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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I read Ullman's recent book, A Life in Code, and thought it would be interesting to read her novels. I thought this book would be amusing, a programmer obsessed with a bug, but I actually found it anxiety inducing. My heart literally started racing when the programmer accidentally deleted his days worth of work, and my own memories of bugs, that seemed to become personal, was a little too real. While parts of the book tended to drag, and the tester, Berta's voice seemed indistinguishable from Ullman's own voice in a Life of Code, which was a bit distracting, I have a feeling that this book will stick with me. Probably closer to a 4, but I'll cut Ullman some slack as this is billed as a first novel and the subject matter is so unique in my experience that I couldn't help but be delighted. Ullman accurately captures the thrill of victory/agony of defeat of programming, and the little joys and crushing despairs of living in the world. I wish there were more books like this, which, really, is what a 5-star book should be. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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With a New Introduction by Mary Gaitskill A PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist ANew York Times Book Review Notable Book Ellen Ullman is a "rarity, a computer programmer with a poet's feeling for language" (Laura Miller,Salon).The Bug breaks new ground in literary fiction, offering us a deep look into the internal lives of people in the technical world. Set in a start-up company in 1984, this highly acclaimed first novel explores what happens when a baffling software flaw--a bug so teasing it is named "the Jester"--threatens the survival of the humans beings who created it. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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Characters: 6
Setting: 6
Prose: 5
Tags: Programming, relationships, marriage, infidelity, mental health, stress, work, downsizing, coding, software ( )