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The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl
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Start date
August 15, 2010
Finish date
September 15, 2010
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Brooke
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Daniel Roy
May 03, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sf, dystopia, world-thailand
The Windup Girl's setting is very enticing, and assuredly the source of most of the praise this "biopunk" novel receives. In Bacigalupi's future, Monsanto-like agriculture multinationals have run amok with the world, while Thailand remains a fiercely independent haven of biodiversity. There are bioengineered mutant plagues, New People, mammoth-like creatures driving indutrial engines, and spring-powered vehicles. It's cool, fresh, and exciting, with a touch of steampunk thrown in.

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Aaron
Oct 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
this book was fantastic, scarily realistic and had amazing characters
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Denise
Feb 18, 2011 rated it really liked it
Andy
Apr 17, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: current-lit, magical-realism
Regina
May 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: dystopia, owned-kindle
Courtney
May 18, 2011 rated it really liked it
Nils
Jun 09, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: science-fiction
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Feb 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: owned, mckays
Rushi
Mar 28, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Nayantara Kotian
Feb 05, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Carla Patterson
Feb 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: science-fiction
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May 20, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Jan 01, 2014 marked it as owned-but-not-read
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Dec 22, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Joelle
Apr 27, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Michael Meyer
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Jude Bear
Apr 14, 2016 rated it did not like it
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