The Right to Read (1997)

Re:The Right to Read (1997) by BlindWanderer on Sunday May 14, 2017 @01:40AM (#14334401)

I remember reading this in the 90's and thinking it was yet another piece of dystopian speculative science fiction. Once or twice a decade I reread it to refresh my memory or when I cite it. Each time I'm struck by how it's gotten closer and closer to truth; and yet the story has not changed.

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Re:The Right to Read (1997) by Arizhel on Monday May 15, 2017 @05:23PM (#14345247)

You should try watching "The Running Man" from 1987, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. At the time, it was a somewhat silly dystopian movie, extremely loosely based on some Stephen King story, with a really unique cast including Jesse Ventura, Mick Fleetwood, Dweezil Zappa, and Richard Dawson from "Family Feud".

Now, 30 years later, it seems remarkably prescient.

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