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Ladataan... Bellwether (1996)Tekijä: Connie Willis
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. 3.5 rounded up for an audiobook narrator that I enjoyed. Maybe try another more SF title by this author. ( ) I loved the combination of ideas from all fields/aspects of life. This is one of my favorite things about science fiction. And Connie Willis does a great job of tying everything together and adding humor. However, I was confused for over half the book because this has been shelved so often as science fiction, and I kept waiting for that aspect to be introduced. But, the book is actually fiction involving science. Not the same thing. Still a good book. Pogs and digital pets were referenced in the book, which was fun for me, since they were both a part of my childhood. I still have my koala Gigapet. A few things to note: - A major spoiler for the book The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens is revealed. - One sexual reference. - Big Bang referenced as fact instead of the theory it is. I wound up liking this slightly less than I thought I would based on the first several chapters. The tone is light, the factoids and social commentary are amusing, and the voice actress very talented. It was a lot of fun to listen to during my commute. I thought the 'big' idea was intriguing, but it was slow to develop and got lost in the muddled love-story plot. Then it got wrapped up in a blur and a deus ex machina twist. Most annoying to me was the poor representation of how research is done and how computers are used. The research institute is used mostly as a means for critiquing institutional thinking and not for true advanced thinking. All in all it was enjoyable and almost thought-provoking story. Bellwether is a lovely romantic comedy, but thoughtful and thought provoking. Sandra Foster is looking for scientific integrity and answers as she seeks to find how fads work: how do they start, and who starts them. Her rather dysfunctional company provides a cast of foils and opportunity for insight and friendship in unlikely places. This is one of my favorite Connie Willis stories, and probably the one I recommend as an introduction to her writing. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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HTML: Pop culture, chaos theory, and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula Awardâ??winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fadsâ??from Barbie dolls to the grunge lookâ??how they start and what they mean, for the HiTek corporation. Bennett O'Reilly studies monkey-group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. What better animal to study both chaos theory and the herd mentality that so often characterizes human behavior? Unfortunately, Sandra and Bennett must endure a series of setbacks, heartbreaks, dead ends, and disasters before they are able to find answers to their questionsâ??with the unintended help of the errant, forgetful, and careless office assistan Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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