- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Spectra; Reissue edition (July 1 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553270338
- ISBN-13: 978-0553270334
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From Publishers Weekly
Spinrad mined media hype and manipulation to fine effect in his early novel, Bug Jack Barron. Now 18 years later, he has another go with this near future story of the conglomerate MUZIK's desire to substitute APs (artificial personalities) for its troublesome rock stars. Voxbox artist Sally Genaro and graphics whiz Bobby Rubin create a sensation called Red Jack, thanks to prodding from Glorianna O'Toole, "The Crazy Old Lady of Rock and Roll" and to the stimulation of the zap, a small electric device that mimics the effects of hallucinogens. What they don't anticipate is the co-opting of Jack's rebel stance by the Reality Liberation Front, an anarchist computer commune churning out programs to bilk money machines, fix tax records, etc. As with much of Spinrad's work, the strong initial impact is vitiated by the excessive length, repetition and crudeness of the novel as a whole.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
An over-the-hill rock star, a Puerto Rican street kid, and two children of the electronic age discover strength in numbers when they take on the power of Musik, Inc., in a war of nerves, passion, and rock 'n' roll. Spinrad ( Child of Wonder ) uses the violent, sexually explicit language of new wave sf to communicate an ultimately touching message of courage and humanity that breaks through the high-tech glitter of his medium. Recommended. JC
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Now that's Rock 'n Roll,
By A Customer
This review is from: LITTLE HEROES (Mass Market Paperback)
A new kind of rock star and the electronic revolution, brings the powers that be to their knees, defenetly a book to read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Paging Glorianna O'Toole...,
By James Jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Little Heroes (Paperback)
An enjoyable read, a bit reminiscent of Lloyd Biggle Jr.'s "The Tunesmith," but with a more ambiguous and perhaps realistic ending, and with the added characterization and details possible with a novel. The scary part for me, as an out of work programmer, is Spinrad's prescience from the mid-1980s--2002 is looking a lot like the world of _Little Heroes_. Pass the kibble, will ya?
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Unique,
By wordsmith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Little Heroes (Paperback)
I am a Spinrad fan. I admit that. I think this book was fantastic, and totally unique. I would have given it 5 stars, but, as usual, there were a few passages where Norman went a little off the tracks.Overall, if you have any interest in reading something completely different, give this a shot. You wont be disappointed.
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Scarily Prescient,
By Amy Pierce ""frustrated diva"" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Little Heroes (Paperback)
I read this book many years ago and remember scoffing at the idea of a hologram replacing the flesh and blood music idols we all like to read about in the gossip columns. Well I was reminded of it just today when a friend mentioned that they are flocking to see performances by a holographic signer in Japan. As yet the technology isn't there, but it won't be long...five years, ten years maybe, and all of the elements described in this book, possibly including electric stimulation of the brain (stim) as an addictive substance will be a reality. I would once have said read this book as a good trip through the imagination, now I say maybe it should be read as a roadmap to our future.
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