Astonishing Splashes of Colour (P.S.)

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Not astonishing enough

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Of Identity

An interesting perspective on grief and loss

One of the best books I've read in a long time.

Astonishing Splashes of Colour (P.S.)
Clare Morrall
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0060734469
Release Date: 2005-12-13

Book Description

Taking its title from a description of Peter Pan's Neverland, Astonishing Splashes of Colour follows the life of Kitty, a woman who, in a sense, has never grown up. As her moods swing dramatically from high to low, they are illuminated by an unusual ability to interpret people and emotions through colour.

Kitty struggles to come to terms with her life, including the loss of her mother, a miscarriage, and an unconventional marriage to her husband, who lives in the apartment next door. And when her father and brothers reveal a family secret long hidden, it overwhelms Kitty's tenuous hold on reality and propels her on an impetuous journey to the brink of madness.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Not astonishing enough.......2007-01-20

I read the book because of title and I enjoyed the few moments here and there when Clare Morrall played up her book's connection to Peter Pan but for the most part Astonishing Splashes of Colour left me bored. Kitty for a variety of reasons is a thirty-something adult who refuses to grow-up. It's not that she's young at heart or playful, she doesn't want to face the harsh reality that life can sometimes throw at a person.

Of course, there must be reasons for Kitty's withdrawal from the real world because people don't just break, at least that's what Morrall is implying. And rather than come up with anything "astonishing" or "colorful" she goes with humdrum and hackneyed. Kitty's family must be hiding a dead dark secret from her and if that's not enough, she's also suffered a mysterious still birth. Of course she can now, for no apparent reason try again for another child. Instead she is forced to wallow in the life that might have been for her if things had worked out differently. Whatever.

I've ready many positive reviews of the book and it was short listed in 2003 for the Man Booker Prize but I just don't see what all the praise is for. Sure, the book does have some interesting passages and I did love the first chapter, but the story doesn't go anywhere except down a very crowded and cliche ridden path followed by so many other books.

My thoughts.......2006-07-05

Many books have been written on the subject of grief and loss and the discovery of long hidden family secrets. It takes a skilled author, though, and Clare Morrall is one of those, to make us care very much. Kitty is a woman who in almost every sense has not grown up; she is forced to deal with some of the toughest things life has to offer. Towards the end, as she is teetering on the brink of insanity and then eventually falls into the abyss, we are not mad, we are not fed up with her shenanigans, we have grown to love her and want the best for her. We want her to whole-heartedly accept the love her husband has for her instead of settling for living across the hall from him.

This is a tragic, beautiful and subtle book from a talented writer. I will be reading anything else she writes.

Of Identity.......2005-04-23

There are many books out there which strike resemblance to this one, or so one would think after the first look on it. What could possibly be new about dissfunctional family, loosing of a child, and psychothic women. Everything that had to be said has been sayed. Where is the difference?

And then one starts to read. And then He understands.

Loosing of a child, excentric painter as a father, brothers who are alienated and whose only bond is Kitty herself, obsessive behaviours, all of them stands for finding the identity. Another author has often wondered: "How do we become what we are?" and this book partly answers that question. In a world where nothing functions as it should, in a world were values have tvisted meanings, and trauma is almost a common thing how can one stand up, and develop onself in a way that society concieves as 'normal'.

Surprisingly (at least for me) this isn't a book about position of women in a evil patriarhal world. This is a book about ordinary people and connections that makes them just that - people.

Struggle for survival can take up many faces and this book presents maybe the most painful one.

Ten chapters you should meditate over.

