Book review:
THE DEMOLISHED MAN (1953) by Alfred Bester
Science fiction often doesn't age well; writers focus on some aspect of the future and stumble on the others.
And then there are novels like THE DEMOLISHED MAN.
It is so hypnotic in its style, its plot running like an accelerating sports car, the larger-than-life characters never stopping for a second to contemplate their own single-mindedness... you don't simply read this story. It takes you hostage.
The story is set in a world where telepathy works - and ESP is surely a theme that invites idiotic storytelling - but Bester writes so well, you don't care.
Is it a triumph of style over substance, or does it have a memorable message? In any case, a spellbinding read.
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