The Santaroga Barrier Audiobook

" Pure pulp, from my perspective. The writing was pedestrian, and characterization shallow and unbelievable. Dasein acted like a tantrumy toddler, Jenny was an early version of a manic pixie dreamgirl, and most of the rest of the characters were cardboard cutouts. Plus, I just never could get past the thought that the real threat, in this story, is the idea that people have no right to refuse to buy commercial products, or to reject their marketing efforts. Both the "market study" that Dasein was undertaking, and the reaction of a traveling salesman who had been unable to make sales in the valley struck me as exemplary of the evil sense of entitlement that corporations seem to feel they have to our collective dollar. "

" Not as good as I thought it would be. "

" A great book that says something about how closed societies can have a great deal of power over their population. "

" This book kind of turns into 'Frank Herbert's Final Destination.... with acid.' "

" Completely different style for Herbert, but I recall it being a fast read as a teen. "

" A very compelling read. I enjoyed it, but It began to drag a bit at the end, but only at the very end. Still very worth reading! "

" moody! and the best explanation of moral relativism i have found to date. "

" Cool and kind of creepy. It's fun peeling back the layers of the small town of Santaroga to see what the secret underneath really is... Quite a bit of psychology toward the end of the novel. Short, interesting read. "

" A pretty good science fiction piece "

" This is a bizarre tale of a town that lives communally, and has no connection to the world outside of it because they maintain control over everyone by putting a hallucinogen in the food. It's somewhat anti-climactic, but pretty trippy. "

" Good book. Of course, not up to the standard of the Dune series or (the 2-4th of) what might be called the "Pandora" series. Not as dense. It had a similar kind of "plan within a plan" plotting going on, cool conspiracy stuff. "

" Honestly not as bad as I thought it would be; its a good easy read even if a bit transparent. "

" Cool and kind of creepy. It's fun peeling back the layers of the small town of Santaroga to see what the secret underneath really is... Quite a bit of psychology toward the end of the novel. Short, interesting read. "

" Anyone who doubts SF can be produce mature fiction should read this tale of Mind-Forg'd Manacles. "

" Completely different style for Herbert, but I recall it being a fast read as a teen. "

" Mushrooms? Go figure. A book written in the sixties about mushrooms that extend reality and makes you see things in a whole new way. "

" This book kind of turns into 'Frank Herbert's Final Destination.... with acid.' "

" One of my favorit F. Herbert's books. I love stories about cults. I'm just drawn to cults for some reason. And intelligent hallucinogenic mushrooms guiding people's lives? Yes, thank you. "

" A pretty good science fiction piece "

" Not as good as I thought it would be. "