Rainbows End
by Vernor Vinge
Taste attributes: science fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginaryintricatesurrealempowerment/personal growthsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
From the back cover: World famous poet Robert Gu missed twenty years of progress while he nearly died from Alzheimer's. Now, when he awakens in San Diego, in the year 2025, with his mind and health restored, reality's a shock. Books are just about gone. Computers are old news, replaced by "smart" contact lenses that connect him to the Internet via his clothes and wireless nodes just about everywhere.
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- Author
- Vernor Vinge
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 384
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- Open Library
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