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ionnalotis's review against another edition
Triggering imageries
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Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
timbooksin's review
2.0
This was one of the earliest books added to my GR TBR so I'm glad I took it on. This is a lengthy, dense sci-fi and while the overall plot was enticing, the execution was not for me. Because of the way it's structured, readers know early on that the main character, Domenica, is going to make travel to the 15th century and be accused of witchcraft. However, she doesn't even begin practicing time travel until after page 400. When she finally gets where she's going, her tenure there is too swift. There is a lot of (clunky, irrelevant) build up with not a lot of pay off. The ending is so small compared to the world Jeschke attempted to build. Taken at face value, this book is a two-star, but my reading experience of having to push through to get to a good spot is definitely a one-star. It's too bad because I can see the considerable effort put into writing and translating this book.
lekiare's review against another edition
2.0
I received a promotional copy, and frankly, I just couldn't get into this book. The formatting made it impossible to read. There were gaps with missing sentences, and it was just disappointing.
Interesting premise though.
Interesting premise though.
abookishtype's review against another edition
4.0
The Cusanus Game, by Wolfgang Jeschke, is a book with almost too many ideas in it. It was as though Jeschke had made not of all the possible questions that time travel brings up and put them all in one book. There are the practical and technological questions of time travel. There are the psychological questions about coping with time travel and alternate realities. Above all, however, are the philosophical questions. Chiefly, I think this book is about whether or not one should meddle with a reality’s timeline. Small fish make big ripples, after all...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
alexctelander's review against another edition
3.0
From the so-called “grand master of German science fiction” comes The Cusanus Game, a work of hard science fiction and philosophy that forces the reader to think far beyond the story.
It is the year 2052 and the world is in a sorry state, especially Northern Europe after an atomic disaster along the French-German border, contaminating the continent with radioactivity. As the threat and fear begins to spread, paranoia and terror break out, affecting the entire planet. The radiation is also messing with human DNA causing mutations and creating monstrosities that shouldn’t be.
A secret research facility located within the Vatican is searching for and employing covert scientists with a plan to reintroduce fresh, healthy fauna to the ravaged world. Biologist Domenica Ligrina may be their saving grace, as she dedicates her studies to the mysteries and puzzles of the Middle Ages and learns of a possible solution that may change the world back to the resplendent place it once was.
While an interesting work of science fiction, the writing is clunky and overly complex and labyrinthine that may be due to the translation, or the style of writing, causing the reader to lose their way at times.
Originally written on January 2, 2014 ©Alex C. Telander.
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It is the year 2052 and the world is in a sorry state, especially Northern Europe after an atomic disaster along the French-German border, contaminating the continent with radioactivity. As the threat and fear begins to spread, paranoia and terror break out, affecting the entire planet. The radiation is also messing with human DNA causing mutations and creating monstrosities that shouldn’t be.
A secret research facility located within the Vatican is searching for and employing covert scientists with a plan to reintroduce fresh, healthy fauna to the ravaged world. Biologist Domenica Ligrina may be their saving grace, as she dedicates her studies to the mysteries and puzzles of the Middle Ages and learns of a possible solution that may change the world back to the resplendent place it once was.
While an interesting work of science fiction, the writing is clunky and overly complex and labyrinthine that may be due to the translation, or the style of writing, causing the reader to lose their way at times.
Originally written on January 2, 2014 ©Alex C. Telander.
For more reviews, check out the BookBanter site.
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