![]() ![]() ![]() I’m in perfect physical and mental health. In response to her sustained look of puzzlement he added, “My IQ is one hundred and sixty. “I’m Nate Caplan.” He offered her his hand, and she shook it. Who are the targets of Egan’s satire? Well, here’s one of them, appealing to Nasim to upload him: It ends up being a bit feeble, and the targets are not likely to be much hurt. Now you can satirize by nastiness, or by mockery, but Egan is too nice for the former, and not accurate enough at mimicry for the latter. And this causes trouble in another strand of Zendegi, which is a mildly satirical look at transhumanism. They always end up seeming like puppets or strawmen, pure mouthpieces for a viewpoint. From a review of Greg Egan's new book, Zendegi:Įgan has always had difficulty in portraying characters whose views he disagrees with. ![]()
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