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Corvus
In an alternate present the minds of teen offenders are uploaded into computers for rehabilitation—a form of virtual wilderness therapy. Zach is a homo cognoscens, one of the new humans who can navigate the Fulgrid. Though still a high school student, he is indentured to the Fulgur Corporation as a counsellor. Laura is a homo sapiens. Their story is part odyssey, part tragedy, part riff on the nature of consciousness
- GenresScience Fiction
525 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2009
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February 11, 2013
Another hard book to review. I found how much I liked it changing drastically as I read it, and I suspect I will have to re-read this again to totally make sense of it.
I think my main problem with it really was there wasn't a clear and coherent explanation what the simus are: Mutants? (perhaps, but then apparently engineered ones, but then it's made clear that they appear randomly too. This plot thread is a bit tatty!)? Aliens? The next stage of humanity? Some are telepaths, but what are the others? I don't think I got a really clear picture of what exactly Zach can do that makes him special. (in fact, it's spelled out in the blurb, but I don't feel like I had it explained well in the book itself.) What's clear is they are different, hated, and yet no real reason why. And miscegenation laws again?
Worse I found the characters fairly unlikeable and prone to acting like the feckless teenagers they are. I wanted to smack Laura upside the head more than once, and the only one who seemed likeable was Max.
I did very much enjoy Zach's journey in the ice, but found it very disconnected from the rest of the story.
Anyway. I liked it, but I was left feeling vaguely disconcerted.
I think my main problem with it really was there wasn't a clear and coherent explanation what the simus are: Mutants? (perhaps, but then apparently engineered ones, but then it's made clear that they appear randomly too. This plot thread is a bit tatty!)? Aliens? The next stage of humanity? Some are telepaths, but what are the others? I don't think I got a really clear picture of what exactly Zach can do that makes him special. (in fact, it's spelled out in the blurb, but I don't feel like I had it explained well in the book itself.) What's clear is they are different, hated, and yet no real reason why. And miscegenation laws again?
Worse I found the characters fairly unlikeable and prone to acting like the feckless teenagers they are. I wanted to smack Laura upside the head more than once, and the only one who seemed likeable was Max.
I did very much enjoy Zach's journey in the ice, but found it very disconnected from the rest of the story.
Anyway. I liked it, but I was left feeling vaguely disconcerted.
February 25, 2016
Ioan Hefin’s voice and tone is perfect for this uniquely original and bizarre story. Even though at times he reads it without punctuation, at widely varying speeds, and sometimes with heavy sighs as if he is bored. However, I really loved the matrix-like sound in the background on some of the podcasts. Great job!
Corvus kept me with the sense of being lost, (perhaps that’s part of the creator’s intention. I’m not sure.), but I find myself listening harder than normal, concentrating and attempting to follow the storyline.
It’s filled with teen sexual encounters, combined with the interesting and curious science of AI, terrorism, and prejudice themes.
I was warned by the author, that I would not like Corvus based on my review of Mortal Ghost. I should have listened to the advice. My experience with Corvus and Mortal Ghost is that L. Lee Lowe is not an author I care for. I’m timid to say anything further about how much I didn’t care for it, because I don’t want to push those away who will truly delight in these stories. For me, I will not be trying Noise, unless I’m desperate.
Corvus kept me with the sense of being lost, (perhaps that’s part of the creator’s intention. I’m not sure.), but I find myself listening harder than normal, concentrating and attempting to follow the storyline.
It’s filled with teen sexual encounters, combined with the interesting and curious science of AI, terrorism, and prejudice themes.
I was warned by the author, that I would not like Corvus based on my review of Mortal Ghost. I should have listened to the advice. My experience with Corvus and Mortal Ghost is that L. Lee Lowe is not an author I care for. I’m timid to say anything further about how much I didn’t care for it, because I don’t want to push those away who will truly delight in these stories. For me, I will not be trying Noise, unless I’m desperate.
February 25, 2016
Ioan Hefin’s voice and tone is perfect for this uniquely original and bizarre story. Even though at times he reads it without punctuation, at widely varying speeds, and sometimes with heavy sighs as if he is bored. However, I really loved the matrix-like sound in the background on some of the podcasts. Great job!
Corvus kept me with the sense of being lost, (perhaps that’s part of the creator’s intention. I’m not sure.), but I find myself listening harder than normal, concentrating and attempting to follow the storyline.
It’s filled with teen sexual encounters, combined with the interesting and curious science of AI, terrorism, and prejudice themes.
I was warned by the author, that I would not like Corvus based on my review of Mortal Ghost. I should have listened to the advice. My experience with Corvus and Mortal Ghost is that L. Lee Lowe is not an author I care for. I’m timid to say anything further about how much I didn’t care for it, because I don’t want to push those away who will truly delight in these stories. For me, I will not be trying Noise, unless I’m desperate.
Corvus kept me with the sense of being lost, (perhaps that’s part of the creator’s intention. I’m not sure.), but I find myself listening harder than normal, concentrating and attempting to follow the storyline.
It’s filled with teen sexual encounters, combined with the interesting and curious science of AI, terrorism, and prejudice themes.
I was warned by the author, that I would not like Corvus based on my review of Mortal Ghost. I should have listened to the advice. My experience with Corvus and Mortal Ghost is that L. Lee Lowe is not an author I care for. I’m timid to say anything further about how much I didn’t care for it, because I don’t want to push those away who will truly delight in these stories. For me, I will not be trying Noise, unless I’m desperate.
August 1, 2014
After reading Mortal Ghost by the same author, which brought me great entertainment, I was in a hurry to download and read“Corvus”. I like the concept of the supernatural aspect of the story and again, the author had woven her story line with many different facets ranging from sexual abuse, rape, verbal and mental abuse, secret organizations, racism and very intelligent and gifted characters. It could have been a very interesting reading but the attention spent on the “virtual wilderness therapy” was way,way too long. The writing jumped around a lot and some parts had not enough details and other parts too much and it felt as words indigestion at numerous time. So much so, that it was confusing and when I set the book down, I had to force myself to pick it back up and start reading again.
February 20, 2014
Promising start where the author depicts 2 parallel worlds. Gripping and keeps me curious because I thought that somehow when I read on, I will be able to make sense of whether one world was in the past, the future or concurrent. But as one keeps on reading, the answers were not forthcoming. Confusing and yet mysterious, without a very satisfying answer at the end.
January 6, 2015
This book is too abstract for me to appreciate it. But I enjoyed the style of writing and the realistic emotions portrayed.
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