Brain Rose - good read but not up to Kress' standards...:
I absolutely adore Nancy Kress: maybe that's why I feel somewhat put down by this novel. Don't get me wrong: it's good, just not quite good enough for somebody used to N.K. consistent excellence.
The story starts off slow and unfortunately stays slow: there are many moments of "shattering revelations": where characters turn ashen pale, look shocked, space out with shock, pass out, suffer minor self inflicted injuries in the process of absorbing absolutely shattering information... etc., etc. ... Only... more info
Top Rate Science Fiction:
This is the first Nancy Kress book I ever read so many many years ago. It introduced me to her writing in novels and reminded that I enjoyed her short stories in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. This is, in my mind, the first science fiction novel written in the cyberpunk period which dealt with medical issues and what humans may become in a realistic manner. Her characters are alive. They aren't throw away meant to move a story along for another. They live. Her knowledge and use of science is... more info
A Book That Has Stuck With Me For 7 Years Now:
While I know this book has gone out-of-print and was never widly read I would have trouble thinking of a better science fiction book to recomend. Very intellegent and fairly well written. Kress is just a damn good writer.
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