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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An interesting collection of short stories on the nature of humanity. It could have been titled "(m)otherness", because many of the stories are extensive meditations on the process and meaning of motherhood. (  )argyriou | Sep 17, 2007 |   Otherness is the uniting theme for the short stories and essays collected in this book. Don't let the silly cheap science fiction cover fool you: there's some pretty deep thought inside the covers. The short stories vary from great to ok, but the essays offer the best value in the collection. Brin writes about UFOs, science versus magic and what he calls the dogma of otherness. It's all very interesting and enlightening. The short stories aren't a waste of space, either - the best of them are captivating and contain marvellous ideas. Brin writes good science fiction, especially if you value interesting ideas. Those looking for fresh thought to chew on will find a nice dose from this collection. (Original review from my review blog.) ( )msaari | Aug 12, 2007 | A collection of short stories and essays mostly related to a theme of how we perceive others who are different from ourselves. The essays are interesting and tie in quite a bit with themes Brin explored in The Transparent Society. The stories were only average. Brin is more interesting at novel length than with short stories. Best Stories: “The Giving Plague”, “Dr. Pak's Preschool”, “What Continues... and What Fails...” (  )sdobie | Jan 30, 2007 | 1  Wonderful collection. What does it mean to be human? ( )leld | Aug 11, 2006 | Trenchant stories and essays. I especially liked the explanation for UFO abductions. kencf0618 | Oct 6, 2005 | 0.063 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553295284, Mass Market Paperback)From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that her baby has been called upon to work while still in the womb. In "NatuLife" a married couple finds their relationship threatened by the wonders of sex by simulation. In "Sshhh . . . " the arrival of benevolent aliens on Earth leads to frenzy, madness . . . and unimaginable joy. In "Bubbles" a sentient starcraft reaches the limits of the universe--and dares to go beyond. These are but a few of the challenging speculations in Otherness, from the pen of an author whose urgent and compelling imaginative fiction challenges us to wonder at the shape and the nature of the universe--as well as at its future.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:10 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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