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2121: A Tale From the Next Century Hardcover – 1 Jul 2013

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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Head of Zeus (1 July 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1908800577
  • ISBN-13: 978-1908800572
  • Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 3.1 x 23.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 380,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Challenging, original, readable and personal' Oliver Sacks.

'Susan Greenfield enthrals and intrigues in equal measure. A force of intellect and a force of nature.' John Humphrys.

About the Author

Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE, is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords. www.susangreenfield.com

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1.0 out of 5 starsUnreadable rubbish
By S. Smithwhite on 10 July 2013
Format: Hardcover
The main problem with 2121 is that the author is a terrible writer. The plot doesn't make sense, the characters are flat and uninteresting and the prose is extremely turgid. I daresay few people will ever reach the end of this rubbish. There are multiple (a dozen or more) basic errors of grammar or punctuation on every single page. For example, the author just doesn't have any idea how to use colons properly, yet uses them all the time regardless. Likewise, the author is pretty hopeless when it comes to commas (a big problem for a writer!). There is one particular kind of mistake that she makes over and over, several times each page, which is to insert unnecessary commas between subjects and verbs. Some example from the first page or two:

"Meanwhile, sensible lifestyle flaws such as the banning of all cars, were accepted reluctantly at first."

"Since everyone had finally to concede to cutting carbon emissions, it was only a matter of time, resources, and scientific ingenuity, to pull the planet [...] back from the brink of annihilation."

"I fully accept that isolating myself routinely like this and narrating all the minutiae of my daily life, will take up valuable amounts of time each day."

Obviously, there should be no commas after "all cars", "scientific ingenuity" or "daily life". I suppose no one could be bothered to proofread this, and I can't say I blame them.

Avoid this shoddy nonsense.
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1.0 out of 5 starsUnreadable, and the reviews by Sacks & Humphrys are for different books
By NigelsMyth on 21 July 2013
Format: Hardcover
This book is terrible, awful, and unreadable. If you don't believe me you can try the first few pages on 'Look Inside' - things don't get better further on.
The two statements by Oliver Sacks and John Humphrys praising the book? Neither was written to describe this novel.
The John Humphrys quotation is lifted from ID: The Quest for Identity in the 21st Century: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century whereas Oliver Sacks' comment refers to The Private Life of the Brain and is quoted in more detail on the US Amazon site.
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2.0 out of 5 starsA big disappointment
By nickjhunt on 12 Nov. 2013
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I admire Susan Greenfield greatly, have met her, heard her speak and read much of what she has written. I was fascinated that she had entered the world of fiction but perhaps she should not have done so. The idea that people might divide into two groups and so separate is far from new. The teenage novel, The Guardians does it much better. 2121 has little characterisation and other than the initial idea nothing to commend. I only finished it because I felt I should.
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4.0 out of 5 stars2121
By Keen Reader TOP 50 REVIEWER on 17 Aug. 2013
Format: Hardcover
This is a most intriguing book, and it took me a while to decide how I wanted to rate it. Firstly, I have great admiration for the author, who is it seems a scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the British House of Lords. Her research is based on brain physiology and she has written a number of books and articles etc., as well as being actively involved in her work on brain mechanism and such - all too complicated for me. This appears to be the first novel she has written, and she has stayed very close to her field, this book being based exactly on the brain, the mind, how it develops and how it could be changed, and how it impacts on lives and the way that people live.

The book is presented in 34 chapters - each narrated directly from the perspective of one of only a few characters presented actively in the book; Fred, his wife Tarra, his boss Hodge, Zelda, her grouping daughter Sim. The year is 2121 and society has developed in such a way that those who wholeheartedly embrace the digital and cyber age have become slaves to their devices and no longer seek to develop their intellect. Those who rebel against this way of life have undertaken an `Exodus' to their own community where they work only on the intellect and live their lives based on simple and straightforward theories, with little digital interaction other than what will optimise their nutrition and health, or assist in their work. Both societies are clearly flawed (to the reader anyway), but they have lived that way now for several generations. When the N-Ps (those who left the broader society and of which Fred is a member) decide that they must investigate the way of life of the `Others' the interaction will cause ripples that impact on everybody in ways they could not begin to imagine.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsJust awful
By mistywindow on 18 Jun. 2015
Format: Paperback
The back cover of this book had glowing testimonials of the good baroness's other books. Only after discovering how awful this one is, did I note that they were non-fiction titles.

This one is fiction written like non-fiction and it doesn't work. It's just awful.

The society imagined is a variation on H. G. Wells' "The Time Machine". Mr Wells' world of morlocks and eloi was infinitely more believable and enjoyable.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFascinating dystopian vision into the future.
By Matthew Burroughs on 24 May 2015
Format: Hardcover
Fascinating dystopian vision into the future.
If you've ever paid attention to the sheer number of people wandering about staring into their phones then Susan Greenfields extrapolation 100 years hence make you stop and wonder what ill happen to the human race
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4.0 out of 5 starsOne possible future
By ellison on 14 Oct. 2015
Format: Paperback
About The N-Ps who wear grey and avoid anything that causes emotion and The Others who live on the other side of the mountain and spend their days in Virtual Reality. A guy is selected to cross the mountains on a bicycle and evaluate The Others for possible help in procreation. He becomes enamored with the folks there. Have seen stories like this. occasional insight into the human condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars2121 - a cautionary tale

This was a really interesting book, which I very much enjoyed. Having read Susan Greenfield's views on the perils of overuse of the internet, this was a logical development of a... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsa dystopian future

very interesting development of Susan Greenfield's theories on the development of the brain. She demonstrates that extremes don't work

Published on 22 Aug. 2014 by M. J. Hughes
1.0 out of 5 starsFiction

Drivel. She can't write fiction. There is a reason it's so much cheaper than her other books. Waste of a quid.

Published on 3 Mar. 2014 by cs
1.0 out of 5 starsUnbelievably poor

I can honestly say that it is one of the most poorly written books I have ever read. This goes beyond the terrible structuring of the plot and absence of engaging characters to... Read more

Published on 16 Oct. 2013 by RGP
1.0 out of 5 starsUnreadable

I agree with other reviewers here: this is so hard to read that I only managed around 10%.
I like the premise but rarely have I encountered such poorly written, un-engaging... Read more

Published on 3 Oct. 2013 by Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 starsShallow, unimaginative

The author's view of the future is clearly outdated and old fashioned. I prefer watching the glee show over this!

Published on 12 Sept. 2013 by Alex
1.0 out of 5 starsdisappointing

Really heavy going. I read extensively and almost always finish a book even if I don't like it. I just couldn't carry on plodding through this one and had to give up 20% of the way... Read more

Published on 6 Sept. 2013 by J. A. Rixom
2.0 out of 5 starsInteresting but not compelling.

I managed ten percent then gave up. An interesting and clever concept. Intriguing and thought provoking. However; unfortunately it feels like you are reading a science text book. Read more

Published on 20 Aug. 2013 by Heathy67

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