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by Rob - February 15th, 2009.Filed under: Wake.
… Jonathan Vos Post just posted this assessment of my latest novel, Wake:
What’s not to like? Vivid storytelling with interesting characters, during which we are rocketed through metaphysical exploration of what it is to be conscious (human versus ape hybrid versus web intelligence), lightning flashes illuminate the nature of perception through translucent eyelids and an ape Picasso, 2-D versus 3-D, cellular automata, neuroanatomy, family dynamics, schoolyard dynamics, internationalism, and so much more. Jane Goodal meets Stephen Wolfram at a cocktail party by Lettvin, J.Y. Maturana, H.R. McCulloch, and W.S. Pitts (What the Frog’s Eye Tells the Frog’s Brain). A plethora of ideas on every witty page, yet character- and narrative-driven. Superb!
Woot!
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