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Aldous Huxley – Brave New World (audiobook)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs, all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress…

Huxley’s ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Izvēlējos no Top 100 Sci-Fi Books grāmatu listes.

Vērtējums/Rating: 1.5/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Tāltālā nākotnē bērni tiek ražoti mākslīgi ar lielu ģenētisko iejaukšanos, un arī tālākā audzināšana pilnībā tiek vadīta no varas puses, sākot jau ar hipnotiskajām terapijām jau no šūpuļa, kur n-tās reizes atskaņo vienus un tos pašus teikumus, kamēr vēlākā vecumā tās tiek uzskatītas par savām domām. Tāda anarhija kā vecāki ir kaut kas neiedomājams un pat atbaidošs.

Sabiedrība iedalīta kastās, un pašā augšā alfas, kuriem bez lielajiem bosiem, tiek labākās privilēģijas + neeksistē veci cilvēki. Vismaz pēc pasaules kontrolieru idejām un domām sabiedrība kā tāda vēlas neko citu kā vien justies laimīgi un neparko nedomāt, protams, pie varas esošajiem tas ir izdevīgi. Ja pareizi saprotu, tāda situācija izveidojusies pēc smaga deviņu gadu kara. Tiek darīts jebkas, lai tikai saglabātu stabilitāti, un viss nepatīkamais tiek uztverts kā risks haosam.

Tomēr eksistē vēl vietas, rezervāti,(nenoliedzami kontrolieru ‘’dāsnums’’) kur cilvēki dzīvo pa vecam, bauda kultūru un arī savas tiesības uz nelaimi. Pamatā sekojam līdzi Bernarda gaitām, kā arī vēlākās nodaļās mežonis/barbars(vārdu nepamanīju). Sievietēm šajā pasaulē nav lielas teikšanas, un, lai gan ir ģenētiskā bērnu radīšana, grūtniecība atstāta uzmundrināšanai. Savā ziņā ir attaisnojums, vara pamatīgi kontrolē zinātni kā tādu. Tāda rīcība viņiem drīzāk nāk par ļaunu, kavējot attīstību aiz bailēm.

Vairāk šķiet, ka grāmata, kaut arī vēsta par tālu nākotni, savā valodas un prognozes stilā ir novecojusi; attiecīgā laika ietekme.

Nenoliedzami grāmata mēģina risināt jautājumus kā gan tehnoloģijas (todien, protams, arī tagad) mūs ietekmē; uz labu vai sliktu?

                                                                                                                                                

In the far future world children are created artificially with heavy genetic manipulation, and the following upbringing completely controlled by those in power, starting already when they are in cradles with hypnotic therapy where they forced to listen to repeated sentences until they believe to them as their own thoughts later in life. Such an anarchy as parents is something unthinkable and even repulsive.

Society is divided in castes and at the top besides World Controllers are alphas who have more privileges, plus there are no old people. At least according to ideas and thoughts of this system leaders their world order is the best thing that has happened and society in general wants nothing else as to be happy and not to think about for themselves, of course for World Controllers that’s conveniently. If I understand correctly such situation was born after devastating nine year war. To prevent instability there isn’t anything that wouldn’t be done and everything unpleasant is perceived as a risk towards chaos.

There are still some places, reservations, no doubt because of Controllers generosities, where people still are living as before enjoying culture and also their rights to be unhappy. Mainly we have Bernard’s POV, but there are few chapters from POV of other characters like the savage (at least I didn’t hear his name). Women in this world don’t have much saying, and although mostly it’s genetic breading pregnancy is still practiced but only as something to cheer women up. Partly it could be justified because World Controllers are controlling science and what can it do. In fears that some new invention might bring trouble they are actually preventing the growth.

However the story is about future world I think this book in its style of language and predictions have outdated itself, probably also some influence of the time.

Certainly this book is trying to discuss the question how technology is affecting each of us and as society together; is it doing more good or bad?

