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"'Am I a person?' Borne asks Rachel, in extremis. 'Yes, you are a person,' Rachel tells him. 'But like a person, you can be a weapon, too.' In a ruined, nameless city of the future, Rachel makes her living as a scavenger. She finds a creature she names Borne entangled in the fur of Mord, a gigantic despotic bear that once prowled the corridors of a biotech firm, the Company, until he was experimented on, grew large, learned to fly, and broke free. Made insane by the company's torture of him, Mord terrorizes the city even as he provides sustenance for scavengers. At first, Borne looks like nothing at all--just a green lump that might be a discard from the Company, which, although severely damaged, is rumored to still make creatures and send them to far-distant places that have not yet suffered collapse. Borne reminds Rachel of the island nation of her birth, now long lost to rising seas. She feels an attachment that she resents: attachments are traps, and in this world any weakness can kill you. Yet when she takes Borne to her subterranean sanctuary, Rachel convinces her lover, Wick--a special kind of dealer--not to render down Borne as raw genetic material for the drugs he sells. But nothing is quite the way it seems: not the past, not the present, not the future. If Wick is hiding secrets, so is Rachel--and Borne most of all. What Rachel finds hidden deep within the Company will change everything and everyone. There, lost and forgotten things have lingered and grown. What they have grown into is mighty indeed"--
"From the author of the Southern Reach Trilogy comes a story about two humans, and two creatures. The humans are Rachel and Wick - a scavenger and a drug dealer - both with too many secrets and fears, ready with traps to be set and sprung. The creatures are Mord and Borne - animal, perhaps plant, maybe company discard, biotech, cruel experiment, dinner, deity, or source of spare parts"--… (altro)
It felt...anticlimactic. Two traditional powers in a ruined city and a strange creature, Borne, all revolving around the main character, Rachel.
The Magician was played up to be a force for Mord, but she seemed bumbling and unimpressive. There were some foreboding moments, but nothing really materialized and her final scene didn't do much for me. The battle between Borne and Mord was also played up, but stayed mostly in the background.
I wish there had been more of a connection between the main plot and the subplots that developed. Ultimately, I felt like there were some easy wins and a lot of loose ends. ( )
Borne is post-apocalyptic fiction that takes place on an ecologically devastated Earth where survivors scavenge among the ruins of a demolished city competing with one another to salvage useful pieces of biotech, water, and any bit of refuse that might extend their lives. In between stealthy hunts for resources, the remnants of humanity hide from experiments turned deadly predator and humans intent on terrorizing others. The fast-paced action belies the underlying transhumanist theme, leaving a read that is exciting without being devoid of substance.
I came to this series backwards, reading the second book before the first, which didn't diminish my reading experience in the least. Despite sharing a common universe, each stands alone as a complete novel. I will say, however, that I prefer the more experimental new-weird companion story Dead Astronauts. ( )
In Sachen fremder, intelligenter Lebensform hat VanderMeer mit „Borne“ den Olymp erklommen. Der Autor imaginiert Szenen zwischen dem Monster und seiner menschlichen Ziehmutter, die so andersartig und schön sind, dass man das eigene Kopfkino gern dazu nimmt beim Lesen.
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I found Borne on a sunny gunmetal day when the giant bear Mord came roving near our home.
Citazioni
Ho ancora qualche ricordo dei campi. Il fango ovunque, ridotto in poltiglia dall'affollamento, una nube di zanzare così spessa che dovevi tenere la bocca chiusa, il caldo estremo bilanciato, più tardi, da un freddo polare. Le recinzioni e i cani da guardia che sembravano immancabilmente più solidi delle tende. I permessi sempre nuovi che dovevamo ottenere, quelli vecchi che non andavano mai bene. I trogoli pieni di scarti bio-tec che ci davano da mangiare, la progressiva estinzione dei telefoni e di ogni altra apparecchiatura elettronica. La sensazione perenne di fame, di vuoto dentro. La malattia, il raffreddore che non se ne andava, il sottofondo di febbre. Quelli di fuori, le guardie, erano come noi, e non capivo come mai loro dovessero stare fuori e noi dentro.
Correre diventa uno strano lusso, quando non ‘ci sei costretta’ e hai un'occasione per farlo solo perché ti va.
– Cosa è successo in questa città? – mi chiese un giorno Borne, con la voce di un uomo reso cinico dagli anni. Non avevo risposte da dargli, mi dicevo: non lo so, è successo e basta. È semplicemente crollato tutto. Non ci siamo sforzati abbastanza. Siamo caduti nelle grinfie di un predatore. Non abbiamo avuto disciplina. Non abbiamo provato le cose giuste al momento giusto. Ci siamo preoccupati ma non abbiamo fatto niente. Troppa gente, troppo poco spazio.
Ma penso che con «morti» e «uccisi» Borne non intendesse quello che intendevo io. Per lui, a un livello che non avrei mai capito, non esisteva la morte, il morire, e alla fine ci ritrovammo alle estermità opposte di un baratro d'incomprensione. Perché cos'è un essere umano senza morte?
[Ringraziamenti] Sono grato agli orsi per aver sopportato tutte le sciocchezze che ho scritto sul loro conto. Gli orsi sono animali affascinanti, intelligentissimi, scaltri, maestosi. Si meritano amore e sostegno. Se ne vedete uno, vi prego, non scappate. Piuttosto restate immobili. Se necessario buttatevi in terra, senza muovere un muscolo, e fingete di essere un grosso sasso.
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To those who know me, so many years later, I am just a middle-aged woman who lives in the Balcony Cliffs and takes care of children, a person who they see sometimes high above a river that is not as polluted as before, a river that one day may be truly beautiful.
"'Am I a person?' Borne asks Rachel, in extremis. 'Yes, you are a person,' Rachel tells him. 'But like a person, you can be a weapon, too.' In a ruined, nameless city of the future, Rachel makes her living as a scavenger. She finds a creature she names Borne entangled in the fur of Mord, a gigantic despotic bear that once prowled the corridors of a biotech firm, the Company, until he was experimented on, grew large, learned to fly, and broke free. Made insane by the company's torture of him, Mord terrorizes the city even as he provides sustenance for scavengers. At first, Borne looks like nothing at all--just a green lump that might be a discard from the Company, which, although severely damaged, is rumored to still make creatures and send them to far-distant places that have not yet suffered collapse. Borne reminds Rachel of the island nation of her birth, now long lost to rising seas. She feels an attachment that she resents: attachments are traps, and in this world any weakness can kill you. Yet when she takes Borne to her subterranean sanctuary, Rachel convinces her lover, Wick--a special kind of dealer--not to render down Borne as raw genetic material for the drugs he sells. But nothing is quite the way it seems: not the past, not the present, not the future. If Wick is hiding secrets, so is Rachel--and Borne most of all. What Rachel finds hidden deep within the Company will change everything and everyone. There, lost and forgotten things have lingered and grown. What they have grown into is mighty indeed"--
"From the author of the Southern Reach Trilogy comes a story about two humans, and two creatures. The humans are Rachel and Wick - a scavenger and a drug dealer - both with too many secrets and fears, ready with traps to be set and sprung. The creatures are Mord and Borne - animal, perhaps plant, maybe company discard, biotech, cruel experiment, dinner, deity, or source of spare parts"--
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The Magician was played up to be a force for Mord, but she seemed bumbling and unimpressive. There were some foreboding moments, but nothing really materialized and her final scene didn't do much for me. The battle between Borne and Mord was also played up, but stayed mostly in the background.
I wish there had been more of a connection between the main plot and the subplots that developed. Ultimately, I felt like there were some easy wins and a lot of loose ends. (