![]() We can discuss whether a mind that is so far above Homo Sapiens as Homo Sapiens is above the apes is good or evil in his condescending attitude toward normal man, but Stapledon portrays him as the next step in man’s evolution, caught in a predicament of being able to save mankind from his own inherent stupidity and selfishness-and knowing that mankind has the inclination and power to prevent such an occurrence: The titular come-on states “He had to be stopped, for all women were his playthings and all men his pawns.”įor what it’s worth (and not much of a spoiler alert) Odd John is anything but menacing. In any case, the publishers overdid themselves in creating a salacious cover image-at least on my issue-showing a desert island with a voluptuous naked woman, with beautifully quaffed hair, lipstick, mascara, earrings and strategically placed driftwood, being hunted by a man with white hair, muscular build and a very menacing look in his large eyes. Written in 1935 Stapledon impresses me with his prescient reading of Adolf Hitler (without mentioning his name). ![]()
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