| View Larger Image | Liquid Metal: The Science Fiction Film Reader | Paperbackby Sean Redmond (Editor)
| List Price: | $24.00 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Wallflower Press | | Page Count: | 360 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 30, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 375,804th |
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Product Description
Liquid Metal brings together 'seminal' essays that have opened up the study of science fiction to serious critical interrogation. Eight distinct sections cover such topics as the cyborg in science fiction; the science fiction city; time travel and the primal scene; science fiction fandom; and the 1950s invasion narratives. Important writings by Susan Sontag, Vivian Sobchack, Steve Neale, J.P. Telotte, Peter Biskind and Constance Penley are included. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 1 review)
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Repetition by Kira Dawn Foltz (Thousand Oaks, CA, USA)  3 Stars
September 01, 2007
This book is broken down into different case studies or critical essays. It is 100% on critical theories. The editor tends to repeat himself incessantly in each chapter (I've even seen a whole two sentences repeatedly word for word). The good part is he keeps up with contemporary films and critiques them with as much enthusiasm as the oldies, but to get the basics of his point, all you need to do is skim each chapter and read the topic sentences. He likes to talk just for the sake of talking.
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