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Chargement... Midway Relics and Dying Breedspar Seanan McGuire
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"The trouble with wanting to do the right thing is that frequently the right thing today is the wrong thing for tomorrow, or the wrong thing for the people who are standing between you and your perfect, platonic future. The wild was the wrong place for our elephant, just like the recycler was the wrong place for Billie, and the cities were the wrong place for me." A tale of bioengineering, a carnival, and the cost of finding one's right place. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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In this future where Environmentalists (they're dubbed Greenies)run the world, people have adapted technology to basically be earth-friendly or as mindful as possible. But that's just one interesting aspect of Seanan McGuire's future world and its tech. The second is the absolute decimation of the money system and a reversion back to battering. And I guess that is the sum of this book - equal parts futuristic and equal parts traditional.
The story follows a traveling carnival, the Midway, as it moves from town to town performing for apples and eggs and services. Yes, this happens. I dunno, I am am still deeply embedded in a money society, so of course I found that to be unique and quite frankly hilarious. Way to add layers to a future world. The tech used to move through forests and jungles (regrown now that the Greenies rule) is really quite possible in our time, with the exception of the tent. I loved reading about the balloons carrying equipment, the little cubes holding tents, the video streaming calls (which honestly is less future and more present) and countless other wonders. All of that amazing tech and right beside it is a story about patriarchy, misogyny, abuse of power by men and in particular one cantankerous, psychopathic man who was spurnedby the main character and as a result is the major conflict in this book. The man is all kinds of toxic and doesn't deserve to live in such a glorious future (save for the bartering).
My favorite character was Billie. A humungous, ginormous prehistoric rhino who spends her day walking and eating. Living the dream. ( )