An interesting perspective on grief and loss.......2005-03-07

The main character of this novel, Kitty, tends to view things in terms of color, and she lives in a world akin to Neverland (the title is taken from a description of the same). The book opens with Kitty waiting for her son outside a school, but the reader quickly senses that there is something not quite right about both the situation and Kitty herself. In a manner quite similar to another first-time novel, She's Come Undone, Kitty begins to unravel, with her reality and fantasy worlds becoming hopelessly intertwined. Still, she makes an effort to process her losses, from the more recent shared loss with her supportive yet distant husband (who lives in his own apartment next door and is unable to cope directly with Kitty's grief) to deficits tracing back to her family of origin, which includes a domineering father, an absent mother, and a much older sister who Kitty never knew. Over the course of the story, Kitty's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre, but the conclusion offers a hint of hope and redemption. Although I would be hard-pressed to say whether or not I "liked" this book, I found it to be an interesting, worthwhile read that I would recommend to others, particularly those looking for a unique, thought-provoking reading group selection.

One of the best books I've read in a long time........2005-02-27

We watch as Kitty, the main character's, life spirals out of control and we hold our breath as her diminishing mental state hits bottom. This book was so compelling. Kitty had an unusual, sad and lonely childhood; her mother died when she was three and she grew up with a distant father and distant older brothers. There are many color references in the book, her life is filled with color and intermittently void of color, the author used vivid (or stark) color references that really work. Kitty and her husband live in adjacent apartments, his is all white and immaculate, hers is bright and messy.

There are several surprises in the book that left me shaking my head, not in disbelief, but at the turn of events. I will be watching anxiously for another book by Clare Morrall.

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Astonishing Splashes of Colour
Clare Morrall
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Los Ninos Perdidos/Astonishing Splashes of Colour

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Los Ninos Perdidos/Astonishing Splashes of Colour
Clare Morrall , and Enrique De Heriz
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Astonishing Splashes Of Colour
Clare Morrall
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ASIN: B000OF2DXS

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Astonishing Splashes Of Colour
Clare Morrall
Manufacturer: TINDAL STREET PRESS
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This latest reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, is an interesting and amusing one. It doesn't worry about the many decades of Legion history, freely using characters that were killed off long ago, and while the characters generally have the same powers and names (Princess Projectra is one of the notable exceptions), it offers some intriguing explanations of just how those powers work. The title of the volume refers to the Legion's status as cult heroes to a generation of young people, to the dismay of their parents, including those of the Legionnaires themselves. And it seems that internal strife is as much of a threat to the organization as are the earth-moving Elysion and Terror Firma. The 2004-2005 run (encompassing Teen Titans/Legion Special 1 and Legion of Super-Heroes 1-6) is funny and sexy, but the art isn't the most attractive that's ever graced the LSH. --David Horiuchi

Book Description

This latest reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, is an interesting and amusing one.It doesn't worry about the many decades of Legion history, freely using characters that were killed off long ago, and while the characters generally have the same powers and names (Princess Projectra is one of the notable exceptions), it offers some intriguing explanations of just how those powers work.The title of the volume refers to the Legion's status as cult heroes to a generation of young people, to the dismay of their parents, including those of the Legionnaires themselves.And it seems that internal strife is as much of a threat to the organization as are the earth-moving Elysion and Terror Firma.The 2004-2005 run (encompassing Teen Titans/Legion Special 1 and Legion of Super-Heroes 1-6) is funny and sexy, but the art isn't the most attractive that's ever graced the LSH.--David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03

When I heard about this I thought, 'Oh no, not Again'. Reboot number 73. Mark Waid, however is a bastich, this is actually good. Let us hope they never have to try it again (wishful thinking, I guess). Or, if it fails, then just Showcase all the old Legion stories, so we can read those ones instead, rather than having to put up with another retcon.

