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The Berlin Project
- De: Gregory Benford
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 17 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 75
Karl Cohen, a chemist and mathematician who is part of the Manhattan Project team, has discovered an alternate solution for creating the uranium isotope needed to cause a chain reaction: U-235. After convincing General Groves of his new method, Cohen and his team of scientists work at Oak Ridge, preparing to have a nuclear bomb ready to drop by the summer of 1944 in an effort to stop the war on the western front. What ensues is an altered account of World War II in this taut thriller.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, tormented by an awful narrator!
- De Kindle Customer en 05-21-17
- The Berlin Project
- De: Gregory Benford
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
Writer has weird ideas about women
Revisado: 02-04-23
The story is low, but entertaining -to a certain extent. The science is pretty sound, the rare action sequences well done. But oh my god, does this feel like it was written in the 70s or 80s. In this novel women exist to either please or help (their) men. Nothing more. And the writer actually really, really believes women would be satisfied with such a life. The weird thing is, all these observations about the feelings and ambitions of women (or lack thereof) are redundant. They could have been left out, and the story wouldn't change one bit.
I get that these ideas were prevalent during WWII and the observations function to add to the authenticity of the world, but it doesn't work. It doesn't work because it's not being told by a character, it's being told by the narrator, by the writer.
It would have been women who built Little Boy if given the chance.
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Children of Time
- De: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrado por: Mel Hudson
- Duración: 16 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39,092
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35,609
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35,537
Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very pleasant surprise
- De Simon en 06-17-17
- Children of Time
- De: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrado por: Mel Hudson
Smart, fast paced and a wonderful performance!
Revisado: 04-23-18
What other book might you compare Children of Time to and why?
I reminded me a bit of the Asimov's of yore. High concepts, generations spanning, but still fast paced and personal.
Any additional comments?
I think most authors would take double the word count for the same story. It's an ambitious novel, but its style is compact. Combine that with some genuinely interesting ideas, and you're in for a ride.
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