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The First of the Flinx and Pip Novels AT LAST!
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- 02-18-13
mind altering fun
Inverted World is the first book by Priest I've read, and I found it to be a revelation. The main business here is the building of an outlandishly original fantasy world, artfully revealed to us in provocative flashes by a young apprentice named Helward. Without giving anything away (the revealing is so much of the fun!), I'd just say that it's one of the more unique fictional worlds I've inhabited lately, to the point where comparisons are difficult - if you mash up China Mieville, Terry Pratchett and Haruki Murakami, with a dash of George Lucas, you might be in the ball park?
The book is marked by a lot of playful, artful zig zags. Very subtly, the story shifts from a coming of age story to a bizarro, Odyssey-like journey to a chronicle of a very warped world, and back. It's heady, but unlike other brainmelting 70's sci-fi, I found it to be constantly humane - the characters maintain their charm and as a reader I felt like my amusement was the mission. In that respect, I'd say it's more along the lines of Terry Pratchett than Philip K. Dick.
Cree's narration was pitch perfect, in my estimation. He conveys the sound of an awed young apprentice wondering at a world full of new curiosities.
Note: the forward (ie chapter 1 of this audiobook) has what I'd consider to be minor spoilers. A lot of the joy of this book is following his crazy-worldbuilding, and the forward makes a lot of the connections for you. It didn't ruin the book by any means, but I'd recommend skipping it and listening to it after you finish.
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- Audio Gra Gra
- 03-31-15
Underwhelming-did Priest only write 1 good novel?
Would you try another book from Christopher Priest and/or Steven Cree?
Christopher Priest books are a mixed bag - The Prestige was excellent, but the 2 others I've read are mediocre.
What was most disappointing about Christopher Priest’s story?
The premise is intriguing but the story is boring and the ending is really soft and lame.
What didn’t you like about Steven Cree’s performance?
The thick Scottish accent is really off-putting. I kept expecting him to start singing a Proclaimers song.....
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I think the author wrote this book for the right reasons - for art's sake - but its just a boring and unsatisfying tale.
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- Michael G Kurilla
- 12-09-12
Bizarre physics with a mediocre plot
The Inverted World is an ambitious attempt to craft a world inhabited by humans in a region of space with altered properties of basic physics. The origin for this unusual state is reserved for the final denouement. Basically, a population of humans exist in a "city" referred to as earth, but essentially a large office buildig type complex that moves along tracks, disassembled behind and reconstructed in front to keep the city moving, always toward "optimum". The whole operation is maintained by Guildsmen, a rather secretive bunch, while the internal functioning of the society is handled by administrators. We follow the coming of age of a young guildsman inductee as he learns the ropes and experiences first hand the strange behavior of time and space relative to optimum that forms the basis for the need for the city to continually move.
Given the original publication date (1970's) it's easy to appreciate the sci-fi competition of that era provided the impetus for crafting a topsy-turvy universe of perturbed physics. The story itself is enjoyable with good pacing and a constant introduction of novel nuances and evolving interpersonal interactions. There are however a number of contradictions, that while understandable by the end, nevertheless create the nagging question that something is very much amiss. Most notably is the presence of non-city dwellers that appear blissfully unaware of their unique situation as well as the physical effects are more prominent the further away from the city. While the ending does provide closure, the results are less than satisfying.
The narration is quite good even with the heavily accented rendition.
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- Darryl
- 11-18-12
very strange & mind boggling
this is a very interesting "high concept" type of scifi that is at first mysterious in a post apocalyptic way, then very puzzling as you begin to understand the dynamics governing the world. very thought provoking and different and even if the solution isn't to your liking at the end, it remains a fascinating concept. & the narrators voice/accent is worth sampling at least, different to have such a pronounced accented narrator but I liked that he was new and unique.
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- andrew
- 12-11-20
couldn't listen due to terrible narrator
I couldn't even make it through the prologue. total waste of money. check my other reviews. I'm generally very kind. this was full on impossible to listen to.
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- One of the Hoomans
- 02-11-24
a classic that deserves its reputation
Here is a scifi novel that is a page turner, has well fleshed out characters that are likeable and memorable, explores interesting ideas that make you think, and sticks the landing. What more could you ask for in a scifi novel? This is the best of the genre. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-23
Engaging with a rough ending.
I enjoyed most of the story, but I was worried that the explanation of the driving force (the story's environmental antagonist) would fall flat. in the end, it did. The science was brushed over with a hand-waved explanation. The story isn't hard science fiction, but, as written, it comes off as anti-science and pro conspiracy theory.
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- Travis Gilley
- 02-11-23
Good but falls flat
Thought the title was interesting, and was hooked about 20 to 30 minutes in and continued to dive into the story until the last five minutes and it just falls flat slightly disappointed but overall a good book
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- Walton
- 12-14-22
Hard to care much about the characters
The changing first and third person narrator makes it feel a little disjointed and not much effort is made to develop the relationships so I ended up not feeling very invested in what happens to them. A little too much astrophysics and math - though interesting- and not enough real plot or human experience to make it compelling.
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- Maracapozzi
- 11-09-22
One of my favorite stories by Christopher Priest.
I read this book years ago, and the story stuck with me. I find it to be a haunting tale. The audio version did not disappoint. It reads well aloud, and the narration is superb.
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