Appleseed

14,5 x 20 cm, 448 pages

French language

Published Feb. 15, 2024 by L'Atalante.

ISBN:
979-10-360-0173-4
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3 stars (13 reviews)

[4e de couverture] Le monde avant les sécheresses incessantes, avant les incendies sans fin, avant les nouvelles infections résistantes aux antibiotiques, avant la montée des mers acides, les tornades et les ouragans. Avant que les sols ne meurent et ne s’assèchent, avant que les masques ne soient nécessaires dans les rues des villes, avant que les extinctions massives n’entraînent l’anéantissement du monde naturel. C’est le monde qui a été volé. Ce qui suit est l’histoire de la façon dont il a été perdu, de qui nous a coûté quoi, de ce que les coupables ont l’intention de faire avec ce qui reste.

« La raison pour laquelle vous n’avez jamais lu de livre comme Appleseed est qu’il n’y a jamais eu un livre comme Appleseed. Son postulat, son propos, sa forme, sa langue – seul Matt Bell pouvait nous offrir un tel roman. » Stephen Graham Jones

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4 stars

“A moment passes. A moment passes. A moment passes. In how many of these fleeting moments, did you do nothing?” This is the central question of “Appleseed,” a masterful novel that takes a dark and critical look at the belief that technological developments can save us from the climate disaster, while celebrating the unique, disappearing beauty of the natural world. I loved the way the three different perspectives, separated by hundreds of years, interlock in such a satisfying way.

“The one choice we never make is to leave the oil in the ground, to let the trees grow uncut, to let the water slosh in its aquifers.” As “Appleseed” points out so effectively, the only choice that would have saved us is the one we will never make. It does so by creating an absorbing narrative with genuine, believable characters. I would have given it 5 stars but for the …

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2 stars

Although I appreciate the subject matter and while I strongly agree with the author's point of view about humanity's disastrous exploitation of the natural world, I found this a highly tedious read. Way way too much florid description, not nearly enough plot and character.

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Subjects

  • Effondrement
  • Réchauffement climatique
  • Exploitation de la nature

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