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matt_bitonti's Reviews (227)
I remember reading Cadillac Desert for a class. All laid out, a hundred years of foolish planning and you think "How could anyone build cities out there, and think that was a good idea?" But they did, and they continue to do so to this day. Looking at the negative reviews, people appear to have two main complaints 1) the world the author has created is too violent/brutish/nasty 2) their politics (or perhaps their current address) prevent them from imagining a world where climate change has run amok. I have neither of those issues. The world of Cadillac Desert can be the same world of The Water Knife, if we as a society aren't careful. Overall this was an outstanding book and it kept me enthralled from page 1 to the end. Was it violent? Sure. Was it hyper-violent? Yes, it was, at times. Was it depressing in what happens to the characters? It can be. But overall, this is a valid scenario. Maybe things could get so bad that peeing into a clear-sac and then immediately drinking the water would be acceptable. Heck still warm filtered pee water might be a luxury if things get bad enough. The author makes us believe it's possible. It is only civilization that elevates us above the animals, take that away and people could revert back to life as it was in the wild. Great job, Mr. Bacigalupi, I was entertained.
I don't remember watching Blade Runner, but somehow the main character in Dick's book (on which the movie was based) sounded in my mind like a young Harrison Ford. Every piece of dialogue was in Ford's signature deadpan tones. I guess Earnest Cline and the Duffer brothers are right: everything is a little bit better with a coating of 80's nostalgia. This was a great read, regardless, and without giving away spoilers, no one dreams of electric sheep. Unless it's the main characters' embarrassing nightmare.
After a somewhat tough to swallow end to book two, this was an acceptable end to the trilogy. Well done, PB Livin.
When the book opens with the moon shattering, I was hooked. When Part 3 starts with "5000 years later" it literally took my breath away. The flaws in this book are due to the author being too ambitious. But still, it is an undoubtedly great work.
