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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I liked it. Was it simplistic? Yes. Was it weird? Yes. But I felt like it was a short, easily understood allegorical tale about human (or other intelligent animal in this book's case) environmental destruction and playing with things we don't truly understand. ( )Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. If you like near-dystopian books delving deeply into the problems plaguing the planet from an environmental standpoint, then this is for you. The world that has been created here is very similar to ours, but without people and with animals that can communicate with each other across the species divide, and with a lot more of the letter O. An interesting read to be sure, difficult at times, but with a very poignant message in the end. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. It turned out to be shorter than I expected and...more didactic? than I had hoped. I want to see if its simplicity grows on me with a second read, because the subject matter does hit a lot of the right notes for me. Side note, unrelated to the book's content: I found the page formatting really distracting and uncomfortable to read. I would have liked to see the title at the top of the page and the page numbers at the bottom be less obtrusive and aligned to the edge of the page. I found it difficult to get into a rhythm reading this book because of the poor layout. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I found this book difficult to read. The premise of the story is interesting, and not badly executed. However, the time changes frequently, and the overall structure of the writing makes it difficult to immerse yourself in. All in all, though, I enjoyed the plot of this story, its greatest strength, which is the only thing which kept me reading. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. This is a review of an Early Reviewers copy of Threshold by Patricia J. Anderson provided by Common Deer Press and Library Thing.I'll confess I really struggled with this book and I didn't finish it. I'm a reader that likes to be challenged by language, ideas and situations and this allegorical novel just felt a little too simple. The worldbuilding was sketchy and cartoonish - really lacking complexity. I was never convinced of the reality of the place. The mix of talking animals, "one - offs", and humans really didn't hang together for me either. I didn't really understand the motivation behind the philosophy of MORE. The text is adjective and adverb rich and "suddenly" things happen, far too often for my liking. The authour does have a sly wit, which was really occasionally amusing. However, it felt like I was being hit over the head repeatedly with cleverness merely for the sake of being clever. Maybe if I had read this with a bright child it might have sparked something but as I said, I couldn't finish it. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The population of Ooolandia (a world much like our own but with an extra "O") is hypnotized by the culture of MORE. Citizens of all kinds and colors go about their lives unaware that hidden in the fog of everydayness a great calamity is approaching. Banshooo, an amazingly mindful monkey, works for the Ooolandian Department of Nature where he has amassed data proving, beyond any doubt, that the natural world is losing the stability necessary to sustain life. Unfortunately, their warnings are ignored by the authorities who are planning to phase out nature altogether. Freaky winds, icy earthquakes, and mutant anemones plague the landscape. After a wildly devastating storm, Banshooo has a vision revealing the connection between Ooolandia and the Unseen World - a connection that lies deep within and far beyond all that is seen. This connection is vital to Ooolandia's survival, and it is fraying. He realizes he must take radical action. Along with his quirky sidekick (a one-off of unique appearance whose primary interest is snacking), he sets out on a journey beyond the surface of the Seen to bring back proof of the true nature of nature. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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