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Sylvain Neuvel: Sleeping giants (2016)

304 pages

Langue : English

Publié 5 janvier 2016

Numéro OCLC :
910979593

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4 étoiles (2 critiques)

"17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. Today: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. A swift and spellbinding tale told almost exclusively through transcriptions of interviews conducted by a mysterious and unnamed character, this is a unique debut that describes a hunt for truth, power, and giant body parts"--

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a publié une critique de Sleeping giants par Sylvain Neuvel (Themis files -- book one)

Starts interesting, peters out towards the end

3 étoiles

Beginning with an intriguing mystery, Sleeping Giants uses interviews, journal entries, transcripts and articles to slowly inform the reader. I quite enjoy this style of epistolary-like storytelling, though I would have liked to see stronger "voices". It was a fine read, but because the plot ultimately didn't particularly interest me and I hadn't come to care for or about any of the characters, I probably won't read the sequels. I'm just not invested enough.

a publié une critique de Sleeping giants par Sylvain Neuvel (Themis files -- book one)

Giant Robot Sci-fi with an unusual narrative style

4 étoiles

What I didn't realise before I picked this book up is that the story is told via a series of fictional interview transcripts and news articles.

The book doesn't take itself too seriously and features a few cliches but it's generally a good sci-fi action romp.

Sujets

  • Giants
  • FICTION / Action & Adventure
  • Women physicists
  • FICTION / Technological
  • Fiction
  • Robots
  • FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure