tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post6358689332283377874..comments2024-01-30T09:28:20.715+01:00Comments on Val's Random Comments: Red Mars - Kim Stanley RobinsonValashainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-47472359852805820882012-04-14T17:58:54.383+02:002012-04-14T17:58:54.383+02:00Tough one, isn't it? I guess terraforming make...Tough one, isn't it? I guess terraforming makes sense if you want to settle the planet permanently but Robinson shows some nice examples of how it could be done without impacting the planet too much.Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-51328964157466924952012-04-14T15:58:58.010+02:002012-04-14T15:58:58.010+02:00Great discussion of the series. I've been rea...Great discussion of the series. I've been reading it struggling to determine where I fall on the Red-Green political spectrum, and I still cannot decide. I look forward to reading more of your blog.Cowboy Yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233090604810578381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-90291435412419258382011-04-09T17:14:31.993+02:002011-04-09T17:14:31.993+02:00I promise you they make much more sense when read ...I promise you they make much more sense when read in the right order ;)<br /><br />I've read The Years of Rice and Salt a few years back. That's another one I need to reread one of these days. Perhaps when I am done with the Mars books.Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-84930874886159243052011-04-09T16:04:53.365+02:002011-04-09T16:04:53.365+02:00Teehee. The first KSR book I read was Green Mars, ...Teehee. The first KSR book I read was Green Mars, so yeah, I started the trilogy out of order too. Don't remember much of it, but I do remember the vivid Martian landscapes. Never got around to reading the other 2 volumes though.<br /><br />I do think the way KSR achieves character continuity here is outdone by his process in The Years of Rice and Salt, in which he describes 1000 years of The_Arnouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533793931320728779noreply@blogger.com