tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post2932475371154819311..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Alas, Babylon - Pat FrankSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3605534402567543102020-01-27T17:35:43.121-06:002020-01-27T17:35:43.121-06:00It's definitely a pioneer in the genre, Lark. ...It's definitely a pioneer in the genre, Lark. It's pretty tame by modern standards, but it defintiely helped set the pattern.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-70317657182155078752020-01-27T17:34:36.951-06:002020-01-27T17:34:36.951-06:00I didn't want to stress my 1964 copy by readin...I didn't want to stress my 1964 copy by reading from it, so I found a copy published in 2005 that my library had on the shelves. I don't know if that was the last new version published or not, but you should be able to find a copy pretty easily, I think.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46623967831644493602020-01-27T15:07:23.063-06:002020-01-27T15:07:23.063-06:00It has been so many years since I read Alas, Babyl...It has been so many years since I read Alas, Babylon! I think of it occasionally when I read dystopian fiction; maybe now, I should find a copy and reread it.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6908698075228342302020-01-27T15:00:20.351-06:002020-01-27T15:00:20.351-06:00This book made a big impact on me the first time I...This book made a big impact on me the first time I read it, too. And I've never forgotten it. It's the reason I'm so drawn to survival stories with apocalyptic/dystopian settings. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com