tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post8337859080637587324..comments2023-10-15T04:48:05.528-04:00Comments on Free the Princess: The Roots of Steampunk -- Jack London's The Iron HeelMatthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-52271268917065123422010-04-29T17:17:44.517-04:002010-04-29T17:17:44.517-04:00Jack London! Frame Story! Steampunk! Dystopian!...Jack London! Frame Story! Steampunk! Dystopian! You, sir, have just blown my mind. I'm going to have to check that book out. I had no idea that London had written such a book either.Wendy Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927870683677181756.post-27238037461764064262010-04-29T11:58:56.741-04:002010-04-29T11:58:56.741-04:00It's strange to me for some reason that Jack L...It's strange to me for some reason that Jack London wrote a book like this. I guess it's just a really good example that a writer can write different genres, although obviously CALL OF THE WILD was far more successful. <br /><br />Dystopian books from this era remind me too much of the Steinbeck and BRAVE NEW WORLD, etc., that were forced on me in high school-- bleak, as we know, and depressing. Not what I'd reach for for a light or entertaining read. But it's neat to see where steampunk came from, and I can totally see the connection.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.com