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Summary: You can't even call this worthless book sci-fi!
Review: If you want a perfect example of the way black, Democrat, new age minds operate, then read Levar Burton's fictional book, "Aftermath: A Novel of the Future." He details how a great race war will wipe out the US as we know it. Unfortunately for people like Burton, racism is ending. He must be trying to bring it back with this book.?In the "aftermath" only the black people and the remnants of Native America will be able to save the day against viciously evil rich white people. The main character was a meterologist working for NASA before the war. You won't believe what Burton comes up with as this guy's "scientific accomplishment" for the "betterment" of mankind. If you can stand the first few pages it's worth it just to get Mr. Burton's outlook on our world. I couldn't take it after that. I skimmed through the thing and got the general idea of what was going on. Only Oprah Winfreys and Woopie Golburgs could read this book without vomiting on it. Burton paints a picture of a world so far out of touch with reality that it goes even beyond fantasy. Save your money for Starship Troopers and Bitter Legacy.
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Summary: You can't even call this worthless book sci-fi!
Review: If you want a perfect example of the way black, Democrat, new age minds operate, then read Levar Burton's fictional book, "Aftermath: A Novel of the Future." He details how a great race war will wipe out the US as we know it. Unfortunately for people like Burton, racism is ending. He must be trying to bring it back with this book.? In the "aftermath" only the black people and the remnants of Native America will be able to save the day against viciously evil rich white people. The main character was a meterologist working for NASA before the war. You won't believe what Burton comes up with as this guy's "scientific accomplishment" for the "betterment" of mankind. If you can stand the first few pages it's worth it just to get Mr. Burton's outlook on our world. I couldn't take it after that. I skimmed through the thing and got the general idea of what was going on. Only Oprah Winfreys and Woopie Golburgs could read this book without vomiting on it. Burton paints a picture of a world so far out of touch with reality that it goes even beyond fantasy. Save your money for Starship Troopers and Bitter Legacy.
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Summary: Its ok
Review: In an America ravaged by a racial civil war four people will come together to save the world. 1. An old indian medican man
2. A street child living in St. Louis
3. A homeless man living an an Atlanta ravaged by war and divided into waring sectors
4. Most importantly there is a doctor who has discovered a may for the body to heal itself. So ok at the begining when the backgroud is explianed I found that to be very good and well thought out. After that things get a little messy. I love Reading Rainbow, but as far as being a good author Mr. Burton falls flat. My biggest problem is that the charecters repeat themselves saying past comments agian and agian. Not that I didn't like the book Overall-If you can find it, this is a very good read
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Summary: Its ok
Review: In an America ravaged by a racial civil war four people will come together to save the world. 1. An old indian medican man
2. A street child living in St. Louis
3. A homeless man living an an Atlanta ravaged by war and divided into waring sectors
4. Most importantly there is a doctor who has discovered a may for the body to heal itself. So ok at the begining when the backgroud is explianed I found that to be very good and well thought out. After that things get a little messy. I love Reading Rainbow, but as far as being a good author Mr. Burton falls flat. My biggest problem is that the charecters repeat themselves saying past comments agian and agian. Not that I didn't like the book Overall-If you can find it, this is a very good read
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Summary: What can I say?
Review: It stunk. It reaked. Burton should stick to acting (even though he's not great at that either) and leave sience fiction to those that really know what they are doing. This book was so poor I counldn't even finish it. Unfortunately, he had to use this piece of fiction as a forum for his political agendas.
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Summary: Didn't like it!
Review: Let me preface by saying that I really like Levar Burton. His work on Star Trek and Reading Rainbow is great. I love to watch him act.
BUT! Levar should spend some more time practicing before he publishes any more books.
Levar has an *excellent* idea with this book. He is a very creative individual, but his writing is too choppy and plain. I was unable to relate to the characters, and topics were introduced to quickly.
If this book had been several hundred pages longer, I would have been able to read the whole thing, as it would have necessitated more descriptive language and more attention to detail.
