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The Windup Girl. Paolo Bacigalupi by Paolo Bacigalupi

ethuiel, January 2, 2012

Provocative, brilliant, and very relevant, this is a sharp and all-too possible novel exploring a post-"collapse" future in Thailand. The novel is both comprehensive and exquisitely detailed, and will keep you guessing until the end.

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The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

ethuiel, September 1, 2011

This is one of the most vivid, insightful books in the post-apocalyptic genera. Bacigalupi writes with sharp clarity and a brilliant eye for detail. I've heard some criticize it because it is difficult to follow with no main protagonist and no real hero. I disagree. I think this book achieves its goal much better by following several characters through time, experiencing the same overall events from different perspectives and different motivations. Nobody is evil, nobody is good - they're all just human in tough situations. I also appreciate the scientific approach to the word - each aspect of this future earth has been extrapolated through possible circumstance from our now, and in that it serves as a morality tale, but certainly doesn't preach. Read it. It's worth it.

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