![]() ![]() ![]() One of the many complaints I hear about Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is that it is "shallow." Readers see a shallowness in character, a shallowness in the work they choose, a shallowness in story depth, and a shallowness in the story's morality.ĭown and Out in the Magic Kingdom may seem shallow, but there is a great deal of depth to be found if one approaches the book with a willingness to overcome the prejudices and perspectives of our current culture, to project oneself into the mindset and morality of the future world Doctorow has created. (It's only his fourth death and revival, after all.) Now it's war. Worse: it appears this new group has had Jules killed. For Jules, this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself. A new group has taken over the Hall of the Presidents, and is replacing its venerable audioanimatronics with new, immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington, Lincoln, and all the others. Now, though, the "ad hocs" are under attack. ![]() Now in the keeping of a network of "ad-hocs" who keep the classic attractions running as they always have, enhanced with only the smallest high-tech touches. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity, to learn ten languages and compose three symphonies.and to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World.ĭisney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. ![]() Jules is a young man barely a century old. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |