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Indlæser... Some Possible Solutions: Stories (udgave 2016)af Helen Phillips (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Witty, humorous, unfailingly insightful, Some Possible Solutions by Helen Phillips is an intelligent and thoughtful collection of stories that explore the strange and odd in the everyday lives of their characters. This was one of the most unique collection of stories I've ever read--very well written and engaging--and I'd recommend it to any fan of speculative fiction, particularly fans of Margaret Atwood. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. A unique short story collection of speculative fiction. While I didn't love each individual story, Phillips managed to create bizarre, yet thought-provoking, worlds in which to set each. The stories were overall interesting and very original. Would recommend to fans of unusual fiction, but maybe not necessarily for everyone. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This was an interesting collection of stories . The author seemed to explore a few different genres , Sci-fi , humor and spiritual among them . Some were really good , a few just okay . But overall I enjoyed reading it . This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Some Possible Solutions is really intriguing. I think it's perfect if you're a fan of Vonnegut's Welcome to the Monkey House. Very much in tune with that sci-fi, alternate reality feel that a lot of his works have. What really made it work for me was being able to read each story and then leave the book for a while to read other things while digesting and reconsidering the ideas of that story. You will be compelled to do that, which, in my opinion, shows what new ideas are in this book. The writing is sometimes a little bumpy, but you can quickly forgive it for the freshness of the ideas and the cleverness of it all. Overall very enjoyable. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"In a spine-tingling new collection, the "unique"(NPR) and "wickedly funny" (New York Times) Helen Phillips offers an idiosyncratic series of "what-ifs" about our fragile human condition.Some Possible Solutions offers an idiosyncratic series of "What ifs": What if your perfect hermaphrodite match existed on another planet? What if you could suddenly see through everybody's skin to their organs? What if you knew the exact date of your death? What if your city was filled with doppelgangers of you? Forced to navigate these bizarre scenarios, Phillips' characters search for solutions to the problem of how to survive in an irrational, infinitely strange world. In dystopias that are exaggerated versions of the world in which we live, these characters strive for intimacy and struggle to resolve their fraught relationships with each other, with themselves, and with their place in the natural world. We meet a wealthy woman who purchases a high-tech sex toy in the shape of a man, a rowdy, moody crew of college students who resolve the energy crisis, and orphaned twin sisters who work as futuristic strippers--and with Phillips' characteristic smarts and imagination, we see that no one is quite who they appear. By turns surreal, witty, and perplexing, these marvelous stories are ultimately a reflection of our own reality and of the big questions that we all face. Who are we? Where do we fit? Phillips is a true original and a treasure"-- No library descriptions found. |
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I will say, this collection didn't wow me quite as much as I thought it was going to after reading the first couple of stories, as not all of them worked nearly as well for me as those did. But even the ones I didn't entirely get or click with were still bizarrely intriguing, and they're all very well-written. If you like this kind of strange, thought-provoking stuff, this is definitely one to check out. ( )