[Blog Tour] The Murder Road (Guest Post)

The Murder Road

Title: The Murder Road
Author: Stephen Booth
Publisher: Witness Impulse
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Format: Hardcover,Paperback, Ecopy

Order at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository

About the book:

For fans of Broadchurch, Louise Penny, and Peter Robinson comes a spellbinding new novel from internationally bestselling author Stephen Booth

Welcome to the picturesque English village of Shawhead, where there’s one road in and one road out. And on that road this morning is an abandoned vehicle…with an ominous bloodstain inside.

It’s a mystery. It could be a murder. Where—and who—is the driver? Whose blood has been discovered? Why are the people of Shawhead so hostile toward Detective Ben Cooper, sent in to take charge of the investigation?

As Cooper peels back layers of lies and exposes dark secrets to the light, he draws ever closer to a killer hiding in plain sight. Packed with atmosphere, suspense, and surprises, The Murder Road is Stephen Booth’s most unforgettable novel yet.

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About the author:

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A newspaper and magazine journalist for over 25 years, Stephen Booth was born in the English Pennine mill town of Burnley. He was brought up on the Lancashire coast at Blackpool, where he attended Arnold School. He began his career in journalism by editing his school magazine, and wrote his first novel at the age of 12.

After graduating from City of Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University), Stephen moved to Manchester to train as a teacher, but escaped from the profession after a terrifying spell as a trainee teacher in a big city comprehensive school.

Starting work on his first newspaper in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 1974, Stephen was a specialist rugby union reporter, as well as working night shifts as a sub-editor on the Daily Express and The Guardian. This was followed by periods with local newspapers in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. He was at various times Production Editor of the Farming Guardian magazine, Regional Secretary of the British Guild of Editors, and one of the UK’s first qualified assessors for the NVQ in Production Journalism.

Freelance work began with rugby reports for national newspapers and local radio stations. Stephen has also had articles and photographs published in a wide range of specialist magazines, from Scottish Memories to Countrylovers Magazine, from Cat World to Canal and Riverboat, and one short story broadcast on BBC radio. In 1999, his writing career changed direction when, in rapid succession, he was shortlisted for the Dundee Book Prize and the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger competition for new writers, then won the £5,000 Lichfield Prize for his unpublished novel The Only Dead Thing, and signed a two-book contract with HarperCollins for a series of crime novels.

In 2000, Stephen’s first published novel, Black Dog, marked the arrival in print of his best known creations – two young Derbyshire police detectives, DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry. Black Dog was the named by the London Evening Standard as one of the six best crime novels of the year – the only book on their list written by a British author. In the USA, it won the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel and was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best First Mystery. The second Cooper & Fry novel, Dancing with the Virgins, was shortlisted for the UK’s top crime writing award, the Gold Dagger, and went on to win Stephen a Barry Award for the second year running.

In 2003, Detective Constable Ben Cooper was a finalist for the Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British author, thanks to his exploits in the third book of the series, Blood on the Tongue. The publication of Blind to the Bones that year resulted in Stephen winning the Crime Writers’ Association’s ‘Dagger in the Library’ Award, presented to the author whose books have given readers most pleasure. The same book was nominated for the Theakston’s UK Crime Novel of the Year award in 2005. Subsequent titles have been One Last Breath, The Dead Place (both finalists for the UK Crime Novel of the Year in 2006 and 2007), Scared to Live, Dying to Sin, The Kill Call, Lost River, The Devil’s Edge, Dead and Buried and Already Dead. The 14th Cooper & Fry novel, The Corpse Bridge, was published in the UK in June 2014 and will be followed by The Murder Road in 2015. A special Ben Cooper story, Claws, was released in 2007 to launch the new ‘Crime Express’ imprint, and was re-issued in April 2011.

All the books are set in England’s beautiful and atmospheric Peak District. At the end of 2006, the Peak District National Park Authority featured locations from the Cooper & Fry series in their new Peak Experience visitors’ guides, recognising the interest in the area inspired by the books.

