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From: nt11777@scgvaxd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Brokedown Palace
Message-ID: <545@scgvaxd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 16:19:50 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 16:19:50 1986
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Reply-To: nt11777@scgvaxd.UUCP (neal)
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In article <829@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> DZOEY@UMD2.UMD.EDU writes:
>From: Joseph I. Herman (Joe) <DZOEY@UMD2.UMD.EDU>
>
>Yes, Brokedown Palace is indeed out!  It's reasonably good also!
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>
>****SPOILER STUFF FOLLOWS....YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED (Insert flashing red light)**
>
>It seemed to me that the story was really about revolution.
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revolution, hmmmmm.  i hadnt thought of it that way but your examples do seem
to fit well.  i think the main theme involved was how people try their
dam**st to look the other way and refuse to acknowledge their problems.  i
think brust was saying we need not fear change and should embrace it.

i also liked Brokedown Palace but havent read any other brust (i picked up
BP only because someone else on the net said they'd enjoyed it).  you imply
BP is a little different that previous brust, would you also recommend the
others (jhereg and yendi, i believe)?

neal