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The Big Bang Symphony: A Novel Of Antarctica (2010)

by Lucy Jane Bledsoe(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0299235009 (ISBN13: 9780299235000)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

University of Wisconsin Press

review 1: Beautifully told story of three different women who come to Antarctica for various reasons... and what they find there. Some of the plot elements would have felt cliched in the hands of a different writer, but instead they felt new and original because of the way they were narrated and the way the characters unfolded. I loved the way people in this novel inspire and challenge each other, not only through romantic passion but through other kinds of human connection as well. The final scenes were a little bit too neatly wrapped up (though I admit it satisfied my secret desire for a tidy ending to life!) but the characters' changes felt genuine and meaningful.
review 2: There's much to appreciate about this fast moving account of a season on the ice of Antarctica... more. The pay off for me was the speculation about the role of music in the creation of the universe and translation of that idea into a symphony. Reminded me of Greg Bear's premise in Songs of Earth and Power. The relationships among the three primary characters didn't hook me so much, but the descriptions of the continent and its effect on people was often quite compelling. It's a good quick read. less

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