One reboot too many.......2006-09-11

For some of us The Legion was the first really interesting comic book We read. It was the first group that have discussions, arguments between them and some times even serious fights. It was the first comic book that killed some of the heroes (and They did several times trough the years) Although some of the names were really childish, I thought that the legion books were among the most interesting around. When They rebooted the first time in 1994 some of us felt lost and didnt really trusted the change (although need to admit it was seriously in need of change, cause the stories began to be somehow difficult to follow) But the new stories were really good and found their way around, so when DC announced this new reboot, I personally thought maybe it was going to be really for the best, even thinking that the stories in the running series were good and meaningful. I'm sorry to say that this was a step back. As another reviewer wrote this feels lik a flower power thing gotten in the future without a really good script. Yeah, right a galaxy needs to be ruled by hormonal, teenagers with superpowers. Now I'm terminating my 30 years allegiance to the book, I'm sad to say.

Go read the Legion stories of the 70's and 80's instead.......2006-06-21

Okay if you want an idea of what this new series is all about picture a bunch of hi-tech hippies with super powers in space. Well that's the feeling it gave me at least. I mean there is this big social movement called the Legion that most parents despise as being a bad influence on society and the kids all think the adults don't get it and only they have the answers. And society is sterile and individuality is frowned upon. Sounds like a hippie rehash of the sixties to me. For me this trade just didn't have any kind of spark to it at all. Just a bunch of disfunctional future heroes arguing with each other.

A Misfire.......2006-03-27

This relauch disappointed me mostly because of the art. I don't believe Kitson draws these characters as teenagers (which is pretty important). The characters look like adults (and pretty generic ones at that) and don't convey the spark of youth or energy that I would think would be so vital for a book about teenage superheroes in the future. Waid's updates to the setup behind The Legion are for the most part improvements that expand and deepen the future environment and worlds represented; however, I feel the art hinders the book enough to make these enhancements incidental.

Welcome to the World of Tomorrow.......2006-02-11

Call me crazy, but in a world of entertainment full of "Chosen Ones", "anti-heroes", and enough teen angst to make you keel over and cry uncle, it feels wonderfully refreshing to read a graphic novel that concentrates on interesting characters, an interesting world, and leads into...a fantastic story.

First of all, I'm no veteran of the series. This is the first time I've ever read any of the Legion Comics. I don't know anything about the previous installations and "reboots" of the series, so I won't even try to guess what they were like. What I will do is tell you this: if you love great comic books you owe it to yourself to check this series out.

You don't have to know anything about the Legion to start reading this story. It's totally self-contained and explains the characters from the ground up. To some this could seem a daunting task given the sheer number of members of the Legion. So, the writer Mark Waid did sometime you might not have expected. He focuses on the feelings of one or two characters at a time, letting their actions and words define them even more than their fights or homeworld.

The first issue defines the Legion. The second defines Dream Girl. The third defines (haha) Triplicate Girl. The fourth defines Invisible Kid and Phantom Girl. From there...the real story begins. The wonderful thing about the way the story is told is that we continually gets surprises and insights into the characters (and see that the same powers that give them strength can also be their weaknesses). And once the characters have been clearly defined, (something that a lot of comics seem to toss out the window) we feel much more strongly about them when they are in danger. This made all the better by every character being a a unique individual with good and bad points (Brainiac 5 argues with Cosmic Boy, Cosmic Boy is spying on the other Legion members, Ultra Boy is out of control, and Invisible Kid really needs to assert himself more).

If this series trade has one low point it's definitely the art. Not that it's exactly bad. It's just that with the incredible story and dialog, the Sunday Funnies looking artwork seems rather lackluster (kind of like how Benes' excellent pencils were ruined in the Birds of Prey Trades by a lackluster inkist and colorist). If anything, this trade is proof that you don't have to have good artwork to have a great graphic novel (although that seems rather contradictory when I stop to think...).

The story that begins in the fifth installment gets a nice plot twist in the final issue of this trade, but you'll have to keep reading right up through issue 13 to get the full story arc. And that's something that you're either going to love or hate. Personally, after reading a single issue of this comic I was totally hooked on the story and fantastic writing. I bought every back issue up to issue 1 and followed each new installment with breathless anticipation. In the end all I can say is if you like this book you'd better keep reading, because from here things only get more dramatic, more intense, more epic, and more entertaining (and starting in issue number 9 the artwork seems to get a bit of an upgrade). In fact, I'd say issues 9, 10 and 11 are three of the best comic books I've ever read. Read this book. You enjoy a good story, you won't be disappointed. It only gets better from here. Long live the Legion!

