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Chargement... Rosewater (original 2016; édition 2018)par Tade Thompson
Information sur l'oeuvreRosewater par Tade Thompson (2016)
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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. Sometimes you pick up a book and just know it's going to be good, which is the feeling I got reading the first few pages of Rosewater. It's set in Nigeria, with a mysterious alien dome occupying the centre of the city. The main character's memories and present experiences converge over the course of the book effectively, as we learn more and more about him and his life. And we learn he's not exactly a model citizen - the book pulls off an unreliable narrator very well. There are some lofty concepts in there, such as the pseudo-internet that psychic characters can tap into, and they're introduced very gradually, never feeling like the author is dumping info on you, but developing into lucid dreamscapes before very long. Good writing. Can't wait till the next one. I was quickly drawn in to this first-contact story set in Nigeria The storytelling is fast and the characters are interesting. I did have some trouble as the book went on, with juggling the present-time story and the flashbacks, even though the chapter headings are helpfully marked "now" and "then." However, the concepts of the nature of the invasion are so complex and interesting that I can't wait to read the following books. I might want to re-read this one though, before sending it back to the library. I quite enjoyed this, and I liked that the main character redeemed himself in my eyes in the end I don't know what else to say about this story. It was a kind of crazy ride with certain people being conferred psychic powers by alien fungus that has been seeded in the air and it takes place in a future Nigeria. I should make time for the second book sometime. Not sure when. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry, and the helpless--people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumored healing powers. Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. A sensitive, he can navigate the massive psychic space created by the dome. But when something within the dome begins killing other sensitives, Kaaro must defy his masters to avert a horrifying future."--Back cover. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The near-future Nigerian setting is very interesting and worked very well for the story. The overarching story took a bit of time to reveal itself, but all of the tidbits and details in the lead-up were enough to keep me interested. I would read this again and I will continue the series because despite Kaaro not being a "save-the-world" type of person, I want to see how this conflict is going to play out. ( )