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Crescent City Rhapsody (Paperback)

by Kathleen Ann Goonan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (14 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857988884
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857988888
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 856,917 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A novel about death and grieving, about Afro-Caribbean culture and Voodoo and about the four waves of Nanotechnology development. The world of CRESCENT CITY RHAPSODY is a world that is being changed by the day by advances in nanotechnology; it is a world where radio has died, of vastly increased lifespans and where extra terrestrials will play a pivotal role in everyone's life.

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SALES POINTS * QUEEN CITY JAZZ was chosen as one of the eight best novels of the year by the New York Times * 'A startlingly original and energetic imagination' Paul McAuley Goonan is one of the rising stars of world SF Regarded as Goonan's best novel yet Mass market edition many months in advance of US mass market
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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable but generic and ultimately unsatisfying, 9 Dec 2001
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This was an enjoyable if not particularly satisfying read. The premise is intriguing enough - that a "pulse" from outer space knocks out most of earth's advanced technology, forcing the world to confront a major political, social and economic re-think against the backdrop of this pulse as proof of extraterrestrial intelligence. But this premise is then squandered in two-dimensional characterisation and a confused, chaotic plot. The disparate strands of the characters' experiences do not add up, but simply fragment the narrative. Its like three or four separate novellas lumped together into a novel, but without a connecting thread or explanation that makes the story more than the sum of these parts. For example, much is made of the possibility of the pulse containing a message, but in the end even this ccentral plot point is left unclear in resolution. I enjoyed reading this book, but it is not a book that I would read again, or consider bringing anything new to the genre.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Hard to read, Hard to understand. Unsympathetic characters., 11 Aug 2001
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Despite this I kept turning the pages because some of the narrative was interesting. I did find convoluted sentences confusing and it was annoying to have to read, then re-read, then re-re-read paragraphs. On the plus side I was grabbed by the idea that if elecromagnetic communication was not possible we might resort to a chemical (c-mail?). All in all - Kathleen Goonan is developing a writing style that bodes well for the future and I'll certainly read her books again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent page-turning book that will keep you occupied.., 12 Feb 2001
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An excellent page-turning book that will keep you occupied until you've finished it. Anyone who enjoys science will love the way the multi-narative storyline develops over many years-an excedingly good buy.
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