Dvě místa na slunci

, #2

Hardcover, 438 pages

Czech language

Published Oct. 24, 2018

ISBN:
978-80-7577-630-3
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4 stars (9 reviews)

Lovelace byla kdysi jen umělou inteligencí na tunelářské lodi. Když se po zhroucení a restartu systému probudí v umělém těle, nic si nepamatuje. Přesto musí znovu začít žít ve světě, kde je sama její existence ilegální.

Technička Chilli, která spolu se svými kolegy pro Lovelacinu záchranu nasadila krk, je odhodlaná jí se životem v novém světě pomoci. Chilli má totiž s novými začátky vlastní zkušenosti.

Chilli a Lovey společně zjistí, že i když je galaxie nezměrně rozlehlá, pro opuštěnost v ní není místo.

13 editions

reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)

The two main characters just weren't for me

3 stars

Thoroughly enjoyed the worldbuilding and the story, but I felt like I had to do the work to relate to the characters. They both start off at points in their lives that are unique, interesting - and hard to wrap my head around. The author does a great job giving them distinct voices and letting them grow over time, but I just found them too far removed to really get into the book.

The secondary characters, however! I really loved reading about them from the perspectives of the protagonists, and as always, the interactions are wonderfully crafted.

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4 stars

Druha cast navazuje volne na predchozi dej, kdy Sidra, byvala lodni UI Lovelace, obyva lidsky telo. Je to opet poklidny, pohodovy cteni a plyne nak tak samo.

Kdyz se nad tim zamyslim vic, tak flashback cast je dost slusne propracovana a pride me tenhle dil o poznani kvalitnejsi.

Second story focuses on (not only) troubles of former spaceship AI moved to human body. There's also flashback to Chilli's childhood, painting careless society growing genetically modified kids for labor. It's somewhat more complex than first part and I like different timelines, despite being it a bit predictable.

feel good but real scifi too

4 stars

i enjoyed A Closed and Common Orbit even more than the prequel one. (which has not enough story to keep up--for my taste at least) i think of it as a kind of double bildungsroman, with two developing characters between which the novel is split.

Chambers connects her scifi(-world) convincingly and smoothly with the problems most of us are facing and can relate to. it's how scifi should comment the present. and although the focus is always on the personalities, there are also a lot of social themes and thoughts.

a lot of readers mention the caring characters throughout the story, which make it so satisfactional to follow. I can support that! but it would be sad to think, it's just another form of escapism, a tweak to the genre. this is a shortcoming of understanding the themes Chambers is working on.

the real impact makes Chambers skill in building …

Subjects

  • Science Fiction
  • Fiction, science fiction, general