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ljesica 's review for:
Blackfish City
by Sam J. Miller
I give this one a solid meh. I liked the idea of it more than I actually liked the story. And the reviews on Amazon seem to feel pretty much the same.
It's dystopian/sci fi-ish. We've basically destroyed the world through money and power. And I think that's mostly the point of this book. It's incredibly true that those in power are adept at turning the people against each other in order to avoid being blamed themselves (ahem 45). And that many humans will do whatever it takes to grab power and get on top.
In this story, there are humans who were used as science experiments and were "nanobonded" to animals. They have deeper relationships and become two halves of a whole. And as a group, they are able to retrieve the memories of their ancestors as well. In the end, it is by banding together and having empathy that we may be able to come through on the other side. At least I think that's where it was going. At least i think that's the point. I think it was a solid effort, but the author just tried to put too many ideas in one book and it ended up being somewhat disjointed.
It's dystopian/sci fi-ish. We've basically destroyed the world through money and power. And I think that's mostly the point of this book. It's incredibly true that those in power are adept at turning the people against each other in order to avoid being blamed themselves (ahem 45). And that many humans will do whatever it takes to grab power and get on top.
In this story, there are humans who were used as science experiments and were "nanobonded" to animals. They have deeper relationships and become two halves of a whole. And as a group, they are able to retrieve the memories of their ancestors as well. In the end, it is by banding together and having empathy that we may be able to come through on the other side. At least I think that's where it was going. At least i think that's the point. I think it was a solid effort, but the author just tried to put too many ideas in one book and it ended up being somewhat disjointed.