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Bernard Beckett

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16+ teosta 1,380 jäsentä 110 arvostelua 1 Favorited

Tekijän teokset

Genesis (2006) 1,172 kappaletta
August (2011) 62 kappaletta
Malcolm & Juliet (2004) 27 kappaletta
Lullaby (2015) 25 kappaletta
Jolt (2001) 23 kappaletta
Home Boys (2003) 12 kappaletta
Acid song (2008) 11 kappaletta
Red Cliff (2000) 9 kappaletta
Deep fried (2005) 8 kappaletta
No Alarms (2002) 6 kappaletta
Lester (1999) 5 kappaletta
The Tunnel of Dreams (2020) 4 kappaletta
The Quiet Earth 2 kappaletta
The Break-in (2006) 1 kappale
Wie du ihr (2011) 1 kappale

Associated Works

The Book That Made Me (2016) — Avustaja — 72 kappaletta

Merkitty avainsanalla

Yleistieto

Syntymäaika
1967
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
New Zealand
Asuinpaikat
Wellington, New Zealand
Ammatit
teacher
young adult writer
Organisaatiot
Hutt Valley High School

Jäseniä

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the meaning of life in socratic dialog. a total outer limits episode.
 
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jennifergeran | 100 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 23, 2023 |
This novella would have worked as either a short story or a novel, but this manifestation was not a success. The premise was interesting, but the exploration of the main themes was superficial and juvenile. After finishing, I felt as though I'd seen more interesting, thoughtful episodes of "Twilight Zone."
 
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lschiff | 100 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 24, 2023 |
Well, to review this book would give too much away. The ending is totally unexpected, and tells something of humans being egocentric. Wonderfully written, and rather short (I read the book on cd in 1 day on a long trip.)
 
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LinBee83 | 100 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Aug 23, 2023 |
More like 3.5 Stars!

This book was a good bit of escapism, it's a short read.. I did it in two days easily (you could read it in one if you have the free time). It pulled me in right away, I like a dystopic future society.

The narrative device was interesting, told from the perspective of a history student during a gruelling four hour exam on her chosen topic - The Life of Adam. I won't bother telling you about the plot too much. It has a lot of discussion of philosophical themes around identity, individuality, ideas and consciousness.

There is a twist at the end, the more astute reader will probably see it coming about half way through.. still it's a good one! I just found out it is a children's book, ha! So that I suppose accounts of the slight lack of sophistication and it's short length.

I wouldn't say it's highly original, it feels like something I have read (or seen) before.

It's worth a read though, it's got some fuel for though.
… (lisätietoja)
½
 
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ImagineAlice | 100 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 8, 2023 |

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1,380
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#18,638
Arvio (tähdet)
½ 3.7
Kirja-arvosteluja
110
ISBN:t
85
Kielet
13
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1

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