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friendly_iconoclast

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6. Somewhat like Eastwood's Man With No Name, or "Hang 'Em High". (spoiler)

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 03:38 PM

Feb 2012

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Stranded on the wreck of his ship, surrounded by the corpses of his shipmates for months on end, slacker Gully gets driven over the edge when another ship
refuses to stop and rescue him- even when they know damn well there's someone still alive on the derelict.

Yes, he's a sociopath- but the novel makes clear that those he seeks vengance upon are just as bad, if not worse.

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Will they ever make The Stars My Destination into a movie? [View all] Swede May 2011 OP

I have my doubts that it could be shown convincingly Sentath Dec 2011 #1

Think "Inception" FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #2

I thought "Inception" was a failure. TygrBright Dec 2011 #3

Interestingly (I hope) I found "Inception" completely engrossing the first time I watched it . . . MrModerate Dec 2011 #4

Not intact. The protagonist is genuinely unlikable. cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #5

Somewhat like Eastwood's Man With No Name, or "Hang 'Em High". (spoiler) friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #6