Talk:Spin (novel)

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"Spin" is an ambitious novel, and both its literary and science fiction aims and allusions are lofty ones. As in Groundhog Day, the plot device is a metaphor for the human experience. What do you do once you grasp your mortality and your insignificant place in the universe? (For Tyler, Jason, and Diane the epiphany comes at the cusp of adolescence, as the sky which had heretofore been a source of wonder becomes a symbol of dread). Each of the protagonists is an archetype for a typical response: materialism, religious zeal, searching for knowledge, or an existentialism bordering on nihilism and despair. On the science fiction side, there are thoughtful allusions to, among other things: Greg Egan's Quarantine (the idea of extraterrestrials "sealing off" Earth with a complex relativistic membrane, and the social impact of the stars "going out"); Philip José Farmer's Riverworld series (the "Hypotheticals" who created the Spin echo Farmer's "Ethicals"); Robert A. Heinlein (there is an enigmatic stranger from Mars); and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (the final scene takes place on a ship sailing to an unknown destination). Tyler's French surname emphasize his similarities and differences with Camus's Meersault, and as in the Stranger, Tyler's reaction to his mother's death is revealing. And every science fiction novel about the end of the world must of course grapple with the issue of the day. In this case, that is the degradation of the environment, but the theme is explored subtly and without preaching.

No sources, wildly one-sided, POV, likely Original Research. -- Antepenultimate 23:30, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

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Is "areostat" a typo for "aerostat? Haven't read the novel yet. 157.128.148.150 04:52, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

"E.D. founds a low Earth orbit satellite company and profits spectacularly". That's wrong. Even low orbit satellites are impossible under the "spin". He founds a company that uses high-rise stationary balloons to transmit TV and phone signals.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:59, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Explanation paragraph:

The final explanation of the spin is that it was created by similar self-replicating machines that the humans have sent out themselves, but far more advanced and with a network that spans most of the galaxy. It is discovered that the corruption of machines that the humans sent out is caused by this entity consuming it, or more precisely, making the human machines part of itself.

Is there any chance someone could re-write this so it makes sense in English?--61.30.11.130 08:10, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Von Neumann Machines / Von Neumann Probes

This article refers to Von Neumann universal constructor, which is a particular case of von neumann self-replicating machines. shouldn't it be refering to Self-replicating spacecraft ?

Zeugma fr (talk) 13:53, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Betterfication

Unlike the novel, this article sucks massive donkey balls.--Cosmiclingo (talk) 04:59, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Plot too long ?

I am not agree to cut the plot. I rode this book long time ago and I was pleased to find such a complete plot. Please keep it User:李中法 —Preceding undated comment added 13:31, 8 March 2010 (UTC).

Edit request - Spin miniseries

(This has also been posted over at Talk:Robert Charles Wilson#Edit request - Spin miniseries)

Hi! Not entirely sure if I have a COI here or not, so I'm going to err on the side of caution and use an edit request rather than add the following info directly into the article. Anyways. Spin (novel) has been optioned by Universal Cable Productions as a miniseries. Rob Morrow (Bits and Pieces Picture Company) and Leslie Urdang (Olympus Pictures) are producers. http://io9.com/robert-charles-wilsons-spin-could-be-your-next-favorite-1588295823 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/robert-charles-wilsons-sci-fi-710400 (Or they're executive producers according to http://www.thewrap.com/robert-charles-wilson-novel-spin-optioned-for-tv-with/) Jim Uhls is set to write the episodes, and SyFy will be airing the six-hour miniseries. http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/syfy-spin-miniseries-jim-uhls-robert-charles-wilson-book-1201406079/ http://deadline.com/2015/01/spin-miniseries-syfy-1201350869/ Wilson's own announcement is here.

I could swear I remember Wilson saying he's attached to the production as either a producer or an executive producer when he announced UCP's option at a gathering we both attended, but I'm having trouble finding confirmation. I'm going to go through my camera footage of the event and see if his announcement is one of the things I recorded. I'll upload the footage and update this request if it does exist. cymru.lass (talk • contribs) 08:57, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Please see my answer to this request here. -- Scjessey (talk) 15:38, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Trims

I made some copyedits to the plot and removed some tangential information -- the plot was starting to read as more exhaustive than is necessary. The Setting section, meanwhile, I axed: it duplicated content from the Plot section with even more rambling trivia than that other section. --EEMIV (talk) 18:17, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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There needs to be a spoiler alert on this article. The novel is a mystery from the start, the 'membrane' placed around the Earth isn't even revealed until halfway through the book. This article could potentially ruin the fantastic reading experience Spin is (probably the reason it won the Hugo Award) for anyone who hasn't read it.

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Edited para 1 - 5 plot summary

ok or not? want me to carry on? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:9800:B900:BC89:BCD6:A86B:F7B8:7E2D (talk) 06:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)