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Lädt ... Kiln People (The Kiln Books) (Original 2002; 2003. Auflage)von David Brin
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The first two-thirds were really fun and inventive. The writing wasn't strong, but the premise was so interesting and full of promise. But after awhile, Brin got carried away with ridiculous plot devices, page after page of "rapturous" self-indulgent monologue that ruined it. Too bad. ( ) This book has an absolutely awesome backdrop with wonderful characters. Brin has enough great ideas and possibilities here for a half dozen novels, not just one. In so many ways it's Brin at his best... but it's still not enough to save this one from being mediocre at best I'm afraid. In pacing it really reminds me of his Earth novel. It starts out interesting but moderately paced, then around two thirds of the way through starts spiralling out, getting wilder and wilder. In Earth, it worked. The craziness was still believable, and never completely threw you off the ride. Here, it just doesn't work. There's two things that make it impossible to hold on. First, the ditto concept is the coolest part of the novel, and spotting the differences between the almost identical characters is part of the fun, but it's tough sledding at times. You often end up feeling lost. The result is a centre which just can't hold you through the insanity coming. Part two, (and the biggest sin) is the weirdo plot progression. It starts out a detective novel, wanders into an honest to god multi-party conspiracy theory I still don't understand, then caps it all off with a convoluted theology section that bears almost no resemblance to the rest of the novel. I wanted to love this book, but it's neither fish nor fowl, bread nor wine. It's just a big mishmash painted on a gorgeous backdrop. Dentro de cincuenta años, las nuevas copiadoras-horno permitirán hacer copias perecederas de las personas. Esas copias, los llamados "ídem", la gente de barro, tienen una vida prevista de un día, carecen de derechos legales o sociales, y son de diverso color según su función. Se les encargan las ocupaciones menos interesantes o las más peligrosas, todas las que rechazan los seres humanos verdaderos. Al final de su existencia, si es posible, los ídem "descargan" en su personaje original, el arquetipo o "archi", las memorias recopiladas de ese día. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Al Morris is a private investigator. Actually, he's lots of private investigators. For he lives in a world in which every person, every day, can be in any number of places at the same time. It's the world of dittos. It is our world. Welcome to the future. In a business where information is the currency, Al's dittos are loaded. And with a number of cases on the go at once, it is crucial that Al keeps track of what's going on. What he doesn't know is that he is about to be drawn into a plot that could throw this delicately balanced world into chaos. It seems that the technology has been developed for dittos to replicate themselves. It seems that real people may no longer be necessary. And, suddenly, it seems that mankind's dream of immortality could turn into a nightmare. Look out for more information about this book and others at www.orbitbooks.co.uk Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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