Rainbows End
Registered by 1972Galadriel of Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on 12/12/2008
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by 1972Galadriel from Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Friday, December 12, 2008
From Publishers Weekly
Set in San Diego, Calif., this hard SF novel from Hugo-winner Vinge (A Deepness in the Sky) offers dazzling computer technology but lacks dramatic tension. Circa 2025, people use high-tech contact lenses to interface with computers in their clothes. "Silent messaging" is so automatic that it feels like telepathy. Robert Gu, a talented Chinese-American poet, has missed much of this revolution due to Alzheimer's, but now the wonders of modern medicine have rehabilitated his mind. Installed in remedial classes at the local high school, he tries to adjust to this brave new world, but soon finds himself enmeshed in a somewhat quixotic plot by elderly former University of California–San Diego faculty members to protest the destruction of the university library, now rendered superfluous by the ubiquitous online databanks. Unbeknownst to Robert, he's also a pawn in a dark international conspiracy to perfect a deadly biological weapon. The true nature of the superweapon is never made entirely clear, and too much of the book feels like a textbook introduction to Vinge's near-future world. (May)
Set in San Diego, Calif., this hard SF novel from Hugo-winner Vinge (A Deepness in the Sky) offers dazzling computer technology but lacks dramatic tension. Circa 2025, people use high-tech contact lenses to interface with computers in their clothes. "Silent messaging" is so automatic that it feels like telepathy. Robert Gu, a talented Chinese-American poet, has missed much of this revolution due to Alzheimer's, but now the wonders of modern medicine have rehabilitated his mind. Installed in remedial classes at the local high school, he tries to adjust to this brave new world, but soon finds himself enmeshed in a somewhat quixotic plot by elderly former University of California–San Diego faculty members to protest the destruction of the university library, now rendered superfluous by the ubiquitous online databanks. Unbeknownst to Robert, he's also a pawn in a dark international conspiracy to perfect a deadly biological weapon. The true nature of the superweapon is never made entirely clear, and too much of the book feels like a textbook introduction to Vinge's near-future world. (May)
Journal Entry 2 by 1972Galadriel at Voormalige OBCZ 't Blauw Boerke in Best, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Saturday, January 3, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (1/10/2009 UTC) at Voormalige OBCZ 't Blauw Boerke in Best, Noord-Brabant Netherlands
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Hallo daar, vinder!
Geweldig dat je dit boek hebt gevonden!
Hopelijk is het iets dat je leuk vindt, zoniet geeft het boek gerust aan iemand anders, of laat het op een andere plek achter. Degenen die dit boek voor jou in handen hebben gehad, waarderen jouw melding! Niets is leuker dan te lezen dat een boek goed terecht is gekomen.
Voor meer info in het Nederlands, kijk op http://www.bookcrossing.nl
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Thanks for the trade - this sci-fi books looks interesting.
Journal Entry 5 by BC-Widow from Northampton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 11, 2009
Received this book a while ago and finally got started - very good read; I really like this book - I will have to check out the authors other books; the vision of the near-future world is very good and as a person who has been working in IT all my life I can really see this sci-fiction book becoming sci-fact; unlike some, the vision is pretty realistic. Thanks for sending this to me.
Returned to me by my hubby for me to read.
Journal Entry 7 by weebly at Hartwell Conservative Club in Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Friday, July 22, 2022
Released 2 yrs ago (7/23/2022 UTC) at Hartwell Conservative Club in Hartwell, Northamptonshire United Kingdom
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Leaving on the shelf.