...
> > > So, by the same token, are you refusing to read Silverberg's _Downward
> > > to the Earth_?
> > >
> > > Julia
> >
> > Got me. The title seems safe. (Googles...) All I can find are
> > some reviews comparing it to Conrad's _Heart of Darkness_.
...
> The degree to which it parallels _Heart of Darkness_ is incredible.
>
> If you've read _Heart of Darkness_, everything is going to feel very
> familiar.
>
> If you've not read _Heart of Darkness_ maybe your reading time would best be
> spent reading something more original. :)
>
> Julia
This strikes a chord. I got another Robert Silverberg book out
of the library a few years back, _Gilgamesh the King_. But
after thumbing through it, it seemed to be pretty much the
_Gilgamesh_ story, fleshed out. So back it went, unread...
I similar thing happened with _Nightfall_ a few years back.
I read the novel, and found it did not have much more content
than the eponymous short story. So what was the point?
---David
Rip 'em off, pad 'em out
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