The Cooper & Fry series is now published by Little, Brown in the UK and by the Witness Impulse imprint of HarperCollins in the USA. In addition to publication in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, translation rights in the series have so far been sold in fifteen languages – French, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Romanian, Bulgarian and Japanese.

While living on a smallholding in Yorkshire, Stephen began breeding pedigree dairy goats as a hobby (and as an extreme contrast to working in busy news rooms!). He later served on the British Goat Society’s governing body and judged at shows all over Britain. He has been chairman of several clubs, including the charity fund-raising Just Kidding Goat Society, and probably his most unusual role was as a director of an artificial insemination company. Specialist publications he’s been responsible for include a book on one of the country’s oldest goat breeds, The Toggenburg. He is a former President of the Toggenburg Breeders Society.

Stephen left journalism in 2001 to write novels full time. He and his wife Lesley live in a village in rural Nottinghamshire, England (home of Robin Hood and the Pilgrim Fathers). They have three cats.

In recent years, Stephen Booth has become a Library Champion in support of the UK’s ‘Love Libraries’ campaign, and a Reading Champion to support the National Year of Reading. He has also represented British literature at the Helsinki Book Fair in Finland, filmed a documentary for 20th Century Fox on the French detective Vidocq, taken part in online chats for World Book Day, and given talks at many conferences, conventions, libraries, bookshops and festivals around the world.

For more information

Website, Facebook, Forum, Twitter, Goodreads

                                                                                                                                               

The Murder Road by Stephen Booth

Septembra (un Tackle Your TBR read-a-thon ) kopsavilkums (2015)

Septembra mēnesī izdevies izlasīt 17 grāmatas, visas gan no paša septembra TBR, gan arī Tackle Your TBR read-a-thon : ) No tām piecas ir audiogrāmatas:

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Izņemot Dune by Frank Herbert pārējās noklausītas read-a-thon laikā. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, Hyperion by Dan Simmons, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov un Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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Izlasītas atlikušās, šobrīd iznākušās, grāmatas Cotton Malone sērijā – The King’s Deception, The Lincoln Myth un The Patriot Threat. Pēc Goodreads nākamgad gaidāma vienpadsmitā grāmata.

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Jāatzīstas, ka piecas grāmatas bija visai īsas – pirmās četras Urban Hunters sērijā -> Four Small Stones, Tribal Scarring, Walkabout un Budgie Smugglers. Kā arī Loving a Fallen Star by Jane B. Night

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Pirms daudziem gadiem, kad vēl šis blogs nebija, biju lasījis Rizzoli & Isles otro sērijas grāmatu, tas arī iemesls, kāpēc beidzot lasu arī pārējās – The Surgeon, The Sinner, Body Double un Vanish

No lasītajām grāmatām read-a-thon laikā iekļaujas The Patriot Threat, The Sinner un Body Double.

Un par mēneša grāmatu nominēju Four Small Stones by Gary Taaffe.

Oktobra TBR (2015)

Patīkami pārsteidzu pats sevi izlasot visu septembra TBR listē un vēl pāris. Oktobra iekļautas listē desmit grāmatas.

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Turpinu Urban Hunters sēriju ar grāmatām #5-8. Paldies autoram par e-grāmatu kopijām.

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Cita sērija, ko turpinu ir Rizzoli & Isles, vismaz grāmatas #6-8

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#FrightFall Read-a-Thon ietvaros, kas norit no 5.oktobra līdz 11.oktobrim (pieteikties var šeit), izvēlējos Doctor Sleep by Stephen King.

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No audiogrāmatām oktobrī klausīšos vismaz 1984 by George Orwell un Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Vēl arī ARC – Secrets of the Royal Wedding Chapel by Kathleen Irene Paterka. Iznākšanas datums 13.oktobris.

Tess Gerritsen – Vanish (Rizzoli & Isles #5)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Body Double.

A nameless, beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. An apparent suicide, she lies on a gurney, awaiting the dissecting scalpel of medical examiner Maura Isles. But when Maura unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes.

Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where with shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages . . . one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli.

Who is this violent, desperate soul, and what does she want? As the tense hours tick by, Maura joins forces with Jane’s husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, to track down the mysterious killer’s identity. When federal agents suddenly appear on the scene, Maura and Gabriel realize that they are dealing with a case that goes far deeper than just an ordinary hostage crisis.

Only Jane, trapped with the armed madwoman, holds the key to the mystery. And only she can solve it–if she survives the night.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Ballantine Books

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no torenta

Vērtējums/Rating: 5/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Pagājis aptuveni mēnesis kopš Body Double beigām, un Ridzoli kuru katru brīdi var sākties dzemdības. Kur viņai tāda ‘’veiksme’’, ka tieši attiecīgajā dienā kļūst par ķīlnieci slimnīcā. Nodaļas līdz attiecīgajam momentam arī ļoti labas – teiksim tā, reizēm arī miroņi pamostas.

Ik pa brīdim atskats pagātnē no Milas skatpunkta(tagadnes stāstā ienāk vēlāk). Kopā ar viņu ir arī viena no ķīlnieku turētājiem Oļena. Cerībā uz amerikāņu sapni meitenes no Austrumeiropas tiek nogādātās pāri okeānam un visām apsolīts darbs, bet viņas nespēj iedomāties kāds. Varētu domāt, ka lai nu kur, bet ASV verdzība nebūtu, kur nu vēl seksa verdzība. Apstākļi, kurus meitenēm nākas izturēt ir vienkārši neaprakstāmi. Kādā vakarā Milai un Oļenai tiešām noveicas, kad viņas izbēg; tas abas saved kopā ar Džo. Vairākkārt pa CNN redzētas dokumentālās filmas par šo tēmu.

Ķīlnieku krīze saceļ kājās bezmaz visus Bostonas žurnālistus, bet viens no viņiem, Pīters Lūkass, uzskata, ka sava darba godīga pildīšana nav pietiekama. Atkal jāpiedomā pie statistiskās iespējas, kāda notiek romānā, ka Maura (pirms krīzes) uzticas tieši viņam, lai godīgi uzrakstītu par notikušo morgā.

Varētu teikt, ka Vanish būtu dalāms divās daļās, un otrā pēc ķīlnieku atbrīvošanas. Diemžēl Oļenai un Džo tā nebeidzas iepriecinoši, bet līdz tam abi, īpaši jau Džo, izklausījās pēc kārtīgiem konspiratoriem, piemēram, jau ar to, ka milzu korporācijas patiesībā kontrolē valsti.

Tālu no patiesības abi nav, vienīgais šoreiz par varas un resursu savtīgu izmantošanu savas pozīcijas iespēju dēļ un sevis piesegšanu.

Bez visa tā jāapsveic Ridzoli un Gabriels ar meitas Regīnas piedzimšanu. Patīkami lasīt, kā gan Gabriels, gan kolēģi un draugi darbojās situācijas atrisināšanā. Stāsts bija tik labs, ka gandrīz lielāko daļu izrāvu cauri vienā dienā. : )

                                                                                                                                                

It’s been about a month since Body Double ending and it’s time when the labour for Rizzoli could start any moment now. How ‘’lucky’’ you have to be that in the exact day you become a hostage in the hospital. Chapters leading to that moment are very good – let’s just say that sometimes dead people might wake up.

From time to time there are flashbacks from POV of Mila (she comes into the present story later). Together with her is one of hostage takers Olena. Hoping for American dream girls from East Europe goes over the ocean with the promise of a job but can’t imagine what kind of job it will be. You might think slavery doesn’t exist anymore and definitely not in the USA, but in this books they become sex slaves. Environment that these girls are force to live in are just horrible. One night Mila and Olena are really lucky escaping that place and sure death (at that moment). That event brings them together with Joe. Many times on CNN I have seen documentaries about this problem.

