Author Topic: Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?  (Read 1816 times)

ArchieFromPGH

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Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?
« on: February 28, 2012, 12:50:34 PM »
This book is so weird, but I can't put it down.

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Re: Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2012, 04:13:57 PM »
I read it, I think, when I was 14 (1972 or 73). I don't remember a damn thing about it. I believe I read it again, or portions of it, when I was about 20. Still I got nothing.

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Re: Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2012, 09:45:44 PM »
I have an as-yet unread copy.  But I saw a theatrical adaptation of it in NYC and it was pretty great, also irresistibly weird.
Oh, good heavens. I didn’t realize. I send my condolences out to the rest of the O’Connor family.

ArchieFromPGH

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Re: Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2012, 07:49:26 AM »
It reminded me of both The Warriors and Lost.

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Re: Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2012, 09:16:16 AM »
I read it maybe 10 years ago, and I still remember scenes much more than any other book I read at the time.  I don't know if this is due it being good or just memorably bizarre. There are parts that are really hard to get through. 

If you finish and like it, I recommend the Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolfe. 

ArchieFromPGH

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Re: Has anyone here read Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany?
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2012, 11:02:25 AM »
I'll check it out thanks very much.