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This is a stirring, far-future robot novel and an invitation toAsimov's millions of fans to take part in his final vision

Customer Reviews:

Rethinking the 3 Laws and the value of work.......2003-03-03

This is a murder mystery, as Many of Assimov's books were, but this takes on important new levels. An in depth look at the famous 3 laws from the perspective of what it does to the society attitudes and pyschology. It talks about change, risk and spends time focusing on what some of the robots think, especially the radical new robot Caliban. It speculates on what what slave owners might have thought about the propoerty that dearly depended on, and reminds us that what we do everyday can matter, at least to ourselves. The ending of the mystery was a little to convienient, that is why only 4 stars.

Better than Asimov.......2002-07-03

Superficially, at least, Isaac Asimov's Caliban is like many of the Asimov robot novels: a human investigator working with a robot partner to solve a crime against a political background. The way the story is contructed is somewhat similar, as is the restrained use of language and the "feel". But I found this book far superior to any of Asimov's novels.
A crime is committed at Leving Laboratories on the planet of Inferno. The planet's best roboticist has been assaulted, and unbelievably, the attacker seems to have been - a robot. The Sheriff of Hades, Alvar Kresh, is called in to investigate with his robot assistant, Donald. Meanwhile, the presence of Settlers on the planet, called in to assist with Inferno's failing terraforming, complicates matters . . . and the robot Caliban is awake and on the loose, with only a limited understanding of what is around him.
Allen just writes so well, and so much better than Asimov ever did. His characters, both human and robot, leap out at you as real. Alvar Kresh and Fredda Leving, the roboticist, have genuine depth and engage our sympathies. The setting of Inferno is really brought to life, both its geography and people, and we are thus given something that Asimov never gave us: a solid picture of Spacer society. In Caliban, we have the naive observer, who both drives the action and provides a useful commentary on what he sees around him. That commentary links in to the central issues of the novel: why are things the way they are between humans and robots? Is the status quo harmful to both? Fredda's responses to these questions, the actions they lead her into, and what results from them, are really at the heart of this story.
I always really enjoyed Asimov's classic robot novels, but reading Allen's has shown me how limited they are. With his superior characterisation and writing abilities, and the way he takes fresh ideas about robots to their logical conclusion, Allen gives us a more enjoyable and thought-provoking read than Asimov ever did.

Caliban: A Stranger In A Strange Brave New World.......2002-06-29

It must be daunting for any writer to pick up the threads of the popular works of a deceased author. Roger MacBride Allen, in CALIBAN, has had the nerve to write what clearly is but the first in a new series of novels set in Asimov's pre-Foundation robot series--and has pulled it off. Allen has used elements of Asimov's style and has improved on it, eliminating much of the static preachiness that so often stilted the Master's canon.
In CALIBAN, Allen writes of a new type of robot, one that is not bound by the iron-clad strictures of the sacred Three Laws. The robot Caliban is accused of murder, and since it is publicized that he is a non-Three Law robot, he is pursued so that he may be disassembled. The plot involves the intricate working out of the details that relate to his supposed guilt. The charm of the novel lies in Allen's ability to plug in the philosophical holes that Asimov left in his Robot series. Why exactly were robots built? What has caused some humans (Spacers) to rely on robots for their very lives and others (Settlers) to hate robots enough to write them out of Settler history books? And finally, what is the future relationship between Spacers, Settlers, and robots? Mr. Allen does a superb job of tying together the disparate threads of Asimov while still managing to weave a gripping tapestry of his own that can stand on its own.