The hostage crisis assembles almost all Boston journalists as everyone tries to understand what’s happening. But one of them, Peter Lukas, thinks that what he receives for his job isn’t enough. Again I have to think how statistically probable is the chance before the crisis when Maura Isles trusted exactly to him to tell the story about what happened in morgue.

I would say that Vanish could be separated in two parts; the second would be after the hostages are freed. Unfortunately for Olena and Joe it doesn’t end well but until the moment all hell breaks loose they, especially Joe, sounded like pure conspirators, like that the big corporations actually control the country.

They are not that far from truth, only in this case it’s about abusing power trying to cover up what you have done.

Besides all that I would like to congratulate Rizzoli and Gabriel with the new born daughter Regina. Liked those chapters where Gabriel, her colleagues and friends do everything they can to free her and others. The book was so good that I flew through it, read most of the chapters in one day.

Ray Bradbury – Fahrenheit 451 (audiobook)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.

The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization’s enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.

Bradbury’s powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Harper Audio

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no torenta. Izvēlējos no Top 100 Sci-Fi Books grāmatu listes.

Vērtējums/Rating: 3.25/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Gajs Montāgs dzīvo pasaulē, kur grāmatas ir aizliegtas un dedzinātas. Pēc profesijas uguns radītājs un nevis dzēsējs, jo visas mājas ir pilnībā ugunsdrošas un bija vajadzība atrast visiem dzēsējiem jaunu nodarbošanos. Tomēr autors intervijā bilst, ka aizliegta ir grāmatu lasīšana, nevis to atrašanās tavā īpašumā.

Pamatojums, kāpēc vara šādi rīkojusies visai absurds, min arī to, ka jau kādai grupai kaut kas nepatīk, tad tas uzreiz kļūst par iemeslu mešanai ugunī, šķiet, tik lai saglabāt mieru vai kā. Par spīti tam, ka grāmatas tiek vainotas kā visu nelaimju cēlonis, Gajs nav īpaši priecīgs. Tā, sākoties ar iekšējām pārdomām, Gajs izmainās, un rīkojas pat tik radikāli, ka slēpj pie sevis dažādus literārus darbus.

Savā atklāsmē Gajs tomēr ir savtīgs, iespējams vienkārši nespēja iejaukties, izraisot dažu labu līdzcilvēka pāragru nāvi, nemaz nepieminot viņa darbu pirms tam.

Šī pasaule nav bez savas pretošanās kustības, vienīgais makten pasīva, un gaida, kad pati sabiedrība attapsies, lai tā iegūtu skaitlisko pārsvaru. Un metode, kādu viņi izvēlējušies, arī visai neparasta – katrs ir iegaumējis ja ne kādu grāmatu pilnībā, tad vismaz nodaļu, un tad, kad būs pārmaiņu laiks, varēs atkal visu apkopot.

Grūti iedomāties, kā gan tik tālu sabiedrība būtu spējusi nonākt, ja es satraucos pat par mazāko bukti un ielocītu lapu :D, un atkal jāpiemin intervija, kur autors min piemēru par grāmatu dedzināšanu Berlīnē Hitlera laikā (piem., ‘’Grāmatu zagle’’). Šis stāsts liek novērtēt, cik gan vērtīgas tās grāmatas un stāsti tajās ira.

Ja vēl ir kas, ko vērts pieminēt, tad tas, ka autors aprakstos ievij maņas, piem., oža. Jau tāda vienkārša padarīšana kā fiziskas grāmatas smarža.

                                                                                                                                                

In the world where all books are banned and if found burned Guy Montag is fireman. In this world all houses are completely fire proof so their job is to burn books and not to put out fires. Although the author in the interview mentions that it’s illegal to read books and not to own them.

Reasoning why such a thing is done is absurd like if some group doesn’t like such and such book then it has to be destroyed, I guess to please them. Despite that it’s told that books are the reason for every bad thing and unhappiness Guy can’t say about himself that he would be happy. So the changes starts with inner contemplation and continues with hiding books.

I would say that Guy in his revelation is a bit selfish, maybe just incapable, as some of his acquaintances get themselves killed, not even mentioning his work before that.

