Beggars in Spain (Beggars Trilogy)
Registered by Minerva101 of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 12/11/2013
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
8 journalers for this copy...
Fantastic book! Don't let the crappy cover or the goofy title turn you off - this is one of the best pieces of sci-fi/speculative fiction I have ever read! I wish I were 'sleepless'....
Product Description
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep.
Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts -- victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society ... and, ultimately, from Earth itself.
But Leisha Camden has chosen to remain behind in a world that envies and fears her "gift" -- a world marked for destruction in a devastating conspiracy of freedom ... and revenge.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Product Description
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep.
Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts -- victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society ... and, ultimately, from Earth itself.
But Leisha Camden has chosen to remain behind in a world that envies and fears her "gift" -- a world marked for destruction in a devastating conspiracy of freedom ... and revenge.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
I passed this book along to someone who also loves books. This might be a step outside her usual reading comfort zone, but I think she will like it.
This book was returned to me - my friend did enjoy it and was very intrigued with the concept of the "sleepless" in business and society. I will probably take this to my Bookcrossing group to see if anybody there wants to give it a spin....
I am taking this fantastic sci-fi to the Calgary Bookcrossing meeting at Cravings to find a new reader. I know some readers there that would really enjoy this one!
Happy Reading!
Happy Reading!
Picked this up at the Calgary April BookCrossing meetup.
I loved this book.
Every chapter was almost like an individual book in a series. Each one ended on a satisfying note, and the beginning of the subsequent chapter instantly drew me back in again.
The sleepless aspect is so well explored. From how it affects a family to how it affects the global economy. It left me with a lot to think about.
Highly highly recommended.
Taking to the May Calgary BookCrossing meetup.
Picked up at the meeting!
Journal Entry 9 by megami-no-ushi at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, September 12, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (9/12/2015 UTC) at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking to the September, "Nerdom" meeting. For what nerd has not sacrificed sleep for the thing they love?
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
picked this up at the Calgary September meeting
Lots of social commentary about society's views and attitudes towards anyone different, the constant drive for "perfection", and scientific experimentation (genetic manipulation) for profit or just the heck of it
Picked this up at the February Bookcrossing meeting in Calgary.
I'll be bringing this book to the next Calgary Bookcrossing meeting.
Picked this up at the April BookCrossing meeting at Cravings.
OK - ugly cover stroked off now. Finally got over the cover and read the book. It was actually a very good read. Made you really think about some things.
Well - my husband FINALLY finished reading it. He did enjoy it - he just kept putting it down in unusual places. So - I am bringing this to the January meetup at Cravings to pass on to the next reader.
Picked up at the monthly Book Crossing meeting at Cravings Market Restaurant
Returning to Calgary BookCrossing group
Got these from a BookCrosser to return to circulation. I am sorting the books and either passing directly to a Calgary member who has requested it or returning it to the person who introduced it to the group. Hopefully this one will find a new reader soon!