Better than Asimov's Own Robot Books.......2000-10-29

I've read all of Isaac Asimov's robot novels and they all have their good points, but they also suffer from the same formulaic plots and the same stock characters. Not so with this first in a series novel. Allen takes Asimov's laws of robotics to a new level. The characters are more interesting and the plot is engaging. This is an excellent extension of Asimov's formula. A better story that is still respectful to its source material.

Caliban.......2000-03-15

Asimov's robot novels are my favorite novels by any author. Therefore Allen had a tough road ahead of him in my mind when writing additional material for that universe and he succeed completely. I very much enjoyed Caliban. It faithfully followed the "historical" course started in Asimov's books. Something I consider essential when writing in another author's universe. It provided a wonderful example of the Spacer/Settler struggle and how it may have played out through the centuries until the complete decline of the Spacer worlds. It was very interesting to witness a Spacer world in decline, not just culturally but also in the enviromental sense given that the idea of the Spacer worlds degenerating enviromentally was a theme touched on by Asimov in Foundation and Earth. Also, the idea that at least some of the Spacer worlds may have been adbandonned due to enviromental neglect as opposed to the neglect setting in after they had left is thought provoking. The spirit of cooperation represented by the Spacer/Settler union was also a nice theme. It could have only been better if Gladia Delmarre had made an appearance as liaison between Inferno and the Settlers but you can't have everything now that the Master himself has gone. I highly recommend this book.

Isaac Asimov's Inferno (Caliban Trilogy)

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Weakest of the trilogy
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Inferno
Classic 'Who-Done-It' Murder Mystery

Isaac Asimov's Inferno (Caliban Trilogy)
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In a Universe protected by the Three Laws of Robotics, humans are safe... When a key politician is murdered, suspicion falls on Caliban...the only robot without guilt or conscience, with no need to obey or respect humanity...a robot without the Three Laws. But the stakes go deeper than one man's life. Caliban is challenging long-held ideas of a robot's place in society. Will he lead his New Law robots in a rebellion that threatens all of humanity?

* Second in a powerful trilogy that examines Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics--a challenge welcomed and sanctioned by Isaac Asimov, and written with his cooperation
* Roger MacBride Allen is the New York Times bestselling author of The Modular Man and The Ring of Charon
* Cover art by Ralph McQuarrie, the conceptual artist for the Star Wars films
* Also available: Caliban and Caliban: Utopia

Customer Reviews:

Weakest of the trilogy.......2003-06-02

'Caliban', the first in this trilogy, is a good book and well worth seeking out, so is the third one, 'Utopia'. This is easily the least of the three. Although Allen tries to expand his examination of Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics by introducing New Law robots the concept is not done with any verve, pace or excitement. As noted by another reviewer it has an Agatha Christie feel to it but without the charm or style of her mysteries. It's not even a particularly interesting puzzle. There's nothing in this middle book that can't easily be caught up with in the third. And the concept of Three Law/No Law and New Law is better examined there as well. You really don't need to spend the time on this one.

The sequel should have been better, but was not.......2003-03-03

While the murder mystery was well set up, the ending was more of Agatha Christie ending, with a parlor room scene and a head shaker of a perpetrator. The political intrigue which should have been the height of this story was not focused on well enough. This is a society in the grips of an awful set of diriving forces that should have rocked the foundations of the planet. But you didn't feel that pain from the governor. The 4 law Robot introduced isn't given the same exploration that Caliban was in the first book. You do not get behind his head. The pain of transition should have been brought to bear hear as their are real world examples all around us. This missed the boat.

I feel sorry for Isaac Asimov........2002-08-12

If he were alive to see what Allen did to his Robot Universe, he would strangle the guy. This is a perfect example of why Allen should've stuck to those Little House On The Prairie sequels. The basic idea of Inferno (Just like it's predecessor, Caliban) is the creation of two new kinds of robots: The New Law robots and the No Law robot, and their effect on the society of the planet Inferno. The New Law Robots are freer than the original Three Law robots in Asimov's books, but have their own share of problems; Caliban, the only robot created with no laws, is of course the most free, but is far from human. This is all well and good, and in a more capable writer's hands would have been interesting, but Allen takes his one or two good ideas and throws them in a turbine. I'm sorry, Mr. Allen, but I don't really care about the intimate details of Tierlaw Verick's body, or anyone else's, for that matter. Whatever happened to "don't tell, show"?

