Rainbows End
by Vernor Vinge
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Author: Vernor VingeEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2006-05-02
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 368
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Book Review: "Maybe there was some word for these ... children. Paraliterate?"
Summary: 4 Stars
Not as ... comprehensive as Fire Upon the Deep or Deepness in the Sky - but - it is pure Vernor Vinge - an amazing layering of the life of an awakening old man and poet into a world where writing and reading are obsolete - everyone is immersed in technology - and while he struggles to catch up and while books are being shredded - he is also trying to share his skills with a young student who is actually interested in this dying art. Of course there is tons of conspiracy and way more going on than this - but I loved this part of the story which is nearly lost under the levels of noise and actions and technology.
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