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Mute
What does it mean to be human? In this tale of revenge from the far future, a rebel android is about to find out. Printed edition: Mute (UK, 2018).
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Published June 6, 2016
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March 21, 2018
Another great read by one of my favorite authors. It took me awhile to read it, but I didn't want to put it down. I had to force myself to stop and wait impatiently until I could pick up where I left off again.
I loved this book. I loved the characters. I loved the mythical religion and the set up of the planet. I loved the portrayal of the division between the working class, the middle class, and the upper class. Most of all, I loved the sense of humor given to technology like the flying cars, the alarm clock, and the elevators. I can honestly see Earth featuring such technology someday in the future.
Once again, Houghton imagines a world that could - and most likely will - represent the world and society that we are well on our way to becoming. By the end of the book, I felt sorry for everyone because no matter what class you were born into, whether you were 100% "organic" or more synth, everyone lacked freedom to some extent. It makes me think of the song, "Little Boxes" written by Melvina Reynolds. "Where they are put in boxes... And they come out all the same." We are all born inside our "boxes" and in the end we "come out all the same." Unless, of course, you're Ion. ;-)
I loved this book. I loved the characters. I loved the mythical religion and the set up of the planet. I loved the portrayal of the division between the working class, the middle class, and the upper class. Most of all, I loved the sense of humor given to technology like the flying cars, the alarm clock, and the elevators. I can honestly see Earth featuring such technology someday in the future.
Once again, Houghton imagines a world that could - and most likely will - represent the world and society that we are well on our way to becoming. By the end of the book, I felt sorry for everyone because no matter what class you were born into, whether you were 100% "organic" or more synth, everyone lacked freedom to some extent. It makes me think of the song, "Little Boxes" written by Melvina Reynolds. "Where they are put in boxes... And they come out all the same." We are all born inside our "boxes" and in the end we "come out all the same." Unless, of course, you're Ion. ;-)
October 27, 2017
Третья часть трилогии о пост-человечестве в 23000-х годах. Теперь уж тут главные действующие лица — совсем андроиды и синты, ни одного неадаптированного человека не осталось. Из симпатичных и забавных придумок Хотона здесь присутствуют очень сварливые такси и болтливые лифты, а новый виток развития персонажей — мыслящий (и примерно говорящий) металл. Главная тема — истоки мифологии и трансформация веры (в нечто чудовищное, разумеется). Впрочем, надежды пост-человечеству Хотон не оставляет — этот роман, как и два предыдущих заканчивается апокалипсисом.
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