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The Diamond Age
- Lu par : Jennifer Wiltsie
- Durée : 18 h et 32 min
- Catégories : Science-Fiction et fantasy, Science-fiction

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- Tango
- 19/05/2013
The rock could use a bit more polishing
The Diamond Age is both amazing and frustrating. The first half of the book is truly brilliant; both science fiction and fantasy woven together with beautiful Victorian-toned prose. The second half of the book is rather irritating with dangling plot points, gratuitous sex (not needed and worse yet, not erotic) and torture scenes, and ultimately a rushed ending.
There are so many interesting sociological themes woven into this book that an English teacher could have a real field day with it. Characters are likable, settings are wonderfully vivid, but the plot gets far more convoluted than necessary. In spite of some flaws, overall, I found the book immensely entertaining, terribly imaginative, and far more literary than many sci-fi novels.
The narrator is superb - lovely voice with excellent character voices. One of the few narrators I have heard that could do a child's voice without making me gag. I wish Audible provided a separate rating category for "audio production" because I have to rate down the performance because the audio has flaws that just shouldn't be there. Jennifer Wiltsie is most definitely a FIVE STAR narrator, but there are several places in the recordings where the sound blurs and the cut at the end of part 1 is terrible. Hence my 4 stars on the performance.
I would recommend The Diamond Age with some caveats - this is definitely an adult novel and you have to be a reader willing to push on through some confusion to enjoy this.
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- ERICH E HEISE
- 06/08/2012
Great story, solid performance, poor audio quality
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Better audio quality
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It was a great book, but poor sampling or compression artifacts made it difficult to listen too with ambient white noise. Tinny, narrow range audio. Re-downloaded to ensure highest quality rate, but all qualities were poor.
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- Kamran
- 18/08/2008
Wow, another excellent book from Stephenson
Like a lot of good authors, Stephenson has books that aren't as well known but may end up being better or as good as his best-known works. This is one of those.
It is a different breed than Snow Crash, but I want to talk about this book in its own right. Diamond Age is almost a children's story, with the main character being a child who grows into an adult by the end of the book.
Here's something you have to keep in mind: Neal's books take about an hour to 2 hours to understand the world they are taking place in. He usually talks a lot and goes into a lot of detail early on, using phrases and names of things that you have no idea. However, by about 2 hours in, you understand where everything is taking place and the world makes sense.
Since this is naturally important for any book, I didn't take off a star because of it. I really enjoy his introductions to the world that he creates, because I find myself wondering and asking questions about it.
Here's another thing to keep in mind, this book isn't for everyone... people who like technology and computing might find it more enjoyable than someone who doesn't, but I think that it can appeal to many people since it is grounded in a story about a girl growing up.
With all that said, Diamond Age is a really, really good book. You get really drawn into the characters and a lot of that has to do with the narrator and how she reads the fairy tales from the Primer, as well as the different voices she uses for other characters. Unlike some other books in Neal's stash, Diamond Age doesn't go off on long tangents about ancient Gods or religions. Some of it is there, but it has a lot more to do with destiny and abuse of technology, or "Unforeseen Consequences."
If you really liked Snow Crash, just be prepared for something a little more light-hearted and less "kick-ass action" oriented, but still highly enjoyable. 4/5 stars.
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- ArnoldT
- 01/07/2018
Sounds like it was recorded on a cassette tape.
I am a big fan of Neil Stephenson, generally find his audio books to be fantastic, and I actually felt this story had a lot of promise. Sadly, the quality of the audio is so poor that I could not bring myself to listen beyond 1/4 of the way through. To be clear, the narration is fine; it’s just that the audio quality is the worst I’ve ever heard in a book from Audible. I think I’ll just read this one on paper or Kindle.
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- Steph
- 13/06/2013
Not predictable - its wonderful!
I read this book probably about eight to nine years ago after I read Snowcrash. I remember not liking it as much as Snowcrash, maybe because I wanted more of the tower of babel stuff. After listening to it, I have no idea why I didn't like it as much. This book is wonderful.
The beginning is a bit slow and the end is abrupt. At the end I did listen to a portion a couple of times to make sure I hadn't missed anything, but this book is delicious! It is full of future potential sociatal problems, science, what makes culture, how to raise children, and how to develop creativity, initiative, and fearlessness in a new generation. I thought it was fantastic.
If you are not familiar with Stephenson he does give you a lot of detail and is very descriptive in his world building. Some are bored by this and want more action. There is action, but I like that I come away feeling I learned something. He does explain processes and science in a way that if you are not a tech or science major you will understand him and not feel condescended to - no easy chore for an author.
