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storytold's review against another edition
3.25
Interesting ideas, lacklustre execution; this should have been a short story. Stronger last pages.
leonieb8's review against another edition
5.0
D’une beauté intemporelle, De synthèse sait manier les sauts dans le temps et dans l’espace avec une finesse intelligente. En exposant la dichotomie entre image et humanité, Karoline Georges nous amène à nous questionner sur notre monde où la photographie nous définit de plus en plus. Un roman d’une grande vérité.
booknerdwithlipstick's review against another edition
5.0
I have a little difficulty putting my thoughts together over this one. I think it's the kind of story from which the effect will either blow your mind or completely miss the mark. I can easily see the arguments on both sides. But I am making the conscious choice that I'd rather love it than hate it.
That being said. KG novel cover the life of a really odd child that suffers from anxiety and finds comfort in hypnotizing herself with media (TV, books, VR, etc.) The text presents a suggestible and extreme person and it reads like a scifi... but the thing is that it's probably not. All the technologies referenced are possible. The thin glimpse in the future offers nothing extravagant. It's all based on technologies already working and really leave us in this ambiguity of this book being scifi or not. Is it speculative of what could happen or is it a critic of what's happening right now ? It leaves the reader (me) uneasy.
One of the main theme of De Synthèse is reality. How people are getting disconnected and feel unable to fonction in a world that feels so raw and imperfect. It's about being disconnected with ourselves, our identity and our body. It's a social commentary about our future and about how we can find ways to be together.
That being said. KG novel cover the life of a really odd child that suffers from anxiety and finds comfort in hypnotizing herself with media (TV, books, VR, etc.) The text presents a suggestible and extreme person and it reads like a scifi... but the thing is that it's probably not. All the technologies referenced are possible. The thin glimpse in the future offers nothing extravagant. It's all based on technologies already working and really leave us in this ambiguity of this book being scifi or not. Is it speculative of what could happen or is it a critic of what's happening right now ? It leaves the reader (me) uneasy.
One of the main theme of De Synthèse is reality. How people are getting disconnected and feel unable to fonction in a world that feels so raw and imperfect. It's about being disconnected with ourselves, our identity and our body. It's a social commentary about our future and about how we can find ways to be together.
emilie_karnas's review against another edition
3.0
WOW!
Je ne m'attendais pas à ça, mais WOW!
L'écriture était merveilleuse et les personnages semblaient si réels. Ce livre m'a tellement fait pensé!
Une chose, mais je crois que c'était fait exprès, c'est que le personnage principal avait 50 ans et agissait comme si elle était plus jeune et c'était un peu mélangeant.
Je ne m'attendais pas à ça, mais WOW!
L'écriture était merveilleuse et les personnages semblaient si réels. Ce livre m'a tellement fait pensé!
Une chose, mais je crois que c'était fait exprès, c'est que le personnage principal avait 50 ans et agissait comme si elle était plus jeune et c'était un peu mélangeant.
tiron's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
potatodel's review against another edition
4.0
J’ai revu mon appréciation de ce livre après quelques mois, puisque je me trouve encore sous le choc d’un livre qui exprime si bien comment on peut se sentir face à la fiction. Un récit de science-fiction original et personnel, qui fait réfléchir longtemps après la dernière page. Malgré la mise en scène futuriste, le contenu reste intemporel : rapport à soi, vie familiale, recherche de sens...
bookalong's review against another edition
4.0
"Since my online birth everything has evolved and grown more refined and complex around my digital being, in time-lapse, continuously. For the first few years, every day I would dive into a world without shadows, with pure blue sky, with no variations in light."
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monisousa93's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0