Inferno.......2000-03-15

This book reads like a middle ground book, which it is. It is the connector between Cailban and Utopia. It's a good book and expands a little more on the Spacer/Settler interaction on the planet Inferno through the vehicle of Chanto Grieg's murder. Lot's of interesting touches like the forced conscription of robotic labor that help define the society and dress the stage for Utopia. A very good book if not as good as the first.

Classic 'Who-Done-It' Murder Mystery.......1999-08-26

This middle book of the Caliban series was a classic 'Who-Done-It' murder mystery along the lines of 'Caves of Steel'. Elijah Bailey could've been in there instead of Alvar Kresh. This book served more as a segway between Caliban and Utopia. It essentially moved Kresh into the Governorship of Inferno and that's about it. Its not the strongest book I've ever read. Although I'd suggest reading all three, if you had to skip any book in the series, it would be this one.

Isaac Asimov's Caliban 3: Utopia (Caliban Series , Vol 3)

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A reasonable ending to the trilogy
Highly recommended to fans of Asimov's robot stories
Utopia
Best of the 3 Caliban Series books!
Excellent content, poor editorial efforts by Ace Books.

Isaac Asimov's Caliban 3: Utopia (Caliban Series , Vol 3)
Roger McBride Allen
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Customer Reviews:

A reasonable ending to the trilogy.......2003-03-03

The behind the eyes thinking was revealed better in Utopia than Inferno, but I would have liked to have seen more time spent behind Prospero's eyes. Prospero was the only New Law Robot you really get to meet, and for all his faults was complex and manipulative, but unlike Caliban, his thinking was rarely revealed except through overt actions. The governor, formerly police chief had serious planet wide dillemas and his tension was felt more. Since he married his one time adversary Fredda, I would have liked to have seen a more complete interaction than was done. The ending was a bit rushed, and I feel that some serious consequences were not dealt with.

Highly recommended to fans of Asimov's robot stories.......2000-06-22

Asimov's robots have delighted me since I was a boy, so it was a wonderful surprise to find new robot stories written by a capable author. The philosophy and plot lines of the new novels are true to the Good Doctor's vision and make a fine addition to the legacy left by Asimov. Caliban, Inferno and Utopia are all good, but Utopia is the best. Read them all, and enjoy once again being immersed in the wonderful world Isaac Asimov created for us!

Utopia.......2000-03-15

A very good book. Although I know it's the end of this story I hope it's not the end. The saga concludes with Inferno's enviromental problems being out of control. As a solution, the unthinkable idea of dropping a comet onto the planet is not only suggested but accepted. The idea of Settlers and Spacers working and living together is explored more in this book as it has been in the last two. It's a wonderful addition to the Robot novel's by Asimov. Although it hints at the idea of the two societies merging it does not resolve the issue of what becomes of the Spacer's and Settlers. This leaves room for future novels! I can only hope Allen or someone of his style is chosen to write them.

Best of the 3 Caliban Series books!.......1999-08-26

After reading all three of these back-to-back, I must say this third was the best. Allen takes the preposterous idea of purposely crashing a comet into a planet, and makes it into an enthralling story. I literally did not put it down for the last 100 pages. In the wake of 'catasrophy' movies like 'Deep Impact' and 'Armgeddon' (yuck!); Allen's book would've made for a far more entertaining movie. Throw in the new-law robots, old-law robots, no-law robots, insane robots - well its just a massive party at the assembler level! Book is worth the money!

