

S'està carregant… The Children of Men (1992 original; edició 2006)de P. D. James (Autor)
Informació de l'obraThe Children of Men de P.D. James (1992)
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Best Dystopias (30) » 44 més Favourite Books (582) Unread books (219) Female Author (345) 20th Century Literature (493) Books Read in 2009 (37) Books Read in 2018 (3,174) Books Read in 2007 (60) Read These Too (50) Fiction For Men (48) KayStJ's to-read list (478) 1990s (257) Speculative Fiction (37) Protagonists - Men (27) Nineties (15) Books Set in England (13) Best School Stories (119) Thrillers (15) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. There are two things worth to mention about this book. First, it`s very different to the film. maybe the basic idea is the same in the two. Second, it`s a very very good book. It`s a slow dystopia with a fantastic worldbuilding without the fast paced action seen in the film but still a thought provoking page turner. ( ![]() I liked the background theme more than the primary story. Luckily the background story filled the first half of the book. It covered a lot of what happened in a society where children could no longer be born. The second half was not bad, but it was a bit more of a general action story, nothing particularly notable. I rewatched the movie afterwards, and it is almost entirely different. It may be a cliche, but The Book Was Better. Intense and enthralling, PD James's science fiction novel about the end of humanity coming in the form of mass infertility is eerily fascinating. Beautifully written and containing plenty of well-realized characters, this was a great read. Those who saw the movie before reading the book will still be pleased, I think (though I think the movie ended up with a much better climax). I had no idea that this book was written by a woman; my only association with it came from watching the movie while stuffed into a hotel room with about a dozen other college students during a road trip to Nashville. Although I was impressed by the movie, the book (as usual) is much more powerful and detailed. With the recent surge in popularity of dystopian and futuristic fiction, I think this one has plenty of appeal for that audience. Theo Faron lebt in einer nahen Zukunft, in der die menschliche Rasse durch globale Unfruchtbarkeit zum Aussterben verurteilt ist. In Großbritannien wird von seinem Cousin, der "Warden of England" regiert, welcher ein totalitäres Herrschaftssystem etabliert hat, welches seinen Bürgern Sicherheit, Grundversorgung und Zerstreuung garantiert. Mehr zufällig und unwillig gerät Faron in Kontakt mit der idealistischen Widerstandsgruppe der "Fünf Fische", welche ein Geheimnis bewahrt, das die geltende Herrschaftsordnung umstürzen könnte. Geschildert in zwei unterschiedlichen Erzählperspektiven, nämlich einerseits als auktoriale Erzählung, andererseits in Form von Tagebucheinträgen, entwirft P.D. James eine Dystopie in der sich die Gesellschaft in einen Hort des ereignislosen Kleinbürgertums gewandelt hat. Bürgerliche Grundfreiheiten wurden Sicherheitsdrang, Bequemlichkeit und Konsumgier geopfert. Diesbezüglich ist P.D. James Ausflug ins Science-Ficton-Genre durchaus geglückt und zeitlos. Kritik verdient aber der durchschaubare Plot und die letztlich offen bleibenden Gesellschaftsfragen, die die Autorin offenbar nicht wirklich zu Ende gedacht hat. Die Hauptprotagonisten und ihre Handlungsweisen wirken im übrigen nicht wirklich lebensnah. Die Anglikanerin P.D. James bedient sich auch biblischer Symbolik, was sich in eher plumpen Metaphern äußert. Summa summarum bietet die Dystopie wenig wirklich Neues und Bewegendes, der auf P.D. James' Buchvorlage basierende Science-Fiction-Film mit Clive Owen ist in diesem Fall die bessere Wahl. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race. From the Trade Paperback edition. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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