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Laddar... Childhood's End: A Novel (urspr publ 1953; utgåvan 1987)av Arthur C. Clarke (Författare)
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» 36 till Books Read in 2020 (154) Top Five Books of 2020 (438) 1950s (58) SF Masterworks (28) Elevenses (224) Books Read in 2013 (753) Favorite Childhood Books (1,420) Books Read in 2014 (1,381) Overdue Podcast (141) Books Read in 2009 (66) SF Masterworks (16) Read (101) SF - To Read (14) Aliens (18) Science Fiction (30) Unread books (916) Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. One of the coldest, most heart-breaking and yet most beautiful books I have ever read. (  ) Andorion | Feb 6, 2021 |  Utopian classic. Some books you read and re-read all of your life, this probably will not be one of them. While breathtaking when it was published, the book reads a bit like Casablanca screens- full of too many cliches and worn out tropes. Very strong opening with the good guys having the kind of ominous overtones that any good fairy tale has. The last third suffers even though it follows logically from the first parts. Or perhaps that's why it suffers. (  ) frfeni | Jan 31, 2021 | Brilliant beginning, really engaging and astonishing to think he wrote this in the 50's! The ending just ruined it for me, unfortunately. (  ) RachellErnst | Jan 5, 2021 | I've been trying to chip away at the NPR Science Fiction Fantasy list again, and this was #49 on the list. I really liked it in the beginning, the first section -- the imagery of the Overlord's Ships and their cautious initial contact with the humans. I was a little disappointed in the second section, and the third was just puzzling, though I liked the character of Jan. Reading through this list is an interesting challenge since I've been picking up a lot of books that I wouldn't necessarily have chosen myself, and that I don't find appealing as a whole, though there are many elements that I do enjoy. ( ) resoundingjoy | Jan 1, 2021 | My favorite of all of Arthur C. Clarke's books. This is the third or fourth time I've read it, and every time I come away with something new. ( ) neilneil | Dec 7, 2020 |
 I'm not sure Childhood's End is the first book my dad gave me, but it was one of the first, and it's certainly the one I remember most vividly. And it's probably a book that changed my life. Ingår i förlagsserienColecção Argonauta (26) Lanterne (L 154) Science Fiction Book Club (2266) — 5 till SF Masterworks (New design) Tempus fugit (3) Ingår iHar bearbetningenInspirerade
From the Publisher: The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city-intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their own. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords spell the end for humankind-or the beginning? Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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