Excellent content, poor editorial efforts by Ace Books........1999-02-08

I have enjoyed Isaac Asimov's works for 28 years and was delighted when Roger MacBride took up the challenge of the Caliban series. I've only read part one of Utopia so far and find the content is riveting robot reading as always. However, I have found well over 20 gramatical and typographical errors so far. Take page 48, third paragraph; "The govenrment seems to moving with unseemly haste." A be is missing. And another on page 185 second paragraph; "Wouldn't 'Good morning' would be a trifle more accurate." Too many woulds. The book reads like it was written by a robot experiencing a first law conflict disorder.

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Caliban Landing (Isaac Asimov Presents)
Popkas
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Caliban Landing presented by Isaac Asimov.

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Caliban Landing presented by Isaac Asimov.

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Isaac Asimov's Caliban
Roger MacBride Allen
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Roger MacBride Allen
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Isaac Asimov's Caliban (Isaac Asimov's Robot Novels)

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Isaac Asimov's Caliban (Isaac Asimov's Robot Novels)
Roger MacBride Allen
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The Three Laws were an integral part of every robot's programming. Until a brilliant roboticist created teh first gravitonic brain and built Caliban -- a "lawless" robot who knew nothing about himself, his kind, or the proper relationship between robots and humans. The gaps in his databank were deliberate. Caliban was the embodiment of a theory--a carefully controlled experiment. No one could be certain what might happen to a robot unhampered by the Three LAws. But a chilling possibility became a grim reality all too soon--or so it seemed. Someone left one of the laboratory doors open, and Caliban went out into the city...leaving behind a human body in a pool of blood.

La trilogie de Caliban, tome 2 : Inferno

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La trilogie de Caliban, tome 2 : Inferno
Isaac Asimov
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Isaac Asimov's Caliban Utopia and Inferno (Caliban Series, 1 2 & 3)

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Isaac Asimov's Caliban Utopia and Inferno (Caliban Series, 1 2 & 3)

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ASIN: B000E1PG5E

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Three volume set

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The book that can help you reconcile being both gay and Catholic

Sons of the Church: The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men spotlights testimonials from over thirty gay Catholic men to answer the question, "How can you be gay and Catholic?" Dr. Thomas B. Stevenson, who received degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Boston College, and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, explores this question, using various interviews to thoroughly analyze the many dimensions of being gay and Catholic while providing a powerful and convincing criticism of Church teaching on homosexuality. This thoughtful, surprisingly reverent book is the answer for those gay readers who long for a religious connection, as well as for Catholic readers and those in pastoral positions who want and need to hear the stories of gay people firsthand.

Sons of the Church: The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men tells one story—the story of what it is like to be gay and Catholic—through the various stories of over thirty gay Catholic men. Each chapter is arranged thematically, beginning with experiences of being homosexual and Catholic during childhood and youth. Subsequent chapters delve into the ways these men each finally accepted themselves and integrated their sexuality, related to others who did or did not understand, dealt with homosexual promiscuity, found intimate relationships, became a part of a community, and ultimately came to terms with the Catholic Church and their faith. Throughout, these 'witnesses' explain how their faith in God guides them through the various experiences and issues they face. The positive aspects of Catholic Christianity are respectfully explored at the same time as the present Church teaching on homosexuality is challenged.

Sons of the Church uses interviews to explore:

Catholics coming to terms with their homosexuality

the experiences of young men recognizing their sexuality

suffering and oppression by society and the Church

acceptance of self

integration of goodness and lovability of homosexuality

moral issues of promiscuity among gay men

gay relationships and the Catholic dimensions of commitment

criticisms of gay culture

the Catholic Church teachings on homosexuality

the answer to the question, "How can you be gay and Catholic?"

Sons of the Church: The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men is enlightening reading essential for educators, students, counselors, priests, nuns, psychologists, and theologians. Catholic people, gay people, and every educated reader will find that the interviews and ideas here stimulate thought and create a greater understanding of the issue of homosexuality and faith.

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