Luke’s Reviews > American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953–1956: The Space Merchants / More Than Human / The Long Tomorrow / The Shrinking Man > Status Update
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Read: THE SPACE MERCHANTS 4/10
Some really intriguing concepts here; a dystopian future society run by advertising, an enormous living mass of chicken flesh, a dominatrix assassin. But narratively, despite its relatively short length, this was a slog to get through. It's hurt by an inert plot, thin characters (the women are particularly poorly written), and twists that don't feel earned or even make much sense.
— Dec 13, 2018 08:51AM
Some really intriguing concepts here; a dystopian future society run by advertising, an enormous living mass of chicken flesh, a dominatrix assassin. But narratively, despite its relatively short length, this was a slog to get through. It's hurt by an inert plot, thin characters (the women are particularly poorly written), and twists that don't feel earned or even make much sense.
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Not really feeling THE SPACE MERCHANTS, not gonna lie.
— Dec 11, 2018 11:40AM