false <![CDATA[The Drowned World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173233842m/262356.jpg 262356 22 In the 21st century, fluctuations in solar radiation have caused the ide-caps to melt and the seas to rise. Global temperatures have climbed, and civilization has retreated to the Arctic and Antarctic circles. London is a city now inundated by a primeval swamp, to which an expedition travels to record the flora and fauna of this new Triassic Age. <P>This early novel by the author of CRASH and EMPIRE OF THE SUN is at once a fast paced narrative, a stunning evocation of a flooded, tropical London of the near future and a speculative foray into the workings of the unconscious mind. 988766 book 1962 The Drowned World total:413|5:97|4:161|3:116|2:29|1:10| 413 1545 751 34 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 16:01:57 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 16:03:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 11 09:05:41 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 09:23:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:15:56 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 11:51:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 13:44:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 15:02:20 -0700 2009
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Duller psychology.

Shallow characters.

Improbable coincidences galore.

Pretty racist.

And yet almost entirely saved by some great descriptive work in painting the submerged world.

Worth reading, barely.

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A great book, it takes...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 16:19:42 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:30:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 19:26:07 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 19:52:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 11:25:25 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:54:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 16 03:28:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 03:32:00 -0700 2009 A few stereotypes here - probably because it was written quite a way back.

Worth a read. Didn't inspire me to read any more of his works...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 06 18:56:57 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:59:54 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 17 09:26:20 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 09:26:42 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 03:06:29 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 03:07:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 05:52:48 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 06:20:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:25:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:26:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 19:08:28 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 19:22:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 17:20:58 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 17:21:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=262356