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Modern Classics Hothouse (Penguin Modern Classics) Paperback – International Edition, September 23, 2008

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The Sun is about to go Nova. Earth and Moon have ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. The bright side of Earth is covered with carnivorous forest. This is the Age of vegetables. Gren and his lady - not to mention the tummybelly men - journey to the even more terrifying Dark side. One of Aldiss' most famous and long-enduring novels, fast moving, packed with brilliant imagery.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 014118955X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classic; Reprint edition (September 23, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780141189550
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141189550
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.85 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2009

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I spent the weekend reading the Kindle. I had a long wait in a Dr's surgery on Saturday and the Kindle meant I didn't have to rely on the supply of plague-ridden National Geographics that they leave festering on tables for patients to read. (isn't there a hygiene issue with sick people touching, coughing and sneezing onto these magazines that sit there for decades at a stretch????)

I did find one (funny) problem with a title purchased from Amazon. The ebook uses lots of _____ to separate chapters and headings at the start of the book. If you use the text to speach the Kindle reads out something along the lines of:

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I hope the people behind this audio enhanced title have figured out how things work by now and will fix this issue with future releases.

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Kat

odd world

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022

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I found this to be an odd sci-fi story, but I couldn't stop reading! It took me only
two days to read. Plants have taken over the Earth and humans are dwindling.
Then some humans transform into something else. . .as all try to survive.
It was strange. Worth a read for sci-fi fans!

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Ben england

wild imagination of a devolved humanity

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2023

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This is one of the first sci-fi novels to allow that humanity may not always be on an upward trajectory and may not always be the superior species. But such a lush wild ecosystem to devolve into, so many exotic life forms imagined, and even a form of symbiotic space travel - do I detect influences of CS Lewis ?

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2008

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This is a story about the end of the world and the many races of man. It is a story about the Sun nearing its final moments and the plants taking over the world. It is a story about the final days of the planet Earth.
The story revolves around Gren and the last of his kind, small people who live in the trees. They live in the middle, not too close to the ground and not to high up, near the tips. It is an adventure story, a story of exploration, as we follow Gren and his tribe as they try to survive.
This is not hard science fiction and, in fact, I would not call this normal science fiction. Maybe science fantasy? Or just plain fantasy? The Moon is linked to the Earth by giant webs and one side of the planet is locked towards the Sun, so I guess it is fantasy. I enjoyed the book but I just want to warn you, this is a weird novel about the end of life as we know it and don't know it.

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A Fun Read of a Not So Fun Future

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017

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This novel was based upon a short story by another title which I read in 1962. I remember the webs connecting earth with the moon. Odd, as I can't remember what I ate for breakfast today. The story is full of surprises, none of them so very pleasant. A rousing romp through the fading last days of Earth. The characters are as simple, smart, and unlikable as they need to be. This is made evident at the end of the story.. There was a great blueprint laid out for a sequel, but I am not aware of it ever being written. I have enjoyed reading SciFi for over 60 years, and I particularly enjoy a story lacking technobabble and space opera.

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Dan S. Tong

A Creative and Thoughtful SF Adventure by a Master Storyteller

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2017

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You should dismiss the negative reviews by some of the very unimaginative readers who fail to understand and climb inside this story. The best things, whether in books, music, or films is not always sufficiently appreciated by a lot of people since taste, like fashion, is often dictated by the lowest common denominator.

Hothouse is a fine Classic SF novel from the great Brian Aldiss, thoughtful, creative, and original, in contrast to all of the junk that claims to be SF these days. It has just about every characteristic of an excellent story, interesting characters, exciting world building, and some great surprises, and a fine story of survival. Perhaps the most adventurous story that Aldiss has ever told.

I'm not going to summarize the entire story -just read the sample of the book and judge for yourself.

In my opinion It belongs in the library of anyone who loves Classic SF (Speculative Fiction).

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Peter Franek

Some interesting stories, but overall too inconsistent

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016

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I read the book Non-Stop first and liked it which is the reason I read this book too. I can't recommend it though.

Some particular stories in Hothouse are well written and catchy, but overall, it lacks direction and these stories start nowhere and go to nowhere. I think that Brian Aldiss is a great story-teller but when he tries to impress the reader with "something like sci-fi"--be it the history of past human civilization as a result of a fungus parasitising on human brains, be it his vision of moon- and star-travel, or the philosophical thoughts about evolution and devolution, communicated via the mouths of some intelligent fish walking in the mountains--it is surprisingly poor and disappointing. I could never tell whether these "anti-scifi" moments are due to the authors lack of technical education / skills / interests, or whether it is an intention and he simply doesn't care about consistency and coherency.

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Howard Weingarten

We all know plants rule!

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022

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And tnks story tells how! Very interesting and gripping story set at the end of the world. Sometimes, a little hard to follow, but beautifully constructed, with a speculative ending.

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Amanda

Fantastic quality!

Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2024

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This has been my husbands favourite book since he can remember. We haven't been able to find it anywhere in Canada and he has been on the lookout for a hard copy for years. The book came in right in time for Christmas, and for a used book it's in fabulous condition. My husband was extremely excited to receive this book for Christmas. Thanks Awesomebooks! This is fantastic.

Yvonne Rushworth

An old favourite.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2023

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I gave my original copy away.... I have no clue why. I was reminded of it, looked for it, had to get it again.
I read it as a teenager, loved it.

M. D. aus Berlin

Klassiker der SF und Fantasy mit einem Touch Psychedelics und Body-Horror

Reviewed in Germany on May 11, 2023

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Ich als alter Science Fiction-Leser bin kürzlich auf diesen beinahe vergessenen Klassiker aus den frühen sechziger Jahren gestoßen:

Eine Odyssee von primitiven Humanoiden durch einen planetenumspannenden Riesendschungel voller wuchernder, fleischfressender, giftiger, wandelnder, fliegender Pfanzen, ringelnder Tentakel, himmelhoher Spinnweben, stelzwandernder Samen, intelligenter Pilze und vielem mehr. Ein Buch wie eine Achterbahnfahrt voll von phantasmagorischen Bildern und Hieronymus-Bosch-artigen Szenen, die lange im Gedächtnis bleiben. Eine überbordende Fantasie auch in der Sprache - die Pflanzen und Wesen heißen u.a. nettlemoss, whistlethistle, trappersnapper, the tummy-belly men usw. Handlung und Figuren bleiben etwas hölzern (!), aber der Gesamteffekt ist sehr eindrucksvoll.

Sicherlich nicht jedermanns Sache, aber empfehlenswert für alle, die etwas ungewöhnliche SF und Fantasy mit einem Touch Psychedelics und Body-Horror mögen.

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Nitish

Interesting concept

Reviewed in India on January 24, 2019

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Concept is very interesting, but gets a little too philosophical in the latter stages - and not in a good way.

Roger Barton

I read this book many years ago and it's still as fresh as yesterday

Reviewed in Australia on August 8, 2019

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Fascinating read by one of my favourite science fiction authors. Relevant as ever today in the age of climate change

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