This world isn’t without its resistance, only this one is a passive one. They are waiting when the society will realize in what kind of world they live in, and when the change comes they would outnumber others. While that hasn’t happened each of them has memorized if not a whole book than at least a chapter, so later it would be possible to recreate the lost books.

It’s hard to imagine what would motivate a society to burn books considering that I get upset about the smallest dent or bent page. Once again I have to mention the interview where Ray gives an example of Berlin in Hitler’s time; my example could be The Book Thief. This story makes you appreciate how important books and the stories in them really are

The last thing worth mentioning would be that the author uses senses like smell in descriptions. Like a good smell of a book.

Tess Gerritsen – Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles #4)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match–and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations–in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Sinner.

Dr. Maura Isles makes her living dealing with death. As a pathologist in a major metropolitan city, she has seen more than her share of corpses every day–many of them victims of violent murder. But never before has her blood run cold, and never has the grim expression “dead ringer” rung so terrifyingly true. Because never before has the lifeless body on the medical examiner’s table been her own.

Yet there can be no denying the mind-reeling evidence before her shocked eyes and those of her colleagues, including Detective Jane Rizzoli: the woman found shot to death outside Maura’s home is the mirror image of Maura, down to the most intimate physical nuances. Even more chilling is the discovery that they share the same birth date and blood type. For the stunned Maura, an only child, there can be just one explanation. And when a DNA test confirms that Maura’s mysterious doppelgänger is in fact her twin sister, an already bizarre murder investigation becomes a disturbing and dangerous excursion into a past full of dark secrets.

Searching for answers, Maura is drawn to a seaside town in Maine where other horrifying surprises await. But perhaps more frightening, an unknown murderer is at large on a cross-country killing spree. To stop the massacre and uncover the twisted truth about her own roots, Maura must probe her first living subject: the mother that she never knew . . . an icy and cunning woman who could be responsible for giving Maura life–and who just may have a plan to take it away.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Ballantine Books

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no torenta

Vērtējums/Rating: 4/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Kad Maura atgriežas no konferences Parīzē saistībā ar darbu, mājās viņu sagaida šoks un policijas uguņu gaismas. Kad citi ierauga Mauru, viņi ir šokā, un iemesls pavisam vienkāršs, visiem licies, ka nogalinātā ir viņa. Tik līdzīga ir mirusī! Diezgan daudz pārsteigumu un šokējošu jaunumu mūsu patoloģei.

Tas aizsāk pamatīgu notikumu virpuli, kurā Maura cenšas uzzināt par saviem vecākiem(adoptēta) un par sevi. Lai gan tiek vairākkārt brīdināta, ka patiesība var nebūt tik jauka kā cerēts, viņa paliek neatlaidīga. Vienīgais, kas drusku kaitināja, ka viņai tā iemīlēšanās/sajūtu rašanās visai ātra, varbūt mirkļu iespaidā.

Meklējumi iekustina arī citas izmeklēšanas – pazudušas personas, no kurām lielākā daļa grūtnieču tuvu dzemdību laikam, kā arī tiek atrasti skeleti. Šajā ziņā prologs visai intriģējošs! : )

Attiecībā par Ridzoli, viņa pat astotajā grūtniecības mēnesī turpina aktīvu izmeklēšanu (atšķirībā no citas Bostonas detektīves). Varētu domāt, ka pazudušo-nogalināto personu lietas viņu varētu kā nebūt ietekmēt, bet Ridzoli neļaujas tam un ir tāda kā vienmēr. Šķiet, ka attālums un karjeras attiecībās viņai nekaitē.

Ik pa brīdim dota iespēja iejusties jaunākās nolaupītās grūtnieces ādā. Arī šajā sižetiņā savi pavērsieni.

                                                                                                                                                

When Maura Isles comes home from medical conference in Paris she is shocked by all police in and around her house. When others see Maura, they are surprised because everyone that the victim is she. That’s how similar they are! Quite a lot surprising news for our medical examiner.

