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| Original Title: | Babel-17 |
| ISBN: | 0839823282 (ISBN13: 9780839823285) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1967), Nebula Award for Best Novel (1966) |
Samuel R. Delany
Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.76 | 11699 Users | 841 Reviews
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Babel-17 is all about the power of language. Humanity, which has spread throughout the universe, is involved in a war with the Invaders, who have been covertly assassinating officials and sabotaging spaceships. The only clues humanity has to go on are strange alien messages that have been intercepted in space. Poet and linguist Rydra Wong is determined to understand the language and stop the alien threat. (Paul Goat Allen)
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| Title | : | Babel-17 |
| Author | : | Samuel R. Delany |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1978 by Gregg Press (first published May 1966) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 11699 Users | 841 ReviewsWrite-Up Based On Books Babel-17
A fascinating exploration of linguistics theory more than a science fiction novel, Babel-17 leaves you intrigued but unsatisfied. It is arguably a fantastic intellectual experiment, but the literary enjoyments are few and far between. Still, while perhaps not a 'must read', it is definitely a 'should maybe read' for fans of sci-fi and those interested in gaining a broader understanding of the genre.Wow - I was expecting something sprawling and odd, like Dhalgren, or something tragic like Nova, but got a tightly-plotted, smooth adventure in space with some meaning of war and thought and language. Awesome surprise!
A lively, interesting young novel that is very clearly written by a very young man, who is very impressed with himself. I found I wanted to like it more than I actually did - because I like what it is trying to do, both ideologically and artistically, but I'm not convinced by how it's actually done. Overall feels rather light and stilted, and I found it particularly annoying how Delany would happily lecture his readers on any subject that came to hand, despite being monumentally and
16th book for 2020.Well that was a surprise. Given this book's reputation I had been expecting something much more interesting than what was on offer. The plot is paper thin; the characters even more so. Delany plays around with the Saphir-Whorf hypothesis, but it's so poorly interpreted to be almost unintelligible. The only thing going for it was a strong female main protagonist, something rare in 1966.2-starsprobably closer to 1.5.
Well, that was wholly unique! This is not so much a story as a poet-linguist's exploration of the significance of language. CONTENT WARNING: (view spoiler)[ some misogyny and body horror/experimentation. Fat shaming. Loss of a loved one. Psychosis. (hide spoiler)]Things to love:-The language. I mean, that's really all there is. Every way we communicate (and I mean every way) is mentioned and symbolized. He then messes with all of it so that you have time to think about what it would be like if
Babel-17 is a standalone science fiction book from the 60s, although Im not sure I would have guessed it was from the 60s if Id read it without knowing that. Its progressive in many ways, especially for its time. For example, the main character is an intelligent woman in a leadership role. It also plays with writing styles in a way that seemed very different to me than other books Ive read from that era. I had mixed feelings about the book.It's set in the far future. Humanity has encountered
This is the second book by Samuel R. Delany, which Ive read, the first being The Einstein Intersection. Both books won Nebula Awards, both are with clearly 60s feel in them, a bit trippy and clearly poetic, but I liked this one more.The story follows Rydra Wong, an extremely capable linguist in her search regarding a new and strange language, labeled Babel-17, which is presumably linked to sabotage and attacks against the Alliance her side in eternal intergalactic battle. The book never
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