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The Space Between Worlds di Micaiah Johnson
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The Space Between Worlds (edizione 2020)

di Micaiah Johnson (Autore)

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"A multiverse-hopping outsider discovers a secret that threatens her home world and her fragile place in it-a stunning sci-fi debut that's both a cross-dimensional adventure and a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. CARA IS DEAD ON THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR WORLDS. The multiverse business is booming, but there's just one catch: no one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying-from diseases, from turf wars, from vendettas they couldn't outrun. But on this earth, Cara's survived. And she's reaping the benefits, thanks to the well-heeled Wiley City scientists who ID'd her as an outlier and plucked her from the dirt. Now she's got a new job collecting offworld data, a path to citizenship, and a near-perfect Wiley City accent. Now she can pretend she's always lived in the city she grew up staring at from the outside, even if she feels like a fraud on either side of its walls. But when one of her eight remaining doppelgangers dies under mysterious circumstances, Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined-and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse"--… (altro)
Utente:nwhyte
Titolo:The Space Between Worlds
Autori:Micaiah Johnson (Autore)
Info:Del Rey (2020), 322 pages
Collezioni:La tua biblioteca
Voto:***
Etichette:sf, y2021, 2110, hugo 2021

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Sci-fi is a little out of my usual zone, but I wanted to branch out, and was drawn to the concept/setup. Intriguing concept, but personally didn't find the execution particularly compelling or unique (though maybe it is for sci-fi...can't speak to that).

This is sorta Sliding Doors meets Mad Max. The whole time, I felt like the author wanted to explore things like belonging, class, and male aggression/misogyny, but tried to wrap it in a booktok-y skin and something got lost in translation.

This took me awhile for me to read through and I had to work a bit to finish although it's not a particularly high page count. I struggled to like or even particularly care about any character (that's true of a lot of sci fi for me to be honest) which made it harder to relate or want to stick around in their world. Or rather worlds, since this is a multiverse situation.

I wasn't especially interested in or buying into the relationships either (and I mean any of them) which is part of what didn't work for me. This plot probably works best if you perceive 'stakes' on the outcome and honestly, I didn't much care. There's a lot of time invested in the setup, but the payoff of the story (when the action and tension heats up a little) is fairly close to the end (final 30 pages, maybe?)

Wasn't my thing, but the author is worth keeping on your book-dar, especially if this is her first. If you're drawn to this or just want to try something new--give it a whirl. ( )
  angiestahl | Jan 22, 2024 |
Conceptually, this was clever but the execution lacked finesse. There was too much explanation of things that had already been covered and it really bogged down the narrative. The characterizations were weak and I kept losing track of who was who. ( )
  fionaanne | Jan 6, 2024 |
I liked it. The main character is a little cold at first, but it's an interesting world, so that didn't bother me in the beginning. And she becomes more likable as time passes. Romance was present, but low-key, I liked the way that was done. Interesting to see the different angles of various characters in the different worlds.

Recommended to me at Queer lit, a book store in Manchester, UK. ( )
  zjakkelien | Jan 2, 2024 |
Book club pick ;), and a mixed bag with some redeeming qualities

I enjoy parallel universe stories. One of the premises of the book, that you can’t visit worlds where the other you is still alive, was very interesting (and logical ;)). This makes people on the edges of society, people with lower life expectancy, very valuable to the powerful corporation that exploits the multiple worlds. Good punch! The themes of privilege, identity, capitalism, colonialism, class, racism, and lone tech geniuses get explored in all the ways they deserve, but without preaching.

The author is very good at describing relationships and connections between people, there are passages that are poignant and true. But awkward worldbuilding (I still have so many questions!), and a plot that shuffles and meanders meant that I couldn’t’ invest enough of myself in either the story or the characters. Things happened. Then some other things happened. There were revelations about this and that character (I liked those). It’s been a while since I’d read a novel of 300 pages that felt quite that long. I think The Space Between Worlds would have been a much better book if it focused more on the characters and relationships and less on worldbuilding/plot.

The ending was nice, even though it felt like a lot of sudden handwaving.
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  Alexandra_book_life | Dec 15, 2023 |
I LOVED this book! This is going to be a very gushing review because I loved everything about it: the incredible world-building, the characters (I'm a tiny bit in love with 175 Nik Nik, and Mr. Cheeks in any timeline), the plot, the pace, the twists I didn't see coming (and those I did)... so, so incredibly good.

There's also a social commentary thread that runs through the entire book. It's beautifully integrated, never preachy, yet uncomfortable enough to draw a reader's attention to his/her own privilege. This is the kind of science fiction I crave: smart, touching, and so raw it reaches all the way down into your soul and twists a little. I really hope there's going to be a sequel to this spectacular novel. ( )
  Elizabeth_Cooper | Oct 27, 2023 |
Despite occasional melodramatics and some hazy political structures, this immersive, original adventure is sure to please readers looking for smart, diverse science fiction. Johnson is a writer to watch.
aggiunto da karenb | modificaPublishers Weekly (Jun 12, 2020)
 

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"A multiverse-hopping outsider discovers a secret that threatens her home world and her fragile place in it-a stunning sci-fi debut that's both a cross-dimensional adventure and a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. CARA IS DEAD ON THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR WORLDS. The multiverse business is booming, but there's just one catch: no one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying-from diseases, from turf wars, from vendettas they couldn't outrun. But on this earth, Cara's survived. And she's reaping the benefits, thanks to the well-heeled Wiley City scientists who ID'd her as an outlier and plucked her from the dirt. Now she's got a new job collecting offworld data, a path to citizenship, and a near-perfect Wiley City accent. Now she can pretend she's always lived in the city she grew up staring at from the outside, even if she feels like a fraud on either side of its walls. But when one of her eight remaining doppelgangers dies under mysterious circumstances, Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined-and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse"--

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