tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post2425649374025988041..comments2024-03-28T07:09:28.500+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Book Review: The Holy Machine by Chris BeckettAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-34163441859738531442010-07-14T13:46:32.236+01:002010-07-14T13:46:32.236+01:00Indeed. One can only hope Corvus see fit to releas...Indeed. One can only hope Corvus see fit to release some more of Beckett's back-catalogue. Why, a nice short-story collection would be perfect foddder for another gorgeous cover, wouldn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-29489053024160438092010-07-13T14:19:57.407+01:002010-07-13T14:19:57.407+01:00Great review Niall, I read this last year and love...Great review Niall, I read this last year and loved it. Beckett's background as a social worker gave this SF book a different angle to things, and I think that this certainly helped with the portrayal of George and his mother as traumatised and unattached. I liked how the two women in George's life mirrored each-other: one was becoming more human while the other was becoming less so. But there are so many great ideas in The Holy Machine that its relatively short length left me wanting.Afronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630378459973921273noreply@blogger.com