Review: Demolished Man
Editorial Review - Kirkus Reviews..... is Reich, ridden by the nightmare of a faceless man whom he later identifies as a business rival, D'Courtney. Helped, but also jeopardized by the Espers with their special powers of telepathy, Reich kills his man but cannot escape evidence for a conviction. But Reich is still left with his nemesis- the Man With No Face-until he is reconverted from demolition towards a new life. A new language (could it be esperanto?) and symbols for what is basically a scrimmage of man against man.
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Andrew Johnson - GoodreadsFantastic. It's a pulpy detective story with sci-fi elements thrown in, and Bester finds the perfect balance between both genres. His writing style is refreshingly mature while never feeling dry or ... Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - GoodreadsThis was an intriguing story that couldn't quite get out from under the clunky writing. Overall it was a well-done futuristic cat-and-mouse noir, but the writing was too cold and the narration too ...
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Paul - GoodreadsA good good book. One of my first sci-fi reads when I was younger. Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Dark-Draco - GoodreadsTo be perfectly honest, I am not sure I understood all of this. The idea behind the story is good - in the future, there are a high number of people who can read thoughts and emotions - the Esper's ... Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Irene - GoodreadsI've always found the argument that I have to understand and appreciate SF in the time it was written (primarily as an apology for sexism) to be specious. Next time, I will point to this book ... Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Richard Dinter - GoodreadsDepth psychology and science fiction a unique if dated work from 1950 Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Megan - GoodreadsAs sometimes happens when you visit the classics of SF, I came away from this one admiring the idea, but disappointed by the execution. The *idea* is great: a future earth where the presence of people ... Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - William Johnson - GoodreadsI took longer with this book then I intended but ... I got distracted a lot in February. Anyway, I have to say that The Demolished Man pushes high concept ideas at you in more then just a technology ... Read full review
Review: The Demolished Man
User Review - Simon - GoodreadsWow, this felt so fresh and exciting like it could have been written recently only they don't write SF this good any more. Not bad for a novel written some sixty years ago. That's when you know that a ... Read full review
