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The Rainbow Cadenza (Paperback)

by J.Neil Schulman (Author)
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Robert A. Heinlein

"Every libertarian should read it. It should win the Prometheus Award." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


Colin Wilson

"I found it absolutely fascinating ... A splendid book." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Visions of the future, Dec 25 2003
By John Dechancie "Vegas Lizard" (Littlerock, California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rainbow Cadenza (Paperback)
An exciting look into a dystopian future that both shocks and enlightens. Startling social change coupled with brilliant technological innovations transform society in this troubling vision of the 22nd century.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A response to some reviews, Oct 28 2002
This review is from: The Rainbow Cadenza (Paperback)
I want to add few points because some people here are letting their emotions get better of their brains. One, a young witch was angry at the portrait of Wicca saying that's not how Wicca is supposed to be practiced. That is exactly J. Neil Schulman's point.

In most religions throughout history, the common people who practiced their faith tends to be nice, well-behaved people who just want to live in peace. That includes a lot of Christians. But when the state's power structure decided to adopt such a religion because so many people have high opinion of it it begins to corrupt it. The Wicca in the novel is not the Wicca as is today. First of all, the novel Wicca's is the majority relgion and the one the state use as its mask of violence. When a state decided to support a religion, most people will join it for social status, not out or deep beliefs. That's the case with Christianity 300AD. When that happened Wicca become corrupted and independence are stamped out, much like the Gnostics of Church. Most of evil in Christian history happened when it was the state religion. Same thing will happen to any other religion regardless of its origins. That's was one major theme of this book: how the power to stoap on an individual's life and person can corrupt society as a whole.

People who don't get it are just not really reading it. They're just nitpicking. Now, I think that the author should has bring up some history to make his theme a bit stronger. But that's a small weakness in one incredilbe emotional work.

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2.0 out of 5 stars The Rainbow Cadenza, Oct 4 2002
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This review is from: The Rainbow Cadenza (Paperback)
Yes, itï¿s an interesting, creative, thought provoking book. The problem is that it portrays the Wiccan religion as an authoritarian means of oppression, which is ridiculous to the point I would have laughed out loud if I had not been so disgusted. Iï¿ve been a Wiccan for 18+ years, and I have found Wiccans to be the most independent people I have ever met, who often have a real suspicion of authority, coercion and control. The idea of Wicca as an organized sanctioned ï¿state religionï¿ is also silly, as Wiccans tend to prefer small autonomous groups - just getting a couple of these groups to cooperate for a large festival can sometimes be a daunting task because of the level of independence displayed- think of ï¿herding catsï¿. Also, sex in the Wiccan view is sacred and should NEVER be forced or coerced. Forced sex is *obscene* and an insult to the Goddess. I donï¿t care what they did in the ( Patriarchal ) ancient world, modern Wiccans would find the idea of forced prostitution to be appalling. I was present at a gathering where a newcomer voiced a similar view in a discussion, and he was shunned for the rest of the gathering. Wiccans revere females, I cannot concieve of a supposedly Wiccan state religion limited the number of female births and oppressing those who are born!
Iï¿m sorry an otherwise thoughtful and well written book was ruined by this basic lack of understanding of a minority religion- and the author claims to have talked to Witches? Whoever he talked to is probably foaming at the mouth at having their teachings so distorted.
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