scifi@ukc.UUCP (I.L.Sewell) (11/02/85)
This is a request for help about a story (novel?) that is really annoying me
because i can't remember much about it and i think i should because it was
really good.(the old brain aint what it used to be)
Anyhow ,recently bought a copy of High Rise by J.G.Ballard thinking that it
was the story/novel that i was thinking about. But after reading the first few
chapters i realised that i had read this before and it wasn't the story/novel
that i wanted to read. After racking my brains for a few days i have decided to
ask the net to see if anyone can remember the story/novel and who wrote it.
What i can remember is this:all the action takes place in these giant blocks
of flats (see why i got it confused with High Rise) whish are self contained
buildings. The block is broken up into groups of floors named after cities-the
lowest being Warsaw i think (another block which some minor charachters are to
move too was to name tho floors after famous men),with the poorest workers at
the bottom of the block and the richest at the top.
This is just about all i can remember apart from the fact that it was common
for you to leave your room door open as at night people swapped partners quite
frequently.
I know this is very scanty information but any info on the story/novel would
be appreciated if only to put my mind at rest.
cheers
IAN SEWELLins_avrd@jhunix.UUCP (Victoria Rosly D'ull) (11/08/85)
> > This is a request for help about a story (novel?) that is really annoying me > because i can't remember much about it and i think i should because it was > really good.(the old brain aint what it used to be) > > Anyhow ,recently bought a copy of High Rise by J.G.Ballard thinking that it > was the story/novel that i was thinking about. But after reading the first few > chapters i realised that i had read this before and it wasn't the story/novel > that i wanted to read. After racking my brains for a few days i have decided to > ask the net to see if anyone can remember the story/novel and who wrote it. > What i can remember is this:all the action takes place in these giant blocks > of flats (see why i got it confused with High Rise) whish are self contained > buildings. The block is broken up into groups of floors named after cities-the > lowest being Warsaw i think (another block which some minor charachters are to > move too was to name tho floors after famous men),with the poorest workers at > the bottom of the block and the richest at the top. > This is just about all i can remember apart from the fact that it was common > for you to leave your room door open as at night people swapped partners quite > frequently. > I know this is very scanty information but any info on the story/novel would > be appreciated if only to put my mind at rest. > > cheers > IAN SEWELL I think you may be looking for THE WORLD INSIDE by Robert Silverberg. --meep!