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Lädt ... Cagesvon Sylvia Torti
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Two neurologists are engaged in divergent quests: one to locate the source of memory and the other to study speech patterns in humans by analyzing and manipulating bird vocalization. Both men use experiments on live songbirds in a laboratory on a university campus, and both become romantically intertwined with a woman lab assistant who takes issue with their methods. Overshadowing this trio are significant figures from their individual pasts??a distant mother, a former girlfriend, a best friend and ornithological expert who dies tragically while conducting field research in the Amazon, and a mentor turned lover and nemesis. This is a subtly layered novel rich in natural description and sense of place that grapples with serious philosophical and moral themes, peopled by characters who must confront the emotional truths in their lives in order to be released from their own, individual cag Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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First disclosure- This book is no where near as good as that classic French film.
The scientists are working on bird vocalization, by manipulating and experimenting with the vocal chords of these test birds, which leads into sticky moral issues that the lab assistant begins to struggle with, putting her at odds with both men. There is also lots of layers here, as the narrative shifts to the different pasts, of each character. Some of it interesting, some of it not.
Second disclosure- The reason I decided to read this novel, is that I love birds and reading about birds. This author has done her homework in this regard and my favorite parts of the book are the details of the serious “birder”. Sadly, the human part of the story falls pretty flat. I say skip the book, see the French film and then go to a park and spend some time with real birds. ( )