Doris Lessing
Paperback | Pages: 407 pages Rating: 3.85 | 1571 Users | 160 Reviews
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| Title | : | Mara and Dann (Mara and Dann #1) |
| Author | : | Doris Lessing |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 407 pages |
| Published | : | December 22nd 1999 by Harper Perennial (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic. Fantasy |
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Thousands of years in the future, all the northern hemisphere is buried under the ice and snow of a new Ice Age. At the southern end of a large landmass called Ifrik, two children of the Mahondi people, seven-year old Mara and her younger brother, Dann, are abducted from their home in the middle of the night. Raised as outsiders in a poor rural village, Mara and Dann learn to survive the hardships and dangers of a life threatened as much by an unforgiving climate and menacing animals as by a hostile community of Rock People. Eventually they join the great human migration North, away from the drought that is turning the southern land to dust, and in search of a place with enough water and food to support human life. Traveling across the continent, the siblings enter cities rife with crime, power struggles, and corruption, learning as much about human nature as about how societies function. With a clear-eyed vision of the human condition, Mara and Dann is imaginative fiction at its best.Itemize Books As Mara and Dann (Mara and Dann #1)
| Original Title: | Mara and Dann: An Adventure |
| ISBN: | 006093056X (ISBN13: 9780060930561) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mara and Dann #1 |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 1571 Users | 160 ReviewsColumn About Books Mara and Dann (Mara and Dann #1)
I just read this a month or so ago, and it has just become my favorite book. It's a post, post, post apocalypse novel about a brother and sister on a primitive journey of survival and a quest for the truth about the futuristic past they encounter in the ruins along the way. Their past is our distant future, which ends abruptly in an ice age that covers the Northern Hemisphere in ice in less than a century. Lessing creates powerful images of drought and a desperate stream of refugees outrunningClassic Doris Lessing book - annoying privileged people having relationship/sex drama but this time to an apocalyptic backdrop. I was disappointed because I like science-fantasy fiction but after a while it just lost momentum and into the same tone as The Golden Notebook, which I also despised. After finishing Mara and Dann, I realised I'm not a fan of this author. If you're looking for some feminist sci-fi, check out Marge Piercy. Not every book is amazing but Woman on The Edge of Time and He,
Doris Lessing is a great writer. I had previously only read from her "communist period". This is a very unique story for her---set in the future, but not at all a sci-fi piece. I was deeply into the story from the first paragraph and had a hard time sleeping---I wanted to get back to the book. The author is exploring many themes, and radical ideas for her time. I wish everyone I knew had read it so we could discuss it!
Haven't read Lessing in years and remember why I like her so much. A dystopian novel that reads like historical fiction. We accompany siblings Mara and Dan from childhood to adulthood as they struggle to leave the drought stricken southern hemisphere to the North where water is a plenty. We meet a range of new subspecies of humans, catch a glimpse of the world and its marvels that once was (today's world) and watch as climate change is reeking havoc on their world. Perhaps a little long, but
3.5. An intriguing story about a time thousands of years from now after another ice age. Mara and Dann are brother and sister taken from their home at an early age and must fight for survival. I think this could have used a bit more editing. And I'm not sure if it was because it was the Kindle edition, but the chapters were too long in some instances and could have been broken up better.
A beautifully written story of survival set in a distant future ice age, where only remnants of recognizable cultures remain. Siblings Mara and Dann must flee political unrest and famine in search of safety, allies, and the mystery of their own identities. Though haunting questions resonate as Lessing explores survival, redemption, and the unbreakable ties of love, the book doesnt really distinguish itself from others in the genre, largely because Dann is plot-conveniently short-sighted, the
for some reason I am obsessed with this book. my husband read it and thought it was just ok, and my brother read it and hated it?
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