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Available
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Publication
Orbis - Hyspamerica
Description
Ward Moore's classic novel "Greener Than You Think" posits a world with Bermuda grass running out of control -- choking out every other plant and destroying the food supply of animals and humanity alike. Originally published in 1947.
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LibraryThing member ShellyBelly67
This is a story of an egotistical huckster of a salesman and a well-intentioned but careless and impetuous female scientist who together destroy the world by covering all the land masses with Bermuda grass.
Greener Than You Think lampoons the human propensity for self aggrandizement. This was a
Greener Than You Think lampoons the human propensity for self aggrandizement. This was a
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difficult book for me to read because of how much I despised the lead character, Albert Weener. Weener possessed nearly all the repulsive, shameless, appalling and vile human deficiency. And what few he didn’t possess, the other characters in the book more than compensated for. The few human virtues presented by the author were realized by the novel’s characters too late to have any impact on anyone or anything. If the author’s assessment of humanity is correct and we are all Albert Weener, then humanity’s future is infinitely darker than you think. Show Less
LibraryThing member cainmark
Rollicking science fiction that has some offensive historical content, but the way the story's presented by a clueless narrator, it shows just how and why some of it was so offensive. Starts out with some strained humor that was probably knee-slappingly funny at the time but had me cringing, then
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slowly becomes something much darker and satirical. Good stuff. Show Less
LibraryThing member ft_ball_fn
I know--its a classic PA book. If you're a PA fan you have to like it. But-I just didn't. The story isn't really PA. The focus is on the idiot main character who's a scam artist, slacker and degenerate. Often the book focused on him and had nothing to do with the out of control growing grass that
The (very infrequent) portions of the book that focused on the grass and civilization's attempt to stop its advance were interesting and engaging. However--if you're reading this book for a PA theme--you'll be as disappointed as I was.
The book focuses almost entirely on the manipulative jerk main character and how he skated through life, taking advantage of every possible situation and scamming people. The grass isn't even a close second in the storyline.
Let others waste their time on this "PA Classic" and read Alas Babylon or On The Beach or the other PA classics that truly deserve the acclaim.
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was destroying cities, etc. Who wants to read a PA book about a slacker? I don't. The (very infrequent) portions of the book that focused on the grass and civilization's attempt to stop its advance were interesting and engaging. However--if you're reading this book for a PA theme--you'll be as disappointed as I was.
The book focuses almost entirely on the manipulative jerk main character and how he skated through life, taking advantage of every possible situation and scamming people. The grass isn't even a close second in the storyline.
Let others waste their time on this "PA Classic" and read Alas Babylon or On The Beach or the other PA classics that truly deserve the acclaim.
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LibraryThing member karl.steel
anticapitalist, feminist satire better than it has any right to be. posthuman sublime rarely rendered better. highly, highly recommended.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1947
Physical description
220 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
8476344546 / 9788476344545
Other editions
Más verde de lo que creéis by Ward Moore (Paper Book)
Más verde de lo que creeis by Ward Moore (Paper Book)
Más verde de lo que creeis by Ward Moore (Paper Book)