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Oct 16, 2023JLMason rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not surprising that this book won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. Set in a future Thailand, it creates a richly detailed, climate-changed world with complex characters who plot to control trade, seed banks, famine-causing diseases, and…
Jun 18, 2021DaisyDoctor rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Overrated. The setting is richly visual, but the storyline is mediocre (same old power struggle) and the characters are shallow and predictable. Contains references to the abuse of animals and GRAPHIC sexual violence. Sensitive readers…
Jul 15, 2020
Love distoppian novels but this one lacks continuity, needs condensing and didn't hold my interest. I made it to page 170 and couldn't finish it.
Feb 10, 2020BruceDeming rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was intense and really good I thought. Interesting world conception.
Nov 30, 2018IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Multiple award-winning SF novel, creative and challenging. In a dystopian future, global warming has raised the ocean levels and flooded many countries and cities. Artificial viruses, fungi, and genetic experiments of many kinds have…
Aug 23, 2018ncbond rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I very much enjoyed the story, especially the setting in Bangkok of which I know nothing. It felt very alien. A few of the characters were a little dry but the narrator made it all come together for me.
Apr 27, 2018PimaLib_ChristineR rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Somehow, from the title, I thought this was a Steampunk novel. Hahaha. No, definitely a straight dystopian sci-fi. Probably the first true sci-fi I've read in several years, but Bacigalupi made sure it won't be the last. To start: the…
Dec 20, 2017rbrude rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’ve read a lot of sf, both recent and many of the classics. The Windup Girl is one of the best recent sf novels I’ve come across. It absolutely deserves the Hugo and Nebula awards it received. The story is complex and multithreaded.…
Aug 29, 2017Dianchie rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I had seen this book when it first came out and kept wanting to read it. I'm glad I checked it out of the library rather than buying it like I had initially planned. I love sci-fi but this was definitely not my cup of tea. I found the…
Aug 24, 2017isaachar rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
In the future, long after the primary sources of energy, oil and gas, have been mostly depleted, the world's governments collapse unto themselves. Energy now comes from natural resources and human energy, stored in bio-engineered 'kink…
Aug 06, 2017
I didn't finish this - I was not intrigued enough to make time for this before I had to return it. I only made it through the first 50 pages.
Sep 17, 2016PearlyBaker rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I literally own two hats that are indicative of how much I despise talking politics with opinionated, fundamentalist republicans and democrats. I have one that says, "I'm with Her" and one that reads, "Make America Great Again." I don't…
May 11, 2016PimaLib_CinthiaT rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the "best" concept of the last days scenarios I've read so far. I love his ideas, especially the clones.
Jan 25, 2016Eosos rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I liked that it was different, that it was not set in a Western culture, that most of the characters weren't based on British or American backgrounds, that the world was so very different from my own. Other than that, I didn't like any of…
Oct 09, 2015mariahnightfire rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The author spent many years traveling and mentioned he lived and worked in China; I found the sprinkling of pinyin and inserts of Buddhism refreshing in a US SciFi novel, and it made the book more realistic for me. The hard to swallow and…
Sep 28, 2015Authorita rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It describes a future poised by the effects of genetic manipulation, global warming, food scarcity and overpopulation along with interesting characters, stunts and explosions. I won't be surprised if it is turned into a movie some day.
May 09, 2015harolddarling rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Unfortunately, the dystopian background was undefined. Essential terms and concepts referenced throughout the novel were not explained, making the narrative difficult to follow. For example, the term"blister rust" was referenced dozens of…
Mar 25, 2015Jsmackenator rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Is it fair to rate this even though I didn't finish it. Well, I guess I think so. The fact that I couldn't get passed 50 pages, I think says something about the book. This one was talked about so much that I was excited to read it. But…
May 07, 2014Jsm047042461559 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This was a very disturbing book. Of all the dystopian books I've read, I hope I die before the world becomes this cruel. But the author is very creative and it was well written, so it's not a total waste of time.
May 07, 2014jitterbugjack rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Science fiction fans trying to envision a not-so-distant future racked by the dystopian effects of global warming, genetic engineering, and resource scarcity may enjoy this title.
May 01, 2014morgapol rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
On of my favourite books. Amazing plot with interesting and complex characters. Well worth a read.
Nov 14, 2013Gold_inthosehills rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book deserves to be a multiple award winner. Everything you could want in an adventure/sci-fi work. I recommend it highly. And you must listen to ms. Ballbricker
Mar 16, 2013
The characters were unrelatable and uninteresting. The plot does not appear until you are more than halfway through. Some of the ideas were good, and I can see what the author was trying to get at, but I don't think it was excecuted very…
Jan 12, 2013
This is an amazing book, well worth the read. I seriously hope that the author will write a sequel.
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Sep 18, 20126ATE4are rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a uniquely creative near science fiction set in Bangkok. The setting is a world in which the sea level has risen, gene splicing has created new crop diseases and the need for new gm crops, and petroleum products are all gone. An…