false 968827 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 968827 14 953721 1976 Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang total:281|5:90|4:99|3:70|2:18|1:4| 281 1096 513 42 48885 3.61 1875 331 2554643 52734 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.85 219 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 5 4 false Fri Jun 29 21:59:02 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 22 16:20:01 -0700 2008
The exploration of sexuality, individuality, and institutionalism is so deliciously conc...more...]]> 9283695 375767 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 16:16:08 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 22 16:20:01 -0700 2008 Frightening.
Hopeful.

This apocalyptic novel took over my life today. Copyright 1974 and it reads like a current bestseller. I was completely swept up in the story, and long for the many characters to all become whole. I was constantly reminded of other works wit...more...]]> 5933355 259085 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 07:08:10 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:42:38 -0800 2009
A book entirely worth reading! A fascinating look at the "end of our race" when we are no longer able to procreate. Scientists come up with a cloning solution, but how will the clones deal with the new wo...more...]]> 5315040 255393 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 2 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 16:37:53 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:43:26 -0800 2009 24773695 974210 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 5 1 false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1977 Tue Jun 17 23:48:18 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 23:57:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 70608128 113127 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 2 0 false Wed Sep 09 10:43:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 10:51:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38206332 1644659 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 0 false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 04:03:20 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 05:51:24 -0800 2008 The Midwich Cuckoos. Its real interest is in...more...]]> 61780046 428808 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 3 0 false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:27:33 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 19:32:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40428211 1747743 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 20:21:20 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 07:57:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 34681700 1494930 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 0 true Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Mon Oct 06 15:45:04 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 16:05:50 -0700 2008 2
Kate Wilhelm expresses the complexity of the interaction between the group and its individual members....more...]]> 13788605 501971 347364 0312866151 9780312866150 6 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173935217m/347364.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173935217s/347364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347364.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang_A_Novel 3.98 45 1976 3 0 false Sat Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Jan 27 22:34:12 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 22:34:12 -0800 2008 Started off too dry, too naturalistic, too removed from humans, like the boring descriptive "sci fi" of the 19th century and early 20th century Brit shit. I also detested the silly idea of clones somehow being "one organism"...more...]]> 12031383 742074 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 08 20:41:38 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 22 16:20:01 -0700 2008
So...more...]]> 71257779 1002903 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:54:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:57:02 -0700 2009
The world ends, man dis...more...]]> 8024364 565673 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 0 0 false Sun Oct 21 10:29:49 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 10:29:49 -0700 2007 http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1346180.html[return][return]This is a rather unusual Hugo winner. It's a curious amalgam of the great post-holocaust novels Earth Abides and After London on the one hand, and the suspicion of clones latent in Brave New World on the other. The depiction of sexual politic...more...]]> 39889442 1713154 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Thu Dec 11 13:29:01 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:30:47 -0800 2008 2 But predjudice against the clones causes them to band together in hiding.. how will they survive?
]]> 75741041 277300 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 3 0 true Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 22:03:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 22:17:13 -0700 2009 70931578 1305107 347364 0312866151 9780312866150 6 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173935217m/347364.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173935217s/347364.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347364.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang_A_Novel 3.90 281 1976 5 0 false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 12 01:18:42 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 01:18:42 -0700 2009 2 When the cloned children don't act the way their 'parents' expect them to, the conflict is set up.

]]> 14584804 815594 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 20:41:29 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 22 16:20:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 60585842 693704 968826 0671809121 9780671809126 2 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968826.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 4.57 7 1976 5 0 false Thu Jul 02 17:02:39 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:19:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 17:04:04 -0700 2009 49878219 1878796 968827 0060146540 9780060146542 31 <![CDATA[Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815m/968827.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216768815s/968827.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/968827.Where_Late_the_Sweet_Birds_Sang 3.90 281 Massive environmental changes & epidemic disease, attributed to large-scale pollution, cause the collapse of global civilization. One large, well-to-do extended family sets up an isolated community. As the death toll mounts due to many causes family-members begin cloning themselves to survive. When the clones come of-age, they reject the idea of sexual reproduction in favor of further cloning. The original members of the community, too old & outnumbered to resist, are forced to accept the new social order.
Time passes. The new generations of clones are physically & mentally weaker than their predecessors. Towards the end, the community is found to have been wiped out by natural disasters & by the destruction of the mill, which had been their vital energy source. Only a few select people survived. Among them was a man named Mark, who had foreseen the death of the community & had prepared for it.]]> 1976 4 0 false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:20:31 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:21:35 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=968827