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S'està carregant… Radiomende Eleanor Lerman
   Books Read in 2017 (450) Top Five Books of 2017 (591) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.   ) AliciaOverstreet | May 28, 2015 |  Author Eleanor Lerman tells this story in the totally convincing, casual, and mildly confused and amusing voice of her protagonist, giving the story an immediacy that soon has readers believing there’s a Blue Awareness cult out to get her. If they can’t get her, they might be after her uncle’s memory, her new dog, or even the guy who runs the radio show. From the far side of Queens to the pride of the rich and famous, from the wrong side of Rockaway to hints of African legends and the Dogon tribe, from now back into a history of uncles and fathers sailing the wild blue yonder with shortwave radios at their side, Radiomen captivates with casually evocative descriptions, cool commentary, wonderful dogs, and a cast of convincingly three (or more, or less) dimensional characters. Do engrams hiss? Do memories hide? Do dogs believe in people, and do aliens pray? By the end of this wonderfully enticing tale, the biggest question is how on earth will it ever come to a close. But the author brings it to a captivating conclusion, with great good humor, passionate determination, and even a touch of curious reverence. Because, in the end, the real question is something entirely different. And without our questions, we’re adrift on a sea of radio waves. Disclosure: I was given a free preview edition by the publisher and I offer my honest review. (  ) SheilaDeeth | Dec 11, 2014 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
There are two themes to Radiomen. First, if there are aliens interacting with our world, they are likely just as confused about who or what God is as human beings are; and second, whoever they are, they're probably just as fond of dogs as we are. Laurie, a woman who works at a bar at Kennedy airport, doesn't remember that when she was a child, she met an alien on the fire escape of a building where her uncle kept a shortwave radio. The radio is part of a universal network of repeaters maintained by an unknown alien race; they use the network to broadcast prayers into the universe. She meets a psychic who is actually part of a Scientology-like cult called the Blue Awareness, as well as a late-night radio host. All have their own reasons for unraveling the mystery of the lost radio network. Laurie is given a strange dog by her neighbor, an immigrant and a member of the Dogon tribe-people who believe they were visited by aliens long ago and repeat a myth about how the aliens brought dog-like animals with them. All Dogon dogs are supposedly descended from that animal. As conflict develops between the Blue Awareness leader and the other characters, the Dogon act as an intermediary between the humans, who want to understand why the aliens need the radio network, and the aliens who need the humans to help them find a lost element of the universal network. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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