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danielmbensen's review against another edition
4.0
Yeah! Scifi! Turns out that since the end of the Mesozoic, the Earth has been in a region of the galaxy where the speed of light is just a wee bit slow. It doesn't make a difference to inanimate objects, and not much difference to bugs and plants, but when you have a central nervous system, emergent effects (such as intelligence) are depressed. So when the Earth passes out of the slow zone, we all get smarter. Pigs included. What happens next? Damn good stuff!
macfiar's review against another edition
1.0
When I started reading this I didn't realize it had been written in 1954. Misogynistic and slow.
the_prickly_reader's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kateofmind's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
catra121's review against another edition
2.0
This is my second book I've tried by this author...and I think his books are just not for me. I find them rather dry and boring. I like the idea of them...but they don't really hold my interest. At least this one was short.
snuzzbobble's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This had some interesting ideas and concepts, particularly given it was written in 1954. However, like most early sci-fi, it suffers from the prejudices of its time.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, I love this! Imaginative, thought-provoking and so, so interesting! My kind of science fiction, actually.
The what-if scenario is intriguing because we, as a society, tend to consider intelligence as an indisputable value but nothing is ever so clearly cut.
It blows the mind that this book has been writing more than half a century ago and it still holds today which shows what a great forethinker Anderson was.
Tom Weiner's narration is very good.
The what-if scenario is intriguing because we, as a society, tend to consider intelligence as an indisputable value but nothing is ever so clearly cut.
It blows the mind that this book has been writing more than half a century ago and it still holds today which shows what a great forethinker Anderson was.
Tom Weiner's narration is very good.
ramsfan1963's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Interesting premise, but a little flat and average. What would happen if suddenly everyone on earth, both people and animals, had their IQ tripled or quadrupled? Society falls apart, then is rebuilt in a new way, as the "new man" uses his formidable intelligence to get rid of poverty, crime, war and hunger. Eventually, man leaves Earth to roam the stars, leaving behind the animals and the less intelligent humans.