Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book immensely and if you like scifi, I think you will, too. Here's the basic premise:
Anderson Lake is a calorie man, living in Thailand where he's searching for "foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history's lost calories." Emiko is the windup girl, a "creche grown" creation who moves in stop-stutter time. She is New People, perfect and beautiful, designed to be as loyal and as obedient as a dog. "Regarded as soulless beings...New People are slaves, soldiers, and toys of the rich in a chilling near future in which calorie companies rule the world, the oil age has passed, and the side effects of bio-engineered plagues run rampant across the globe."** When the two meet, events proceed in an unexpected fashion and this is probably why I like scifi so much; it almost always surprises me.
The Windup Girl is no exception.
Paolo Bacigalupi also wrote Shipbreaker, which I loved.
* This book won the 2010 Hugo Award.
** from Amazon's review
Ha! I was shopping for books last night and was torn between The Wind UP Girl and Ship Breaker. I went with Ship Breaker. I'll have to check this one out next time. Thanks for the review. :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked Shipbreaker, LG.
ReplyDeleteIt's on my list to read. And I don't like high-tech science fiction either. I've kept my books low-tech and easy to follow.
ReplyDeleteI think you'll like it, Alex. The gene splicing technology was especially interesting.
ReplyDeletebut I should warn you all, it's quite graphic, as in blood/sex, so if that bothers you, you might want to choose something else.
I loved Ship Breaker! Thanks for the review--this book is on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteOoooh sounds like a fab book to read!! Chilling stuff too! I do tend to switch off when reading sci-fi books and short stories at the very technical bits but if the story is strong enough, I stick with it! Thanks for your review and info to this book! take care
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thanks for the recommendation. i like sci fi too and it sounds good =)
ReplyDeleteI LOVED Ship Breaker SO much. I really need to read this one!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check this out -- if it's available on Kindle. Looking for a new, good read, and I loved Ship Breaker (also on my Kindle).
ReplyDeleteI've picked this book up (I've managed to acquire a copy of every Hugo winner so I keep it going), but I haven't had a chance to read it yet. From what you wrote I look forward to it.
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