- Taschenbuch: 496 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper Voyager; Auflage: later printing (1. Mai 1998)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0380791978
- ISBN-13: 978-0380791972
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,6 x 10,7 x 3,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.1 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (25 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 572.097 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This technically polished novel ingeniously combines elements from traditional quests, fables and novels. A seemingly rhetorical question is posed in chapter 1: Why did sociable, smart Dora Henry marry cold, controlling Jared Gerber? But that question is the key to the book and to the parallel stories told by Sheri Tepper. The sets of characters unravel their separate puzzles until all become different aspects of the same web of events, shaking the reader's, and Dora's, perceptions to the core. Tepper's linguistic sleight of hand with metaphor and image is breathtaking, her storytelling deft and funny, and her characters memorable and sympathetic. Topical, mythical, archetypal and provocative, this is a book no fantasy or science fiction reader should miss.
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This technically polished novel ingeniously combines elements from traditional quests, fables, and novels. A seemingly rhetorical question is posed in chapter 1: Why did sociable, smart Dora Henry marry cold, controlling Jared Gerber? But that question is the key to the book and to the parallel stories told by Sheri Tepper. The sets of characters unravel their separate puzzles until all become different aspects of the same web of events, shaking the reader's, and Dora's, perceptions to the core. Tepper's linguistic sleight-of-hand with metaphor and image is breathtaking; her storytelling is deft and funny; her characters are memorable and sympathetic. Topical, mythical, archetypal, and provocative, this is a book no fantasy or science fiction reader should miss.
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Midmorning, a Tuesday in July, Dora Henry went out the front door of Jared's place to get the paper that the paperboy had, as usual, dropped just over the picket fence. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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I've been a fan of Sheri S. Tepper's ever since I ran across her excellent /Sideshow/ in high school. I've admired her ability to seamlessly construct her books, artfully balancing exposition, wonderful prose, world building, characterization, and plot to make a point without being preachy. All this explains why I had high hopes when I began /The Family Tree./
Unfortunately, my hopes and expectations were quickly let down. /The Family Tree/ is a pageturner, but of the worst kind - I found the sections set in the far future so annoying and cloyingly cute that I read on as quickly as possible, desperate to find out about the weird goings-on in the present day. The sections set in the present are engaging, but curiously flat. Where did Tepper's enormous skill at characterization go? Dora and Abby are likable characters, but not very rounded. They're too pleasant and nice to be truly interesting in their own right.
I read this book right after rereading Tepper's /Grass/ (a Hugo finalist for Best Novel) and the contrast was striking. /Grass/ was filled with fascinated, flawed characters that had real moral dilemmas and issues to work out. /The Family Tree/ is populated with likable but dull archetypical characters. /Grass/ has wonderfully evocative prose that brings its worlds alive. /The Family Tree/, in an effort to keep the identity of the citizens of the far future secret, is rather skimpy on descriptive prose, and the whole is suffused with a sort of not-very-good-young-adults book feeling. /Grass/ had a multitude of themes, including independence/interdependence, the impact of custom, and the relationship between God and humanity - complex themes, stated subtly. /The Family Tree/'s message - we're ruining the Earth by overpopulation and waste, and animals have a right to an unspoiled planet as well - has already been done (very well in Tepper's /Beauty/) and is so baldly stated that it makes me cringe. Instead of leading us through ideas like /Grass/ did, /The Family Tree/ hits us over the head with preachiness.
I would be more disposed to look on this book kindly if it were a debut. The plot is ingenious and often surprising, and it manages to link together many fascinating ideas. Unfortunately, the plot also feels gimmicky - I felt distinctly tricked when the identity of the far future people was revealed.
In sum, /The Family Tree/ is a somewhat entertaining read, but we deserve more from one of SF's finest novelists. Do yourself a favor and hunt down a copy of /Grass/ or /Beauty/ instead.
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I hadn't read anything from Tepper in years and I picked up this book with the thought that if I hated it I wouldn't read anything more from her. I Loved this book! It is really great for those of us who garden and have a connection with the earth. It was a great detective story also. I will be getting more books from this author.
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I read a lot of stories written by Sheri Tepper, all of them ranging from good to excellent, but this one made me sick! Unrealistic, a mixture of all kinds of standard SciFi / Fantasy elements tied together by a story without any highlights soaked with morale... really not a book the world was waiting for! sorry for every tree that has been cut to serve as paper for this "book"
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Stunning, rather....
This lady is an extremely enjoyable writer. In The Family Tree she leads you gently yet openly down the garden path, tells you she is doing so, then promptly pulls the ground out... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. April 2000 von "shymrod"
Slightly heavy handed politics aside, AWESOME
The other reviews already hit the highlights (awesome plot twists, thought-provoking, great word plays and subtle humor) and I thoroughly enjoyed it enough to forgive it the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Brilliant - all I expect from Tepper and more
A must read! The twist mentioned by previous readers is brilliant and mocks our tendency to make erroneous assumptions based on dogmatic preconceptions. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. August 1999 von K. Moning
GREAT STORYTELLING (with a small but)
Tepper would have to be one of the greatest storytellers going. I loved this book and the character twist halfway through was a gem. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. August 1999 veröffentlicht
Difficult to swallow
The author believes humanity can be wiped out in the name of nature, but not a single tree can be cut in the name of humanity. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 31. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Fun to read.
The Family Tree was recommended by a friend who said I would love the book. She was right! This book was fun, fun, fun to read. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
Imaginative and most enjoyable
This is my second Sheri Tepper book - I enjoyed the first one, Grass, so much, I immediately bought another one. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
This book was a total flop. Should be put in the trash.
I just couldn't get through The Family Tree! I finally had to stop reading at about the 100th page- Sherri Tepper kept introducing new characters, and it was WAY too much to keep... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
I ended this book with a huge smile on my face
I enjoyed this book almost as much as 'Raising the Stones'. The plot surprise part way through was unexpected, despite the underlying theme. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. April 1999 veröffentlicht
Oddly Satisfying
After having eagerly anticipated reading this book, I found that the wait was worth it - as I think it will be for any fan of Ms. Tepper's work. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
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