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Liked It “I loved it. Stayed up until after 2:00am to finish it. Good ending.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It“Listened to the audio book. Scott Brick, the reader, is in the wrong profession. The book tries to deal with a powerful topic, that of evolution, tolerance, acceptance and ignorance but fails to deliver the goods. Recommend skipping this one.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Greg Bear = good”
VernDude wrote this review Tuesday, September 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved it. Stayed up until after 2:00am to finish it. Good ending.”
Robin S wrote this review Monday, June 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The sequel to Darwin's Radio further explores the political and scientific machinations after the SHEVA outbreak. It begins over a decade later and scientist, Kaye Lang, and her archeologist husband, Mitch Rafeson, are in hiding with their SHEVA child, Stella Nova.
FictionFreek wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Eleven year old, Stella, frustrated and tired of being without others like herself, one day heads out of her safe yard, despite being forbidden to, alone. Not surprisingly, trouble finds her and she ends up sent to a camp and her parents, no longer forced to hide, separate. Kaye goes back into research to prove SHEVA children aren't a viral danger and Mitch wanders the country, lonely and hurting without Kaye, working on archeological digs.
Meanwhile, forces are working behind the scenes of science & government, some for the good of SHEVA kids, some not. The SHEVA kids continue to age and learn to communicate in "demes" with their freckles and scenting language - that part was the most interesting to me - Stella, who escaped one of the camps, eventually reunites with her parents. And gradually society loses their fear of Shevites especially as it's proven they pose no danger to it.
Basically, this is an okay book. The reunion of Stella, Mitch and Kaye is satisfying. Kaye's "epiphany" didn't fit the book and seemed pointless. I liked the archeological discovery of two different human species coexisting, too. Overall, this book earns a C+”
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“An unsatisfying sequel, the conclusions reached in this book do not live up to the promise of any big revelations about the human condition. Nothing meaningful. Just that we should all get along. The book was overly long and complex if that's Bear wanted to say. Many of the mysteries he sets up and outlines in the previous book and even in the beginning of this one are not solved and just left hanging.”
Michael H wrote this review Saturday, March 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Darwin’s Children by Greg Bear is a satisfying but imperfect follow-up to Darwin’s Radio that reaches too far outside the scientific realm and into politics and religion. Bear is a gifted storyteller with a knack for building great suspense. Bear uses a scientific framework to create interesting characters and places them in situations that compel you to read on to find out what happens next. Darwin’s Children is no different.
ajkohn2001 wrote this review Wednesday, June 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Read my full review on the Used Books Blog:
http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/darwins-children-by-greg-bear/”
“Fun.
Mark W wrote this review Thursday, April 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Sequel to Darwin's Radio - now with more mutant action adventure and 'weird' mutie powers.
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“I love this book, again it was out of the ordinary and a very intesting perspective on where we may end up as a species.”
Indira M wrote this review Wednesday, March 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not as good as the original. A nice alternative to watching TV during the writers' strike.”
Greg V wrote this review Friday, February 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Listened to the audio book. Scott Brick, the reader, is in the wrong profession. The book tries to deal with a powerful topic, that of evolution, tolerance, acceptance and ignorance but fails to deliver the goods. Recommend skipping this one.”
kprashan wrote this review Wednesday, July 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not as good as Darwin's Radio, but then what is??”
Bibliophage wrote this review Thursday, June 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