The narrator was superb. Jennifer Wiltsie did a brilliant job, it was not over dramatized. Her accents were good, maybe not perfect all the time, but for the scope of accents she had to do and number of characters she did very well. Her characters were distinguishable and I believe I enjoyed listening to it more than when I read it. There were a few audio issues but Ms. Wiltsie made up for them.
Another thing I liked about this book is it deals with raising and growing strong women from girlhood. It is not a childrens book, but not all fantasy and science fiction has strong female characters, and this book not only has them but its a main focus. If you are not usually a science fiction buff, but want a good coming of age tale, this is still worth it. Get past the first five chapters before you throw it down and call me a liar.
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- C. M. Newman
- 02/06/2005
Engrossing and well-read
This book is a brilliant imagining of the potential wonders and dangers of nanotech, but like all good science fiction it is more about the effects of technology on society than the technology itself. In a world of superabundant materials, where anything one can design through software can be built almost costlessly, what matters is how societies choose to define themselves and the meaning of a well-lived life. Hence we have futuristic technology employed by neo-Victorians and Confucians to inculcate (and subvert...) ancient values. Fascinating, with compelling characters. Certainly a more mature and subtle work than Snow Crash, much though I enjoyed the latter. And the female reader does a superb job, rendering the various accents from the neo-Victorians to the Bronx confucianism of Judge Fang so delightfully that I think listening to this is probably even better than reading it. I had difficulty getting out of my car at the end of my commute.
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- Andrew
- 27/03/2005
Stephenson at his most inventive, wonderfully read
This is one of the first few audio books I have listened to, and this one I have actually read before. All the wonderful baroque fanciness and joy of tech that was evident in Snow Crash is present here, yet Stephenson's writing style and characterisation improves markedly.
Stephenson's endings are often critisized (correctly in some cases) for being too open ended. I didn't find that a problem in tDA. This is not a 'travel a long way, destroy the ring and sauron, all go home' style of book, so it doesn't have that sort of ending.
The narration is simply excellent, with appropriate accents and timbre, but not overdone or excessively stereotypical. I personally felt that one or two voices were awkward (Nell and Harv) but given that all the characters were voiced by the same speaker I could forgive that. Despite having read the book already I listened to all 16 hours, it was just that good.
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- Erica/Greg
- 02/08/2003
Jennifer Wiltsie is Amazing..
I've read this book several times, but after hearing Jennifer Wiltsie's fantastic reading of it, I'm now addicted to the audiobook. Her clear, warm voice, her dramatic timing, her ability to slip flawlessly through a female texan accent, a male new york accent, a chinese accent, and others in a single conversation... I can't wait to find other audio books she's narrated, just to hear her read them.
The book is great, and you will never hear a Neal Stephenson book read better than by Jennifer Wiltsie.
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- Michelle
- 23/07/2003
Empowering Sci-Fi for Girls
Aside from the horrible pronunciation of the foreign (Chinese) words, the story is smart and the narrator does a great job bringing the story to life. The first hour or so seem a little confusing, but stick it through and you will get to know the main characters. The author's illustration of Shanghai and China is a remarkably accurate representation of the sights and senses of China today, of Chinese culture past and the brilliance of technology of the future.
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- Magikarp Salad
- 27/06/2012
Love this book...
Awesome technology and extremely well written, as one would expect. Narrator is excellent. This book gets pretty crazy...and you'll need to pay attention - but the story is insanely good. It is not as action packed as Snow Crash - but I would say this is still better.
There are 1000's of reviews and descriptions of all the important parts of this book, so I'll keep this short, but wanted to just mention - I just fell in love with little Nell - just so drawn into the story - concerned for her well being, happy when things go well for her... This is one of the books I have listened to numerous times (and will continue to).
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- November Man
- 06/02/2010
Just Sounds Terrible
Some of these older Audible records sound as taken from an old Schellack recording directly into a 60's cassette recorder... such a great book!!
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- Raphaël de Courville
- 30/08/2018
Terrible audio quality and interstitial music ruined this one for me
The few moments of corrupted audio toward the second half of the book could be excusable. What really ruined the experience for me were the dreadful bits of pseudo-baroque synthesizer arpeggios that play at the start of every new chapter. Ugh.
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- Binarystar
- 10/12/2018
Bad audio quality
Great story, but lacking audio sound quality and containing some garbled sequences. Not a dealbreaker though.
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- Fisch, S.
- 07/08/2016
Clearly one of the best Science Fiction stories
Outstanding Story, great reader. I love rather dystopic stories and to read about sociological questions of the future. Stephenson delivers on both ends. You should not miss this one!
