3.5
The Girl in the Golden Atom
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This story, a classic piece of science fiction, was among the first to examine the atomic universe. In the novel The Girl in the Golden Atom, a teenage scientist discovers a secret atomic universe inside his mother's wedding band. He uses a microscope to reveal a stunning young woman seated in front of a cave inside the ring. She has him spellbound, and he shrinks to fit into her world. Ray Cummings (1887-1957), who worked for Thomas Alva Edison, was fascinated by the potential of science and started writing science fiction. When The Girl in the Golden Atom was published in 1923, it was a huge success, and Cummings went on to create the equally popular follow-up novel The People of the Golden Atom. This Bison Books version includes both books as well as a fresh introduction written by Jack Williamson.
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“One of my first thoughts, as I read, was about those old, old text based computer games where, if you wanted the program to repeat a full description every time you entered a room, you could type the command "maximum verbosity"... Someone typed that command with this book!
Keeping in mind this book was written in the wee small years of 1900 this book is a delightful glimpse into the beginnings of Science Fiction. I was tickled with the titles the five men were given as they sat around together in their gentlemen's club in the beginning, and continued to be amused by their use throughout the entire book... we have The Chemist, The Big Business Man, The Banker, The Doctor and The Very Young Man... you do find out The Chemist's and The Very Young Man's name through the character's natural usage of it, but the narrative always goes back to their "title".
There isn't much science to this book, and what there is can be very spotty, something we can forgive the author for considering how much science he had to go by at the time, and because it really is, when you come down to it, a delightful little romance. I did enjoy Mr. Cumming's descriptions of how the surroundings changed as the characters shrunk small enough to get inside an atom, but had to giggle at some of his world mechanics.
I read this in a digital version and found it was rife with uncorrected format translation mistakes... gaps in the wrong places, capitols letters separated from their word... even missing sentence beginnings... nothing, however that kept you from understanding or surmising what was meant.
I gave this book a rating of three, because I want it to stay in my library (anything below 3 gets sent to the charities at PCS time)... however... I doubt I will read it again. I will, however recommend it to certain friends.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, faults and all”
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