Because I care

[james_davis_nicoll]

As mentioned in comments, Dan Simmons has a dystopic novel coming out.

Canada, used to dividing itself into smaller parts to appease ethnic groups, languages, and claims to prior ownership, [...]

Is that a snipe at Nunavut?

Comments

[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

A few months ago, I thought to re-read all the Hyperion Cantos. I stopped. A few weeks ago, I thought to take all the Simmons books I own and take them to the used book store. I delayed. I may now tear them, and bury them in my front yard under my son's Linden tree. Hopefully it's Canadian hardiness, used to sharp autumns and long winters, can withstand this poison and continue to flourish.

[jazzfish]

A few months ago, I thought to re-read all the Hyperion Cantos.

Yeah, that's a common mistake. I only avoided it myself by the knowledge that I needed to unburden myself of unwanted books quickly (impending cross-country move) and it would take too long to read them before deciding they weren't worth the price of hauling them.

I didn't do anything nearly so useful as using them to fertilize a tree. I think they went in the 'donate' pile, because I hate [sick children / soldiers deployed overseas / whoever that particular pile of 'donate' went to].

[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

I'm at the point where I'm not sure I want anyone else encountering these. Damn brain-sucker.

[jazzfish]

I hung onto the first one, on the grounds that ISTR it being a pretty good example of several kinds of stories I enjoy. So whoever it is is stuck with #2-4, which should be enough to put whoever it is off Simmons's writing forever. On balance I consider this to be of the "cruel to be kind" class of action.