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de Nancy Kress (Author) "They sat stiffly on his antique Eames chairs, two people who didn't want to be here, or one person who didn't want to and one..." En savoir plus
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Many of us wish we could get by with less sleep. Beggars in Spain extrapolates that wish into a future where some people need no sleep at all. Nancy Kress, an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and columns on writing, has created another thoughtful but dramatic statement on social issues.

Leisha Camden was genetically modified at birth to require no sleep, and her normal twin Alice is the control. Problems and envy between the sisters mirror those in the larger world, as society struggles to adjust to a growing pool of people who not only have 30 percent more time to work and study than normal humans, but are also highly intelligent and in perfect health. The Sleepless gradually outgrow their welcome on Earth, and their children escape to an orbiting space station to set up their own society. But Leisha and a few others remain behind, preaching acceptance for all humans, Sleepless and Sleeper alike. With the conspiracy and revenge that unwinds, the world needs a little preaching on tolerance. --Ce texte provient de la Mass Market Paperback édition.



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This thought-provoking though derivative book by the author of Brain Rose revists familiar territory. In 21st-century America, genetic engineering makes it possible for those who can afford it to become parents of improved, custom-made babies. The controversial procedure has produced a new breed that can function without sleep. Leisha Camden, daughter of a wealthy industrialist, is one of "the sleepless," who are endowed with remarkable intelligence and other genetic enhancements. A generation of prodigies, Leisha and her peers are resented by the rest of the population, who begin to persecute them. To escape violence, the Sleepless retreat to an armed camp, the Sanctuary, where for decades they fight to legitimize their existence in an increasingly hostile society. Leisha, a brilliant, idealistic lawyer, finds herself ostracized by both Sleepers and Sleepless as she struggles to bridge the widening gulf between the two groups. Meanwhile, the Sleepless must learn to deal with the prodigies among them. Kress competently handles a well-worn science fiction concept and raises some intriguing scientific and sociological issues. Her dialogue sometimes lapses into stilted philosophical arguments, however, and many of her characters are thinly drawn.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Worth reading, but not rereading, Jui 16 2004
This review is from: Beggars in Spain (Mass Market Paperback)
A good friend sent me Beggars in Spain about a year ago, and I enjoyed it, but not enough for a reread.

Kress is an entertaining writer, but she does not always give her characters the depth that they ask for, and I found her science to be less than believable at times. She falls to the trap of many science fiction writers and treats science more like magic in a fantasy book than like real science. It just happens. There aren't any magic wands, but there might as well be for the ease with which the characters tinker with genetics. A certain amount of suspension of belief is definitely required, but even then my logical side nagged at me as I read the book.

Perhaps my quibble with the science of the book would not be so large if the characters and plot had been more engaging. Amusing, yes, interesting, yes, a good way to occupy a few hours, yes. But at the end of it all, I was left with that telltale feeling of disappointment and longing, as if the author could have done a lot more with her plot and characters. I cannot help but compare the book to Octavia Butler's excellent "Wind Seed," for their basic plots, if not their settings, are very similar. In "Wild Seed," the characters are so engaging and fascinating that whatever faulty logic may have existed was made nonexistant in the face of the conflict between two superhuman beings. "Beggars in Spain" tried, but failed, to do the same.

If you read voraciously as I do, this is a good way to occupy a couple of hours. However, if you read less often I'd suggest you go for something with better quality than this, something that is great, not just okay.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Fabulous, Jui 7 2004
Par Melissa McCauley (North Little Rock, AR) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Beggars in Spain (Mass Market Paperback)
In the not-so-distant future, it becomes possible to genetically engineer children. This is the story of one such child built to the specifications of her wealthy industrialist father, Leisha Camden, who is beautiful, blonde, intelligent, and who does not need to sleep. The story follows Leisha's growing up in an America that gradually grows to hate and resent Leisha and her peers. Leisha is one of the most three-dimensional characters I have ever read, and I agonized with her over the moral decisions she was forced to make. Calls into question everyone's rights as citizens and human beings. Was there ever a good decision made by committee? Is any man good enough to govern another without their consent? Like Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, but without the mind-numbing twenty-page speeches. Every time I read this novel, I get something different from it. A perennial favorite, I cannot recommend it enough if you like a good moral dilemma.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Bad Science--How's That?, Mars 21 2004
This review is from: Beggars in Spain (Mass Market Paperback)
The reviewer who gives this book one star claiming Kress doen't understand the science of sleep is actually the one who does not understand science. These people were genetically engineered to not need sleep. The need/benefits of sleep have been removed for the. Sheesh, if this is bad science, what about Star Trek?

Overall, I enjoyed this book immensely. I highly recommend it as a great read.

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1.0étoiles sur 5 Shoddy science and flat characters
I was deeply disappointed with the science in this book. Clearly Nancy Kress hasn't bothered to do much research on sleep(its importance to long term memory) the immune... Read more
Publié le Mars 11 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Worth reading more than once
I first read 'Beggars in Spain' six or seven years ago and I enjoyed it then. I've found that the better stories age well; come back a few years later and they still engage your... Read more
Publié le Nov. 18 2003 par Dan Ronco

5.0étoiles sur 5 Guaranteed to Lose Sleep
After I read this book I immediately bought the others in the series. What an idea and what a better execution!!! Read more
Publié le Juil 29 2003 par Avid Reader

5.0étoiles sur 5 Great plot, characters , writing
After I read this book I immediately bought the others in the series. What an idea!!! With all the reports popping up every day about the widespread lack of sleep in our... Read more
Publié le Juil 18 2003 par Avid Reader

4.0étoiles sur 5 Readable and Engaging
Reading the reviews it seems as though this is a book full of references and echos. The Ayn Rand echos are noted, as are the Ender Wiggins-- I'll add one more. Read more
Publié le Janv. 27 2003 par C. Gilbert

4.0étoiles sur 5 An Interesting Extrapolation of Western Ideas and Culture
I liked the book very much, however I struggle with trying to determine it's impact. It seems to be between the crests of good and fantastic and couldn't quite make the leap... Read more
Publié le Sep 7 2002 par monicae

1.0étoiles sur 5 Wonderful -- until she betrays it all in the end.
I really enjoyed this book, right up until the end. Kress gives us a world full of great new ideas, very well thought out and believable. Read more
Publié le Avril 21 2002 par Heliomphalodon Incarnadine

5.0étoiles sur 5 Well-Written Characters in a Powerful Story
Before I read 'Beggars in Spain,' I read the short story that the novel is expanded from. To be honest, I thought turning such a powerful story into a novel would lessen its... Read more
Publié le Fév 12 2002 par A. Wolverton

5.0étoiles sur 5 Absolutely Wonderful
Brilliant, thought-provoking stuff from one of my favorite authors. The implications of the creation of a superior branch of mankind is fully realized in a rich, detailed... Read more
Publié le Janv. 16 2002 par Joseph Prisco

2.0étoiles sur 5 Failing to add interest to ambition
When I read this book, I was impressed by Kress's ambition to tackle a sweeping series that extrapolate the future of human culture, in the grand tradition of classic writers such... Read more
Publié le Nov. 30 2001 par Jennifer Thrash

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