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Greener Than You Think Classics of Modern Science Fiction Vol 10 Ward Moore George Zebrowski Isaac Asimov 9780517558669 Books

I read this book in about 1960 when I was about 12 years old. It was the first science fiction book I had ever read. All I remembered about it was that it was terrifying!

I read the book again about a month ago, and I must say, considering today's science regarding genetic engineering, the book may be somewhat prophetic.

The book is written in the first person, which usually would turn me off, however, I truly enjoyed the way this book was written. It is filled with interesting characters (some I've run across in my life) and some very good humor.... And, I still found it somewhat terrifying!


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Greener Than You Think Classics of Modern Science Fiction Vol 10 Ward Moore George Zebrowski Isaac Asimov 9780517558669 Books Reviews

"--Little did Mrs. Dinkman know that when a somewhat less than scrupulous salesman sprayed her dying suburban Los Angeles lawn with a dose of the Metamorphizer she was witnessing the beginning of the end of the world. That salesman was Albert Weener, a two-bit huckster looking for instant riches, who had cajoled the remarkable new plant nutrient away from its recalcitrant inventor, botanist Josephine Spencer Francis. The only problem was, Miss Francis did not yet know how to neutralize her magic chemical--"

"Written in 1947, a science fiction novel about the grass we tread upon. When an unscrupulous salesman sprays a dying suburban Los Angeles lawn with an untested chemical spray, it is the beginning of the end of the world. The grass begins to grow uncontrollably and riotously, ten feet height, thick, tough, impenetrable, gradually engulfing Los Angeles, then California...After reading this novel, you will never view your lawn in the same way."

"The story is told with a satirical lilt, with a defini te bias for farce characterizations and situations; brightening what would otherwise be a harrowing tale."
If you get past the beginning which was a little slow, this book is an amazing piece of literature. I wish I could have highlighted so many brilliantly presented ideas and opinions. I listened to the book while driving an 8 hour drive - the drive went by so quickly as the suspense of the book kept me consistently interested. I was about 1/2 through when I finished the drive and wanted to keep driving so I could finish he book!

Excellent author!
i had read it many years ago and wanted to read it again. The book was in good condition and arrived as expected.
Really, really good. It's a keeper, as I plan to read it again someday.
I'm familiar with Ward Moore from his classic short story "Lot" in which a man who flees Los Angeles with his family in advance of a nuclear war chooses to leave his wife behind at a gas station. The short story has an odd tone because the "hero" is egocentric and unlikable, like most all the characters in "Greener Than You Think," an unengaging satire about one possible end to the world as we know it. This book is a sort of opposite number to John Christopher's very fine novel "The Death of Grass," in which all grasses and grains are killed off by a virus. Here, the problem is a particularly fertile strain of Bermuda grass which spreads unchecked.

As end of the world stories go, there's something unserious about the destructive qualities of Bermuda grass, so satire is appropriate. The problem is that in his mostly failed efforts to be comic, the author places a barrier between the reader and the action, so we have no reason to care about what happens. The protagonist Albert Weener begins as an impoverished salesman, and through a series of unlikely and ridiculous events becomes the richest man on the planet. The grass itelf isn't interesting - all it does is spread and resist attempts at destruction. None of the characters talk or act like anyone you've ever heard or seen. The scenes of governments' dithering and society gradually breaking down feel remote, probably because by that time, Albert Weener is the richest and most insulated man in the world. I think the point of the satire is to lampoon the inability of governments and large corporations to cope with the real problems in the world, but I wouldn't swear to it. Jonathan Swift, he ain't.

There are some occasional good scenes. The tension builds during the last twenty pages or so and the ending has a real kick. But there's just not enough material here to sustain a novel, satirical or otherwise.
This is one of those timeless, prophetic stories that society is only now understanding maybe we shouldn't be dabbling with the genetic codes Mother Nature devised. This was a fun story to read as it warns, and well written because Moore is a very subtle writer.
Ward Moore is best-remembered for his alternate history novel, "Bring the Jubilee" (1953), set in a world in which the South won the Civil War, but this earlier novel (1947) is also worthwhile. It is an early example of the environmental doom subgenre of science fiction; an eccentric scientist seeks to end world hunger by developing a chemical that will increase the yield of cereal grains, but a feckless salesman sells it as a lawn-builder, and the result is a mutant grass that spreads throughout Los Angeles, destroying the city, and then keeps on spreading.

The story could have been frightening, but Moore tells it with deadpan humor, satirizing scientists, journalists, politicians and anyone else who wanders into his novel. Humorous science fiction doesn't often age well, but most of this is still pretty funny. That the story is told in first person by a narrator who is much stupider than he thinks he is adds a nice touch. I found the novel to be a bit overlong, but otherwise quite readable.
I read this book in about 1960 when I was about 12 years old. It was the first science fiction book I had ever read. All I remembered about it was that it was terrifying!

I read the book again about a month ago, and I must say, considering today's science regarding genetic engineering, the book may be somewhat prophetic.

The book is written in the first person, which usually would turn me off, however, I truly enjoyed the way this book was written. It is filled with interesting characters (some I've run across in my life) and some very good humor.... And, I still found it somewhat terrifying!