Overlook Press XX

Der Inhalt des Buches wird in einer innovativen Optik präsentiert. Diese Form der Darstellung macht es auch zu einem an Seiten sehr umfangreichen Buch. Die dahinterliegende Story entwickelt sich für mich viel zu langsam und zäh.

Comme si Douglas Coupland essayait d'écrire un bouquin de Greg Egan dans InDesign. Je n'ai pas aimé : * Une partie des gimmicks typographiques superflus (limite Damasio) ou pire, illisibles. * Les quelques grandes improbabilités techniques ou scientifiques. * Le tiers central du bouquin qui manque de rythme. * Un peu trop de stéréotypes chez les personnages. J'ai aimé : * La dimension hypertexte et hypermedia plutôt réussie (la narration est mêlée et étayée d'extraits de journaux, rapports, pages de wiki, et une novelette SF kitsch). * Bon niveau de "sense of wonder". * L'humour et quelques belles punchlines.

Loved this novel. Mind expanding. Gripping. Great characters both real and digital. If hard sci-fi is your thing then you will enjoy this.

The book is quite good. It has a loads of artwork and wacky fonts mixed with articles, reports and stories within the story. It is best experienced in print to read them up-close. The hardcover edition however has loose binding and poor quality of paper, warping at every page. I would have kept it if not for the torn pages inside it. It is worth taking a risk at this price.

A book is 2 things- it Is the sum of a lot of hard work by an author , and it is a material object. n this case , the work is great , fun , full of in jokes and is both original and entertaining , a genuine work of art. The container fails however, as the book is so thick the binding has failed in several places in my copy ( a hardback) The most irritating thing is that I know how to treat new books to avoid problems , but happened anyway. So, 5 stars for the author, 3 for the publisher, and 10 stars for the irony ( can't say why this is ironic, would spoil your fun early on.)