The Desperate Ones
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The Desperate Ones
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In a world where corporate religion decides every level of existence, Dominion Capital has slated the walled city of Pottersfield for obliteration.... read full description

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Jul 11, 2009
Carolyn rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is the first book in the cyberpunk genre that I've ever read, although I've encountered plenty of theoretical discussions surrounding it through Donna Haraway's theory of the cyborg. It being my first foray into this type of speculative fiction, I think I was a little unprepared for the elaborate (but foreign, to me) language that author Shaw uses to anchor her story in a (post?)apocalyptic setting. If one is already familiar with similar works, I would imagine that diving into surroundings More...
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Sep 26, 2009
Gentlemanvillain rated it: 4 of 5 stars
The Desperate Ones is a story of a dystopian future, where the discarded city of Pottersfield is schedules for destruction and what the residents of that do in face of the oncoming obliteration. Rhubarb and Cora are on separate journeys for the key to their pasts, Lola drudges through the city for drugs, and Rabine and Makita attempt to subvert the destruction with a program hidden in Rhubarb's mind.

Ms. Shaw has an excellent command of the language and one of the strengths of the D More...
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Jul 05, 2009
Jason rated it: 4 of 5 stars
A dizzying, breathless sci-fi apocalypse thriller. Unsurprisingly, the prose is a bit more poetic than other similarly-themed novels in this genre, given that author Shaw's previously published book was a collection of poetry. It's a bit disorienting at first, and the reader may be on somewhat unsteady ground throughout, but the relentless pace is compelling and the book's brevity lends it to repeated readings.
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J.M. added it
Saw this on the Goodreads Giveaways and thought it looked neat.
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Dec 11, 2009
Tanya marked it as to-read
Just received my preview copy!!!!
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