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From: tbray@mprvaxa.UUCP (Tim Bray)
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Subject: MAIA, by Richard Adams
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 20:08:25 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 22 20:08:25 1986
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It's not bad, not great.  Takes place in the same universe as his
previous 'Shardik', but much earlier.  Has a couple of interesting
characters.  Got some enjoyably salacious but cartoonish soft-focus sex.
Good book for a vacation - no serious drama/conflict/message/theme/prose
to speak of.  And a bit syrupy - missing some of the enjoyably doomy
pessimism that Adams can do.

For a really good Adams book, try 'The Girl In a Swing'.  Gave me the
heebie jeebies for days.
Tim Bray {...ihnp4!alberta!ubc-vision!mprvaxa!tbray}