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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Worldbuilding is too confusing - I just felt I was reading a bunch of jargon and didn't understand the world I had landed into.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Police brutality
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Vomit, War
Minor: Death of parent
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2359492.html[return][return]I got this after tremendously enjoying Zoo City when it was nominated for the BSFA Award a few years ago. I'm afraid this left me rather colder; on the whole I enjoy urban fantasy (which Zoo City is) and I don't much enjoy cyberpunk (which Moxyland is), so I guess it's the specifics of the subgenre. There's deft interweaving of four different narrative strands with on-line gaming and the digital divide, all set in the near future of 2018; people with more of an affinity for Neuromancer than I have will enjoy this more than I did.
Awesome dystopian cyberpunk from such a talented writer.
Szóval én nem tudom, hogy a Moyland igazából csak sci-fi, vagy cyberpunk, vagy technopunk, mindenesetre nem az a fajta regény, amit olvasni szoktam, ezért is hiszem, hogy kellett nekem a belerázódás a regény világába. Mert bár nem vagyok teljesen analfabéta a technikai és játékos világban használatos kifejezéseket illetően, akkora töménységben, ahogy Beukes indított kicsit megrázott, ezért kellett levegőt vennem és nem feladni, hanem visszatérni hozzá, s bizony a kitartásom meghozta a gyümölcsét. Mert elég sok elgondolkodtatni valót adott, s lehet felül kell vizsgálnom, amit mindig egy legyintéssel szoktam elintézni: a párom techno-paráit és kételyeit a social networkokkel, mindenről gondoskodó oldalakkal és telefonos alkalmazásokkal kapcsolatban. Úgyhogy most megyek és visszateszem a SIM-kártyámat a Galaxymból a Nokia 5110-be.
Részletesebben:
http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2013/03/25/lauren_beukes_moxyland/
Részletesebben:
http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2013/03/25/lauren_beukes_moxyland/
A hugely promising debut novel. Moxyland does futuristic dystopianism well, rough-sketching a nearly-future that's not too ridiculous an imagining from our current increasing dependence on technology.
The characters are for the most part not particularly likeable, but then why should they be? What they are is intriguing, as are the world and the ideas envisioned and described so pithily by Beukes. The writing style is sharp and slick, I can almost picture a fast-shot movie to accompany it.
It's not a perfect execution - I felt like some of the ideas were left just a little too under the surface and some were a little too bluntly drawn - but that's nitpicking a touch; the kernel of this book is extremely strong. There's a sense here of an author who will explore her ideas and themes to ever-greater effect in future novels. I'll definitely be reading more!
The characters are for the most part not particularly likeable, but then why should they be? What they are is intriguing, as are the world and the ideas envisioned and described so pithily by Beukes. The writing style is sharp and slick, I can almost picture a fast-shot movie to accompany it.
It's not a perfect execution - I felt like some of the ideas were left just a little too under the surface and some were a little too bluntly drawn - but that's nitpicking a touch; the kernel of this book is extremely strong. There's a sense here of an author who will explore her ideas and themes to ever-greater effect in future novels. I'll definitely be reading more!
Had to get used to the slang etc, but the book became more and more addictive the further I read on. Great read! Thank you Tze-Wen, for giving this book away :D Lucky me!
This was pretty awesome. Set in futuristic South Africa, it follows the lives of 4 people.
Kendra - art school dropout who signs up for prototype nano treatment 1) cures you of everything and rapidly heals you 2) makes you crave whatever the company wants (for instance, a type of soda) 3) ? has weird side effects that make you follow the nano-dogs?
Toby - vlogger/asshole, he'll do anything to get top footage
Lerato - techy/genius corporate ladder climber, she hacks stuff for Toby/Tendeka
Tendeka - protester, easily influenced and lets himself be persuaded to become a terrorist (that was easy.. and gives new insight to how other religious terrorists can pop up)
Plot:
I don't like Toby's personality but I like his character plot. At the end, he's healing up and thinks (I'm thirsty) so omg was he also somehow given nanos!? Or did they always control Toby!?
Kendra - art school dropout who signs up for prototype nano treatment 1) cures you of everything and rapidly heals you 2) makes you crave whatever the company wants (for instance, a type of soda) 3) ? has weird side effects that make you follow the nano-dogs?
Toby - vlogger/asshole, he'll do anything to get top footage
Lerato - techy/genius corporate ladder climber, she hacks stuff for Toby/Tendeka
Tendeka - protester, easily influenced and lets himself be persuaded to become a terrorist (that was easy.. and gives new insight to how other religious terrorists can pop up)
Plot:
I don't like Toby's personality but I like his character plot. At the end, he's healing up and thinks (I'm thirsty) so omg was he also somehow given nanos!? Or did they always control Toby!?