So Dad doesn’t have an iPad or some e-book reader yet? No problem, sometimes it just feels way better to sit and enjoy the feeling of a books in paper form. Something about it that you don’t get with an electronic device. I know when I want to relax, I can just grab the book and head out to the park or sit in my lawn chair in the shade and enjoy some quiet time. Maybe even have a mojito cocktail or Jack Daniels mix and just sit there and get lost in the books.
Whoops, drank too much and clumsily spilled it on the book. Eh, no problem, at least I didn’t have to worry about short circuiting my electronic reader.
I ran across this book and just happen to glance at the cover which reminded me something about Thailand with the elephant and background architecture. Well, that makes sense, the setting is in Thailand. It’s a science fiction book, but not nerd science fiction like Star Trek.
Taken from Amazon:
In a future Thailand, calories are the greatest commodity. Anderson is a calorie-man whose true objective is to discover new food sources that his company can exploit. His secretary, Hock Seng, is a refugee from China seeking to ensure his future. Jaidee is an officer of the Environmental Ministry known for upholding regulations rather than accepting bribes. His partner, Kanya, is torn between respect for Jaidee and hatred for the agency that destroyed her childhood home. Emiko is a windup, an engineered and despised creation, discarded by her master and now subject to brutality by her patron. The actions of these characters set in motion events that could destroy the country. Bacigalupi has created a compelling, if bleak, society in which corruption, betrayal, and despair are commonplace, and more positive behavior and emotions such as hope and love are regarded with great suspicion. The complex plot and equally complex characters require a great deal of commitment from readers. Even the most sympathetic people have darker sides, and it is difficult to determine which character or faction should triumph. This highly nuanced, violent, and grim novel is not for every teen. However, mature readers with an interest in political or environmental science fiction or those for whom dystopias are particularly appealing will be intrigued.
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