto, the crew takes the drug on a regular basis, conjuring all manner of creatures and environments in their minds. They soon learns that by focusing together, they can produce shared hallucinations... with an unexpected result.

[Liam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hidden gem!