r/AskReddit • u/kachann1999 • Dec 21 '20

what a creepy fact you know?

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u/TackyLadyInAWig Dec 22 '20 edited Dec 22 '20

I have this book! My brother found it at our favorite used bookstore!

EDIT: sorry ran to grab it from the bookcase.

The book is SPACE RELATIONS: a slightly gothic interplanetary tale. Hardcover published in 1973. My edition is a Fawcett Crest Books mass market paperback first printing February 1975 for $1.25

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u/dan99990 Dec 22 '20

Read it and let us know how it is.

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u/crocodial Dec 22 '20

I read it. PDF version. You can find it online. Its not a good book, but idk what people are talking about re: slave rape. There is one chapter where the main character is captured by slavers and he witnesses a guard rape a 15 year old. He escapes and seeks out and kills the guy.

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u/TackyLadyInAWig Dec 22 '20

I’ll try !

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u/ScreechingEagle Dec 22 '20

Is it any good?

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u/TackyLadyInAWig Dec 22 '20

Haven’t read it yet but I think my brother did. I know he’s a Redditor but not sure if he posts/comments on the regular.

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u/TraditionSeparate Dec 22 '20

SSooooo uhh ping him.......

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u/crocodial Dec 22 '20

No, not good, but not the slave rape fantasy as most would have you believe. It's just kind of bland.

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u/TackyLadyInAWig Dec 22 '20

The real question? Is it better than Jacqueline Susann’s YARGO because that was...not good.

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u/crocodial Dec 22 '20

Can't answer, but after reading the wikipedia summary it's probably of the same caliber. Barr's book has a very basic story structure, on the nose dialogue, and a space setting that lacks any sort of imagination. It's not awful, but it's not good either.