Beckett, Bernard: Genesis

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Comments

[juushika]

Interesting, very interesting. The concept catches my attention but based on your review and others on Amazon, I'm wary of the way execution. I think this is a book to add to my library queue, where I can try it without investing money. Thanks for you review. ^^

[calico_reaction]

That's an excellent plan. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, so be sure to let me know when you've read it!

[chicklitter]

Okay, I'm confused just reading that.

As for the cover, it is a very striking image.

[calico_reaction]

Oh dear, I hope the review isn't confusing. :)

[chicklitter]

No, it's more that the story itself sounds confusing.

[calico_reaction]

Yeah, I read it twice. :)

[ext_313750]

I really like your review, your thoughts about this book are almost exactly what mine were. I too was frustrated by not knowing more about ancient Greek philosophers, I kept worrying that I was missing out on some extra parallels with history. But you're right, there are no real links between Anax in the book and the Anaxaminder in history - I think the point was just supposed to be that these people are all radical thinkers

[calico_reaction]

But we never really saw any progress, did we, in terms of Anax's fate? That's why it was so easy for me to boil down the message to "thinking outside the box = bad." :)

Thanks for commenting!

[ext_313750]

No, because her society eliminates radical thinkers before they can cause any progress. But Adam kills Joseph to save Eve and in doing so saves his society from the Republic, then Art kills Adam to propagate a new society for his kind.