Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang : A Novel

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Summary: The world goes to Hell in a handbasket
Review: This book was very seventies, it extrapolated the worst case scenario for just about everything and might give forty-somethings a bad flashback. I had trouble swallowing the notion of a clone society, bent on preserving their (impractical and technologically-dependent)asexual form of reproduction at all costs, being so promiscuous from a very young age, both within and across gender. It seems that for a society trying so hard to be sexless, they are very much sexually-dependent. The best characters die by two thirds of the way through, and the climax is basically absent. The clones in the first part grew astonishingly fast and the rather lengthy narrative dealing with the Native American wannabe was boring. The illustration of the importance of individualism vs uniformity/conformity was noteworthy. I kept waiting for the punchline, but it never came; I didn't even get the emotional gratification I demand from a good novel. I'd give it three stars out of five.

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Summary: The best book I'll ever read
Review: This is definetly the best book i'v ever read. I think it deserves more credit than it's gotten. Every time i read this book i discover things i'v missed the last time i read it. even though at times it's breef you get the sence that in just a single comment kate wilhelm can make it seem that you have read pages it as sparks your imagination.

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Summary: Wow!!!
Review: What a great story. I vould not put it down. Maybe a bit dated (written in 76 or 77) but a marvellous post-holocaust story. The woman can WRITE!!

Rating:
Summary: Wow!!!
Review: What a great story. I vould not put it down. Maybe a bit dated (written in 76 or 77) but a marvellous post-holocaust story. The woman can WRITE!!