That is the start for a big avalanche of another events in which Maura tries to find out about her real parents (she was adopted) and about herself. Although she is warned that the truth might be painful she is still relentless. One thing that irritated was how fast she developed new romantic feelings, maybe just the effect of a moment(s).

Those searches shakes up some old missing person cases from which most are pregnant women close to their term, also some skeletons are found. In this case the prologue is intriguing! : )

But talking about Rizzoli even when she is eight months pregnant nothing can stop her from active investigation (differently from some other Boston detective). You would think that those missing-killed person cases would affect her somehow but she’s letting that to happen. Also it seems that the distance and carrier doesn’t have bad influence to her relationship.

From time to time the reader is given a POV from the newest kidnapped pregnant woman, there some twists and turns also in this little plot line.

Spridzīgie grāmatu vāki #43

Šajā iknedēļas rakstā iekļūst trīs grāmatu vāku bildes, kuras man šķitušas interesantas un foršas jeb spridzīgas, vai vienkārši neparastas. Ideja radās aplūkojot LE BELLE blogu.

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Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton, David Tipton, J.K. Woodward (artist),Juan Ortiz – The City on the Edge of Forever #1 (Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever #1)

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Kathryn Cave, Nick Maland – You’ve Got Dragons

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Sherman Alexie – The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Isaac Asimov – I, Robot (Robot #0.1)(audiobook)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future–a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.

Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world–all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov’s trademark.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no torenta. Izvēlējos no Top 100 Sci-Fi Books grāmatu listes.

Vērtējums/Rating: 2.5/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Deviņu īso stāstu kolekcija par robotiem un bažām par to gudrību, spējam, un, ka tie varētu pārņemt kontroli un nepakļauties cilvēkam. Gan jau, ka (gandrīz) visi būs dzirdējuši par trim pamatlikumiem, kuriem robots pakļaujas un kuri izmantoti neskaitāmos citos darbos gan skatāmos, gan lasāmos vai klausāmos. Prātā nāk filmas, kā Bicentennial Man (Divsimtgadīgais) ar Robinu Viljamsu un ar tādu pašu nosaukumu I, Robot (Es, Robots) ar Vilu Smitu.

Atkal visvairāk patika pats pirmais ‘’Robbie’’, kas vēsta par Gloriju un viņas draugu-robotu Robiju. Viņa tik daudz pavada laiku kopā ar Robiju, ka vecāki, īpaši jau māte, bažījas, vai tas ir veselīgi.

Tas bija tīri jauks. Citi vairāk koncentrējās tematā par trīs likumu drošību. Diemžēl neviens manā gadījumā nekvalificējās šausmu žanram vai uz to pusi, kur nu vēl baisi vai kā. Jāatzīst, ka bija šis tas interesants.

Interesanti, ka pēc minētajiem gadskaitļiem, mums jau vajadzētu atrasties robotu ieskautiem. Gadījumā, ja jums tomēr ir kāds, tad svarīgākais, kas jāatceras, lai robots tevi nepārprastu un nenojūgtos, ir precīzas komandas!

                                                                                                                                                

A collection of nine short stories about robots, their cleverness, powers and possibilities that with their superiority they might take over the control and not obey commands. Probably everyone has heard about the three main laws that every robot has to follow which have been used in many watchable, readable or listenable work. From movies what comes in mind are Bicentennial Man with Robin Williams and with the same title I, Robot with Will Smith.

Again the first story ‘’Robbie’’ I liked the best. It’s about Gloria and her robot friend Robbie. She spends so much time with him that her parents start to worry about their daughter.

It was quite nice. Other stories were more about how safe are those three laws. Unfortunately neither wasn’t nearly as scary as I expected, and not even close to horror. Have to admit that there were some interesting moments and ideas.

Funny that according mentioned years we should already be living between and with robots. In case you have one – my advice to you is that the most important thing is to give clear and unmistakable commands so your robot friend wouldn’t go nuts!