tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post8280065297221259616..comments2023-09-07T07:16:10.305-04:00Comments on Flights of Fantasy: Cannibalism in fictionMarian Pererahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-89467616834597327052010-11-22T05:59:07.363-05:002010-11-22T05:59:07.363-05:00Just did a search on The Seeds of Time by John Wyn...Just did a search on <i>The Seeds of Time</i> by John Wyndham, but the public library's only loanable copy is missing. There's one in a reference library, but it'll probably be a while before I have the time to get there and read it in the library. Shoot. :(Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-70287515682821715242010-11-21T20:35:12.506-05:002010-11-21T20:35:12.506-05:00Marian:
I nearly quoted the last line of the stor...Marian:<br /><br />I nearly quoted the last line of the story at you, but while it's a wonderful line it's also spoilerous as hell in the event you should ever read the story, which I highly recommend you do.<br /><br />It's called "Survival" and it seems to only have been reprinted in a book called <i>the Seeds of Time</i>. TPL has only non-circulating copies--in the Merrill collection, or the Reference Library stacks (by which they seem to mean storage).<br /><br />There <i>is</i> one circulating copy at York University's Scott library, but that really only helps if you're a York Student or are up in this end of town enough to merit coming in and spending the time to read it.<br /><br />Or you could haunt used bookstores, but who knows when a copy would come available?Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636853512160544410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-90412450210144962862010-11-14T13:49:36.464-05:002010-11-14T13:49:36.464-05:00Cannibalism has always freaked me out. Although St...Cannibalism has always freaked me out. Although Stephen King is one of my favorite authors, I've never that short story of his, and I don't intend to. :PW.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05841802857427762014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-40588440662296111792010-11-14T09:19:41.978-05:002010-11-14T09:19:41.978-05:00Murr - I love dark humor. Thanks for sharing that....<b>Murr</b> - I love dark humor. Thanks for sharing that. :)<br /><br /><b>Randall</b> - The story sounds intriguing. Now I'm curious about how the pregnant woman convinces people to keep her alive. <br /><br />And the scene where the rescuers arrive is always chilling. I mean, what can you say in either situation - rescuer or rescuee?Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-29525261764326481442010-11-14T08:59:46.845-05:002010-11-14T08:59:46.845-05:00"my favorite story was about the doctor of th..."my favorite story was about the doctor of the Donner Party. "Mrs. Johnson--I'm sorry to say--your husband is gone."<br /><br />Mrs. Johnson, gasping: "ALL gone?"<br /><br />That's so horrid...and so damn funny! I had to laugh. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-18538047547780309202010-11-11T21:03:04.438-05:002010-11-11T21:03:04.438-05:00There's a really freaky story by the late John...There's a really freaky story by the late John Wyndham--a short story, in which a rocket between Earth and, I believe, Mars, goes off course and blows out its engines, so they can't land anywhere. They have plenty of air and power, but eventually run short of food.<br /><br />What makes it interesting is that one of the characters is a young woman--a <i>pregnant</i> young woman, who not only knows that she must survive but is able to convince the others that she must. She becomes immune to the drawing of lots.<br /><br />The last scene, when the rescuers finally arrive, is downright chilling.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636853512160544410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-45813266337815504072010-11-11T02:29:57.986-05:002010-11-11T02:29:57.986-05:00I've always thought I'd be yummy. Round, w...I've always thought I'd be yummy. Round, well-marbled...my favorite story was about the doctor of the Donner Party. "Mrs. Johnson--I'm sorry to say--your husband is gone."<br /><br />Mrs. Johnson, gasping: "ALL gone?"Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com