

Laddar... Människors barn (1992)av P.D. James
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Best Dystopias (29) » 43 till Unread books (162) Favourite Books (547) Female Author (279) 20th Century Literature (475) Books Read in 2009 (20) Books Read in 2018 (3,069) 1990s (88) Read These Too (50) Fiction For Men (48) KayStJ's to-read list (467) Protagonists - Men (26) Speculative Fiction (37) Nineties (15) Best School Stories (44) Thrillers (15) Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Intense and enthralling, PD James's science fiction novel about the end of humanity coming in the form of mass infertility is eerily fascinating. Beautifully written and containing plenty of well-realized characters, this was a great read. Those who saw the movie before reading the book will still be pleased, I think (though I think the movie ended up with a much better climax). ( ![]() I had no idea that this book was written by a woman; my only association with it came from watching the movie while stuffed into a hotel room with about a dozen other college students during a road trip to Nashville. Although I was impressed by the movie, the book (as usual) is much more powerful and detailed. With the recent surge in popularity of dystopian and futuristic fiction, I think this one has plenty of appeal for that audience. Theo Faron lebt in einer nahen Zukunft, in der die menschliche Rasse durch globale Unfruchtbarkeit zum Aussterben verurteilt ist. In Großbritannien wird von seinem Cousin, der "Warden of England" regiert, welcher ein totalitäres Herrschaftssystem etabliert hat, welches seinen Bürgern Sicherheit, Grundversorgung und Zerstreuung garantiert. Mehr zufällig und unwillig gerät Faron in Kontakt mit der idealistischen Widerstandsgruppe der "Fünf Fische", welche ein Geheimnis bewahrt, das die geltende Herrschaftsordnung umstürzen könnte. Geschildert in zwei unterschiedlichen Erzählperspektiven, nämlich einerseits als auktoriale Erzählung, andererseits in Form von Tagebucheinträgen, entwirft P.D. James eine Dystopie in der sich die Gesellschaft in einen Hort des ereignislosen Kleinbürgertums gewandelt hat. Bürgerliche Grundfreiheiten wurden Sicherheitsdrang, Bequemlichkeit und Konsumgier geopfert. Diesbezüglich ist P.D. James Ausflug ins Science-Ficton-Genre durchaus geglückt und zeitlos. Kritik verdient aber der durchschaubare Plot und die letztlich offen bleibenden Gesellschaftsfragen, die die Autorin offenbar nicht wirklich zu Ende gedacht hat. Die Hauptprotagonisten und ihre Handlungsweisen wirken im übrigen nicht wirklich lebensnah. Die Anglikanerin P.D. James bedient sich auch biblischer Symbolik, was sich in eher plumpen Metaphern äußert. Summa summarum bietet die Dystopie wenig wirklich Neues und Bewegendes, der auf P.D. James' Buchvorlage basierende Science-Fiction-Film mit Clive Owen ist in diesem Fall die bessere Wahl. https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3552634.html This was published in 1992; the story is that in 1995, humanity simply stopped reproducing and no new children have been born since then. The narrator is a cousin of and former adviser to Xan Lyppiatt, the dictator of the UK, and is drawn into the resistance to his rule. The graying, disintegrating society is very well depicted, and then all is further disrupted when it turns out that human fertility is not completely finished. Vivid scenes of flight across England to an uncertain destination. In a world deplete of children and threatened by its slow descent into depopulation, the unthinkable happens. I found this novel interesting, but maybe a wee bit sexist? Perhaps? Re-read, September 2017: this is a biting commentary on male anxiety surrounding female bodily agency. I was too wrapped up in the differences from the movie last time, but having fresh eyes and a new project in mind has renewed my appreciation for this book. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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In 2021, with the human race becoming extinct because of the infertility of all males, Oxford historian Theodore Faron is drawn into the schemes of an unlikely group of revolutionaries out to save society. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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