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Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang

mihu_'s review

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dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

susanatherly's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

cblanc3666's review

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4.0

3.5 rounded up. Good sci-fi!

mochand's review

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4.0

A short but interesting take on class being physically realised and the callousness of how people tend to overlook or ignore the reality of the world they live in across the divides.. It's interesting to also see this oppression realised but unlike most SF there's no grand journey or rebellion. The situation is what it is basically. There's opportunities to improve but to a third space citizen the dreams seem hopeless. Definitely recommend reading the authors interview regarding her own experience in there sorts of spaces and you can see the sincerity of the concerns on power held by policy makers and their disassociation with the people their policies affect.

loganchaloupka's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

um151's review

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(The halcyon days when things were within normal expectations 

the_daily_orange's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 这篇能得雨果奖估计要感谢翻译刘宇昆。

故事描绘了一些固定模式的社会百态,叙事角度不算新颖。城市也没有多少北京城的影子,可以是任何大都市。特别生硬地使用了几个北京地名,估计只是为了点题。北京作为首都,政治文化中心,感觉可以更好的运用这个设定。人物无功无过,不生动也不够印象深刻。

时隔四年的重读:单论科幻的话,这篇非常不及格,但科幻本就不是这个作品的内核。作者只是借个虚构框架来讲个关于现代经济和阶层割裂的故事。可折叠三次的北京城实实在在地把人分成了三六九等。第一空间是权力中心纸醉金迷,第二空间是白领社畜朝九晚五,第三空间是温饱线上奋斗的劳苦大众。这些不见天日的底层居民被剥夺了时间,资源和自主权。不同阶层带来不同的烦恼和困境。一样米养百样人,谁又真羡慕谁呢。

phoenix_18's review against another edition

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4.0

Hao ti trascina in una realtà così simile alla nostra, da poterla quasi toccare con mano. Alieni e tecnologie avanzate sono solo lo sfondo di storie che raccontano l'essere "umano", le nostre speranze, i nostri dubbi, i nostri problemi.
Alcuni racconti sono più coinvolgenti di altri, per esempio "l'arpa tra cielo e terra" è quasi commovente, "il palazzo epang" straniante e "Cerere" ti trasporta in un mondo che Hao descrive come poesia. Il più anonimo è Pechino Pieghevole, che dà il nome al libro. Carino, ma nulla di che. Pur essendo fuori dalla mia zona di comfort, è stato molto piacevole da leggere. Autrice di cui leggerò sicuramente altri racconti, se in futuro decideranno di tradurli.

frozenduck's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

emilyandherbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Recensione disponibile su Universo Letterario:

https://universoletterario.wordpress.com/2020/10/07/pechino-pieghevole-hao-jingfang/