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I loved Bacigalupi's grim vision of the future, which was (for me) totally unique from other dystopian works I've read. While there's some similarities to the genetically-engineered invasive species of Oryx and Crake, the concept of evil Monsanto-like seed companies laying waste to the biosphere to pad their bottom lines seemed totally original and creepily plausible. The cast of flawed characters reminded me a bit of A Song of Ice and Fire. If you find a sympathetic character, don't get too att
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A Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards winner, how could I resist a read? The future is grim. Calories are currency, global warming has reduced much of the land to water and edible food is plague-prone. Set in Thailand, one of the last bastions of pure food and held back from the sea by politics, the world is foreign to that which I inhabit. I wish at times that I had read this on my e-reader so that I could easily look up the words that are foreign to my vernacular, yet I treat it like any other sci-f
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It's no surprise that this novel won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. Bacigalupi creates a whole universe in the cramped city streets of a near-future Thailand. The mechanics of a world where food production is tightly controlled and genetic manipulation is commonplace are not spelled out through endless exposition but rather through the lives of the characters as they struggle to improve their lot against the background of a simmering revolution. Each viewpoint character's actions flow naturall
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Cardboard characters, meant only to drive the plot. Revenge fantasy sci-fi. Main female char in book only to be abused sexually or act as mother figure for future "New People." Disappointing.
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