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Chargement... The Thing About Great White Sharks: and Other Storiespar Rebecca Adams Wright
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. (Fiction, Short Stories) Many of these are set in the near-future or in dystopian worlds. In the title story, after “the fever” has turned all flora & fauna into human-attackers, Jennifer is conscripted by the government for ‘fear’ testing. Put into a room or a pool with such animals as pythons and sharks, her reactions are monitored for use in the military. In Sheila, the story I remember most clearly, an elderly man faces the destruction of his beloved robotic dog. It’s heart-breaking. Other stories include aliens or Orwellian futures. If you’re a reader of science-fiction, or a fan of dystopia, do pick this book. For me, it was a little too weird. 3½ stars aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In this collection's richly imagined title story, our brutal and resourceful protagonist is determined to protect her family from a murderous, shark-ridden world--at any cost. Elsewhere, an old woman uncovers a sinister plot while looking after a friend's plants ("Orchids"), and a girl in the war-torn countryside befriends an unlikely creature ("Keeper of the Glass"). In "Barnstormers," a futuristic flying circus tries to forestall bankruptcy with one last memorable show. At the heart of "Sheila" is the terrible choice a retired judge must make when faced with the destruction of his beloved robotic dog, and "Yuri, in a Blue Dress" follows one of the last survivors of an alien invasion as she seeks help. Extending from World War II to the far future, these fifteen stories offer a gorgeously observed perspective on our desire for connection and what it means to have compassion--for ourselves, for one another, for our past...and for whatever lies beyond. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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To be fair to the author, Wright takes risks with several of these stories, as pushing the envelope of creativity is the only real way to separate yourself from the crowd these days, and while many of these calculated risks don't work in the end (for me, at least), the attempt is still commendable.
Still, other stories - Tiger Bright and Orchids, for example - feel too forced and/or simplistic with predictable payoffs, and feel like they belong in a collection for young adults.
The only piece I really enjoyed from this collection was What to Expect When You're Expecting An Alien Parasite. Short, sweet, and tongue-in-cheek. My favorite type of sci-fi. ( )