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[2005 review.] This book is awesome. One of the best I've read in ages, or at least one of the most innovative. This is a fascinating, thinky, complex, unusual book and I've had tons of great discussions about it with friends already, which is one of the marks of a good book, imho. The book is made up of six interlocking stories in different eras and genres, and there are all sorts of subtle and interesting thematic threads tying them together ...more
[2005 review.] This book is awesome. One of the best I've read in ages, or at least one of the most innovative. This is a fascinating, thinky, complex, unusual book and I've had tons of great discussions about it with friends already, which is one of the marks of a good book, imho. The book is made up of six interlocking stories in different eras and genres, and there are all sorts of subtle and interesting thematic threads tying them together ...more
I became completely enamored with this book, in part because I felt it was genius without being precocious.
And then it kept going. And I still think it's imaginative, and unique... but I was left wanting more. A teensy bit more explanation. More explicit connections. Or better yet, a little less of the twee that seemed to become evident after the mid-way point, when we started our slow descent back in time.
This is still a book I think is eminently worth reading, though it is by no means eminentl ...more
And then it kept going. And I still think it's imaginative, and unique... but I was left wanting more. A teensy bit more explanation. More explicit connections. Or better yet, a little less of the twee that seemed to become evident after the mid-way point, when we started our slow descent back in time.
This is still a book I think is eminently worth reading, though it is by no means eminentl ...more
Bought this book as the first to read on my trip driving around Australia. Although I started it the first day on the road I actually don't read much while away camping so made very slow progress.
I had high hopes for this book given all the hype but have to say I was a little confused and disappointed with it... There were some stand-out chapters however that I thought could work just as well as stand-alone short stories - I adored Sonmi-451, amazing!
In any case, an interesting read - started on ...more
I had high hopes for this book given all the hype but have to say I was a little confused and disappointed with it... There were some stand-out chapters however that I thought could work just as well as stand-alone short stories - I adored Sonmi-451, amazing!
In any case, an interesting read - started on ...more
I really enjoyed the shifting narrative and the layering of stories on top of each other. It is an engaging read
I enjoyed this book- it took me a little to get going, but once I got into it, it hooked me. Very interesting structure of the novel- it took me a few to figure out what was going on.
Jul 26, 2012
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