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tomandshell t1_j2cl22r wrote

I read the Folio edition last year and I felt like this novel was ahead of its time. I’m surprised that it hasn’t been adapted as a film or streaming series. The relationship at the center of the book is unique and complex and ultimately moving.

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gnatsaredancing t1_j2d6acy wrote

A scifi sociopolitical slow burn with a culturally sensitive topic sounds like money down the drain for a studio.

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MachoDagger t1_j2d2bxi wrote

Ahead of its time is right. Prose feels incredibly contemporary, and the themes tackled as well as any modern day writer.

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MindTheGapless t1_j2dvarw wrote

Modern day writer.... That's the issue. These so called "modern writers" that all they do is shit on established IPs if they work on those, unable to write original stories and worst part, forget to tell a story and rather concentrate in promoting an agenda in the name of social justice.

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MachoDagger t1_j2dzkci wrote

Not really sure what you're talking about. Stories have always reflected the politics of their time.

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kittofhousemormont t1_j2de55k wrote

I think an attempt was made not long ago and abandoned in the early stages? Or at least, there hasn't been an update for quite a while.

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