L'origine delle specie

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Do you realise how hard scientists have worked to remove liquid ice from the earth? Or how hard environmentalists have worked to cover the earth in concrete.  To increase, however slightly, the amount of smoke and dust factories release Leggi tutto

This is, without exaggeration, quite possibly the best book I have ever read. The literary style, the stories, the crafting of narratives, the vivid imagery; it's all so artful, so introspective, and left me sitting in awe after every story, processing what I had just read over and over in my mind.

This collection confirms for me that Bo-Young Kim is a major talent. The standout story here is "On the Origin of Species -- And What May Have Happened Thereafter". It takes a classic SF premise (explored in Frankenstein, and R.U.R.) and turns it on its head. In the far future, robots are all that a Leggi tutto

I’m wowed. So impressed by her writing, mind, heart. “If she was indeed engineered, then whoever made her must have carved their own soul out w a knife and placed it in her eyes.” “Words that are spoken have power. As long as they remain inside your head, you can always take them back. But once you Leggi tutto

Un libro per cui avevo alte aspettative e che sono state tutte rispettate, la fantascienza come piace a me: dove l'aspetto scientifico è coerente ma soprattutto la filosofia la fa da padrone, racconti che hanno tanto da dire al di là delle storie. Questo è un libro che parafrasando Guccini 'ogni tant Leggi tutto

"But I have no way of knowing any of this. Just as they have no way of knowing that these thoughts fill me with sadness. We live in different universes, and so do not know each other's true selves. We love each other's shadows but do not know the truth. We live in the same world but may as well exis Leggi tutto

[Stories reviewed individually below.] Bo-Young Kim is a god. I'm completely enamored and I'll read anything she writes. Publishers, please work on translating all of her work and getting it out into the world. I took my time and savored these stories. I want to say she's tied with Sherwood Anderson Leggi tutto

Favo boek 2021 🤖💙. Ik wou hier eigenlijk mijn meest laaiende review ooit over schrijven, maar verveeld op de trein en verdwaald in gedachten van robotten, draken, dode servers, Isle of Dogs, tijdreizen als kritiek op (Koreaans) onderwijs en Darwin - die deze kortverhalen in mij zaaiden - kan ik maar Leggi tutto

KBS Korea 24 @KBSKorea24 “For #KoreaBookClub, @barrypwelsh reviews a short story collection by celebrated #sciencefiction author Kim Bo-young titled 'On the Origin of Species and Other Stories.' This collection, published by @kayapress, explores themes on AI, time travel, virtual worlds and more! The Leggi tutto