Burton should not give up hope. His ideas are fascinating, just presented without enough detail and character development.
I will buy one of Burton's books in a few years, because I believe that writing experience will improve his style. Possibly you will see a rave review from me for a future Levar Burton novel.
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Summary: An appallingly racist vision of the future.
Review: Levar Burton's novel Aftermath is touted as a novel of the future, but it is an appallingly racist vision of the future. The book was a difficult read, not merely because of the marginal writing style, but because this sad first effort is a far remove from what I expected from the Levar Burton of Star Trek and Reading Rainbow fame. Mr. Burton's vision of America's future can only be viewed as the creation of a deeply racist mind. In his future, one looks in vain for a positive image of a white person. The reason is simple - there aren't any. All whites in Mr. Burton's book are deeply evil, and all people of color are uniformly good and heroic. In one of his most disturbing creations, Mr. Burton fantasizes that whites will be raising blacks on farms, harvesting their skin, and grafting the skin onto their own bodies to protect them from the effects of ultraviolet radiation due to the loss of the ozone layer. The only white person who is portrayed as even remotely good is a hobo riding the rails, but this character is written out quickly, before any damage can be done to the overall negative image Mr. Burton is trying to create of all whites. Mr. Burton was part of the world of Star Trek for many years, a world in which our future is portrayed as one of harmony between people of all races, colors, creeds, and sexes. Obviously this vision did not take with him. Mr. Burton has provided us with a book that will help promote separation and division, rather than unity and healing. For people of color who wish to have their hatred against whites inflamed and increased, Aftermath is a must read. For all people of any color who wish to bring this country together, stay far away from it.
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Summary: Excellent extension of the "Star Trek" series. . .
Review: Mr. Burton's first attempt at entering into the science fiction genre brings a forceful new dimension to science fiction with this powerful and sometimes even disturbing new novel
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Summary: Uhmm . . .
Review: Okay. When I first saw this book I was intrigued. It was by Levar Burton, so that had something to do with it. The premise of the story also sounded pretty good. And let's face it, the only reason I bought the thing is because it was in the bargain section for five bucks. After reading this book, though, I went and got my five dollars back. I have nothing against Mr. Burton as a person, but as an author, well, let's just say that I don't see how on God's green earth this book got published. I couldn't even finish it, even though I tried. His descriptions of the characters were just too cut-and-dry, and the whole deal with the Indian magic and stuff was just so overdone. Some of his visual imagery was too cliched (a little girl running through a sunny field flying a kite, when suddenly the sky grows dark and her childhood world comes crashing down around her). The writing was really unimaginative, and he needed a bigger vocabulary of metaphors; I can't count the number of times he used the term "ground to a screeching halt," and in one case he used it several times on the same page. I just had to take this book back to the store. It wasn't worth my time or money, and the reading was simply beneath my intelligence. Sorry, Mr. Burton, it was a decent effort on your part, but come back after you've had a few writing workshops.
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Summary: Uhmm . . .
Review: Okay. When I first saw this book I was intrigued. It was by Levar Burton, so that had something to do with it. The premise of the story also sounded pretty good. And let's face it, the only reason I bought the thing is because it was in the bargain section for five bucks. After reading this book, though, I went and got my five dollars back. I have nothing against Mr. Burton as a person, but as an author, well, let's just say that I don't see how on God's green earth this book got published. I couldn't even finish it, even though I tried. His descriptions of the characters were just too cut-and-dry, and the whole deal with the Indian magic and stuff was just so overdone. Some of his visual imagery was too cliched (a little girl running through a sunny field flying a kite, when suddenly the sky grows dark and her childhood world comes crashing down around her). The writing was really unimaginative, and he needed a bigger vocabulary of metaphors; I can't count the number of times he used the term "ground to a screeching halt," and in one case he used it several times on the same page. I just had to take this book back to the store. It wasn't worth my time or money, and the reading was simply beneath my intelligence. Sorry, Mr. Burton, it was a decent effort on your part, but come back after you've had a few writing workshops.
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