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<blockquote data-quote="zardoz" data-source="post: 776" data-attributes="member: 399"><p><strong>Re: I Am Traveling Through Alternate Universes</strong></p><p></p><p>regarding the fragility of memory, particularly my own ... I would generally be inclined to agree.</p><p>Although in this instance there was only around a year between reading the library version (new at the time) and me purchasing a copy.</p><p>I was quite keen on the book, which keeness should probably keep key elements in my mind over those 12-18 months. On my first reading I thought that certain plot twists were quite daring/unexpected and even mildly shocking. </p><p> So the lack of these twists in the purchased version was quite noticable. </p><p></p><p>As a crude example of a <em>film </em>which is resonant with many people and they have possibly seen it in the last 18 months, or remember it well.</p><p>Imagine you see Star Wars, Empire Strikes back, yet : Obi wan is happily alive, yet mentioned as a minor character and Luke embraces the darkside & his dad, Princess L is married to Luke and has a sister.</p><p>I think that is a rough parallel with my experience. </p><p></p><p>I am of couse aware that this book has a history which would tend to undermine <em>anything</em> associated with it. I was 20ish at the time though so I am hereby forgiven for liking it<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>>>>> edit <<<<<</p><p></p><p>after this thread re-kindled this ancient memory .. and since the intervening invention of the information superhighway, I stumbled across this explanatory gem</p><p><a href="http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/works/novels/strangervsstranger.html" target="_blank">http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/works/n...vsstranger.html</a></p><p></p><p>there were actually two different versions !!!!</p><p></p><p>In 1991 they released his uncut version, the early version being deemed too dangerous (?)</p><p></p><p>>>> one more edit</p><p>reading the changes though they barely seem to scratch the surface of the changes I remember</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the Greg Egan permutation hypothesis is at work and the universe is protecting its own by retroactively producing an explanation before my reminiscences produce a ripple of inconvenience, in which case I fear for 'Unintentional's continued existance!</p><p></p><p>PKD of course was edited out, sadly, in 1985</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zardoz, post: 776, member: 399"] [b]Re: I Am Traveling Through Alternate Universes[/b] regarding the fragility of memory, particularly my own ... I would generally be inclined to agree. Although in this instance there was only around a year between reading the library version (new at the time) and me purchasing a copy. I was quite keen on the book, which keeness should probably keep key elements in my mind over those 12-18 months. On my first reading I thought that certain plot twists were quite daring/unexpected and even mildly shocking. So the lack of these twists in the purchased version was quite noticable. As a crude example of a [i]film [/i]which is resonant with many people and they have possibly seen it in the last 18 months, or remember it well. Imagine you see Star Wars, Empire Strikes back, yet : Obi wan is happily alive, yet mentioned as a minor character and Luke embraces the darkside & his dad, Princess L is married to Luke and has a sister. I think that is a rough parallel with my experience. I am of couse aware that this book has a history which would tend to undermine [i]anything[/i] associated with it. I was 20ish at the time though so I am hereby forgiven for liking it;) >>>> edit <<<<< after this thread re-kindled this ancient memory .. and since the intervening invention of the information superhighway, I stumbled across this explanatory gem [url=http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/works/novels/strangervsstranger.html]http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/works/n...vsstranger.html[/url] there were actually two different versions !!!! In 1991 they released his uncut version, the early version being deemed too dangerous (?) >>> one more edit reading the changes though they barely seem to scratch the surface of the changes I remember Perhaps the Greg Egan permutation hypothesis is at work and the universe is protecting its own by retroactively producing an explanation before my reminiscences produce a ripple of inconvenience, in which case I fear for 'Unintentional's continued existance! PKD of course was edited out, sadly, in 1985 [/QUOTE]
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