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Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax)
by: Robert J. Sawyer
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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780765345004
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0765345005
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Label: Tor Science Fiction
Manufacturer: Tor Science Fiction
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: February 17, 2003
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Studio: Tor Science Fiction
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- ISBN13: 9780765345004
- Condition: New
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Hominids examines two unique species of people. We are one of those species; the other is the Neanderthals of a parallel world where they became the dominant intelligence. The Neanderthal civilization has reached heights of culture and science comparable to our own, but with radically different history, society and philosophy.
Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist, accidentally pierces the barrier between worlds and is transferred to our universe. Almost immediately recognized as a Neanderthal, but only much later as a scientist, he is quarantined and studied, alone and bewildered, a stranger in a strange land. But Ponter is also befriended—by a doctor and a physicist who share his questing intelligence, and especially by Canadian geneticist Mary Vaughan, a woman with whom he develops a special rapport.
Ponter’s partner, Adikor Huld, finds himself with a messy lab, a missing body, suspicious people all around and an explosive murder trial. How can he possibly prove his innocence when he has no idea what actually happened to Ponter?
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- If things had been a little differentRobert Sawyer has written an incredible book about the meeting of Neanderthal and Homo sapien societies. His references to contemporary science had me delving further into the real science. Sawyer uses today's science as a basis for his stories, for example this book discusses the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Since Sawyer's description was so specific I googled it and lo and behold it was there exactly as the author described it. But just because Sawyer uses a lot of contemporary science, this does ... Read More
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- Not recommendedThe book opens in a promising way, nice science setup in a fictional context, nice introduction of the alternate universe... And then all of a sudden, a female character (who appears to be one of the main characters) is raped. No foreshadowing, no indication that something like that might happen in the book, nothing. The scene is completely out of the blue and gratuitous, and it was more than enough to turn my stomach and make me put the book away (and pretty much ruined my day). For anybody who has ... Read More
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- Not the worst book I've ever read...I never thought I'd have to start a book review with this information, but here goes:
I'm liberal. I'm the most liberal person I know, and as I live in one of the most liberal places in America, that's saying something.
That being said, this book annoyed the hell out of me because of how preachy it was on pro-liberal subjects. I don't mean just a mention of an idea here and there, I mean page after page after page of lecturing the reader on a subject.
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- unconvincing and tired gender-rolesThe concept sounds great but....
The world building was not that great for the Neanderthal side, I was left wanting more. The book was heavily concerned with the role of gender in creating a society and the impact of male violence, yet it wasn't even a good discussion of the subject. I found the portrayals of the people unappealing, characters didn't feel very nuanced. And the exploration of their justice system was cut short with the allusions to its downsides never really dealt with.
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- Your computer did WHAT?I've already read two of Sawyer's works and I'm a fan, so this might make me a tad less impartial. But does that make me a bad critic? I don't think so.
While I enjoyed "Hominids," and look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy, I am aware of the criticism this book produced. And, as much as I am indeed a fan of Sawyer's works, including this one, I think a lot of this criticism does touch on points worthy of critique. For instance, as one reviewer noted, if you were quarantined ... Read More
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