Logan's Run by William F. Nolan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Here's a little kick in the pants for ya.

This is the book that the classic SF film was based on, written way back in '67, the counterculture just revving up.

Here's the skinny: It holds up fantastically well to today's SF. Fast-paced and sharp. And even if the characterizations are a bit obviously '60s, the tale is so short that I'm surprised we got any depth at all. It's just that fast and furious.

As a side note, it lets me settle in to the idea that no matter how old you are or what your setting, people are stupid. The new norm of killing anyone off the moment they turn 30 seems pretty on-target for the same kinds of social norms we have now. It's modular stupidity. Pop out one, add another, it's all stupid.

Even if we've got a little commentary here, it's still a great action film.

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