Finished We 3/25/26
This is one of my ancient paperbacks that I had never read and purchased at the library book sale on Sa 6/9/18.
It's a short collection of novellas by Farmer.
The best (by far) is part of his novel, 'THE RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE'. This is a pun on the Zane Grey novel and deals with an American future in which the government financially supports all citizens. 'Purple' was picked because the color invokes the richness of ancient Rome.
The poor are housed in ovid shaped apartments located about 20 feet above the surface. Everything is paid, but the lifestyle is boring and people are moved randomly to protect against popular uprisings. I would have loved to read this interesting book because with the real threat of AI and complete automation it is not at all surprising that the government would initiate a 'standard minimum salary for all'.
One novella dealt with C.B. Demille coming back and making a movie with The Devil and God. One dealt with Rip Van Winkle and the others were completely forgettable.
I'd still read anything by Philip Jose Farmer because he was one of the best 'pulp fiction' writers who ever lived.
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