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I just finished Logan's run(1967) and have a few questions (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/books@lemmy.ml

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I loved the book, it was a very fun fever dream. Do the sequels have that same sort of frenetic energy?

Also, I'm not sure if I ever actually saw the movie or just saw clips of the movie in parodies and what not, does the movie at all follow the insane beats of the book?

All I recall is the futuristic plastic world, none of the crazy stuff in the book, which is leading me to think that maybe I haven't actually seen the movie.

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[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ll have to recap the book. The half man is in the movie. The brain I don’t remember in the book.

If I remember correctly, they change the age in the movie as well.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

30 instead of 21 if I remember right.

[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Movie was 30. So the book must be 21

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah just looked at the title card, it sounds like the movie is going to be pretty different with 30-year-olds and the carousel, which isn't in the book.

[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s been 40 years since I’ve read the book. I remember the themes being similar.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool, thanks. I was actually just mulling over how much I actually knew about Logan's run when it was mentioned in some other thread and then I picked up the book and realized I had never read it and now I realize that I haven't seen the movie either haha

[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re inspiring me to read the book again. The movie is cheesy but I enjoyed it.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine it could be a bad idea to revisit the novel if it's been a while, it's so non-stop exciting and wild that it's difficult to put down.