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- Jan Onderwater aus NL
- 21/11/2019
Super
Dieses Hörbuch, The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer ist ein toller Science-Fiction-Roman. Es ist geschrieben wie einem Bildungsroman, ein Coming-of-Age-Geschichte und eine Queste.
Der Hauptperson dieser Geschichte ist Nell, ein junges Mädchen und es spielt in einer Zukunftswelt, in der die Nanotechnologie alles beeinflusst. Nell stammt aus einer der niedrigsten Arbeiterklasse, die in den Pachtregionen lebt, einem Tieflands Slum, vor der Mündung des Yangtse-Fluss nordwestlich von Shanghai.
Im Alter von vier Jahren erhält Nell eine gestohlene Kopie eines interaktiven Buches, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer: ein Interaktives Lehrbuch, in dem die Geschichte von Prinzessin Nell und ihren verschiedenen Freunden, Stofftiere, Verwandten, erzählt wird. Das Buch ist ein high tech Nano Technologie der interagiert mit Nell und was sie Erlebt.
Das Buch war ursprünglich für die Enkelin des wohlhabenden Neovictorianischen Lord Alexander Chung-Sik Finkle-McGraw bestimmt.
Die Geschichte hat drei sich überschneidende, fast gleich entwickelte Handlungsstränge: den sozialen Untergang des Ingenieurs und Designers des Primers John Percival Hackworth, der eine illegale Kopie des Primers für seine eigene kleine Tochter Fiona anfertigt, und Nells Ausbildung durch ihre unabhängige Arbeit mit dem Primer, nachdem ihr Bruder ihn von Hackworth gestohlen hat.
Hackworths Verbrechen wird sowohl Lord Finkle-McGraw als auch Dr. X bekannt, dem Schwarzmarktingenieur, dessen Compiler Hackworth zur Erstellung der Kopie des Primers verwendete, und jeder Mann versucht, Hackworth auszunutzen, um die gegensätzlichen Ziele seiner Stämme voranzutreiben.
Wir folgen auch Miranda, eine Stimmschauspielerin die die Stimme von Nells Primer spielt und fast Nells Leihmutter geworden ist, bei ihren Versuchen, Nell zu finden.
Der Roman beschäftigt sich mit den Themen Bildung, soziale Klasse, Ethnizität und der Natur der künstlichen Intelligenz. Ein sehr unterhaltsames Buch welches gut vorgelesen wird.
The Diamond Age
The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer ist ein Science-Fiction-Roman. Es ist geschrieben wie einem Bildungsroman, ein Coming-of-Age-Geschichte und eine Queste.
Der Hauptperson dieser Geschichte ist Nell, ein junges Mädchen und es spielt in einer Zukunftswelt, in der die Nanotechnologie alles beeinflusst. Nell stammt aus einer der niedrigsten Arbeiterklasse, die in den Pachtregionen lebt, einem Tieflands Slum, vor der Mündung des Yangtze-Fluss nordwestlich von Shanghai.
Im Alter von vier Jahren erhält Nell eine gestohlene Kopie eines interaktiven Buches, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer: ein Interaktives Lehrbuch, in dem die Geschichte von Prinzessin Nell und ihren verschiedenen Freunden, Stofftiere, Verwandten, erzählt wird. Das Buch ist ein high tech Nano Technologie der interagiert mit Nell und was sie erlebt.
Das Buch war ursprünglich für die Enkelin des wohlhabenden Neovictorianischen Lord Alexander Chung-Sik Finkle-McGraw bestimmt.
Die Geschichte hat drei sich überschneidende, fast gleich entwickelte Handlungsstränge: den sozialen Untergang des Ingenieurs und Designers des Primers John Percival Hackworth, der eine illegale Kopie des Primers für seine eigene kleine Tochter Fiona anfertigt, und Nells Ausbildung durch ihre unabhängige Arbeit mit dem Primer, nachdem ihr Bruder ihn von Hackworth gestohlen hat.
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Wir folgen auch Miranda, eine Stimmschauspielerin die die Stimme von Nells Primer spielt und fast Nells Leihmutter geworden ist, bei ihren Versuchen, Nell zu finden.
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- semperula
- 07/06/2012
a computer fairy tale
.. is a very rough summary - at first I was a bit disappointed - after Cryptonomicon, this seemed to a kids' story, very different - however, it is fun once you get into it. The only slight complaint is that in part 2 there are a few glitches with the recording having gone wrong - or maybe it was just my download. Let's see ..
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