by Connie Willis (176 pgs)
Rating: 3
It's some time in the future and the movie industry revolves completely around rehashing old films. Tom is right there in the middle of it editing old films to conform with modern codes of conduct. He is, at least, until he meets Alis who wants more than anything to dance in the movies...except no one is filming new movies and even if they were, they wouldn't be filming musicals.
Remake is a bizarre book. It takes at least 20 pages to get a handle on the story and structure and it took me another 20 to be comfortable with it. It comes across as highly experimental. The structure was hard to get used to but not terribly distracting once I did. Despite giving this a rating of only 3, I will probably try reading this again sometime and see if I pick up more.
Recommended for old movie buffs and people who like working for their entertainment value.
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