Emmi Itäranta
Paperback | Pages: 263 pages Rating: 3.71 | 5465 Users | 884 Reviews
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| Title | : | Memory of Water |
| Author | : | Emmi Itäranta |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 263 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2014 by Harper Voyager (first published January 24th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. European Literature. Finnish Literature. Young Adult |
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Global warming has changed the world's geography and its politics. Wars are waged over water, and China rules Europe, including the Scandinavian Union, which is occupied by the power state of New Qian. In this far north place, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio is learning to become a tea master like her father, a position that holds great responsibility and great secrets. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria's father tends, which once provided water for her whole village. But secrets do not stay hidden forever, and after her father's death the army starts watching their town-and Noria. And as water becomes even scarcer, Noria must choose between safety and striking out, between knowledge and kinship. Imaginative and engaging, lyrical and poignant, Memory of Water is an indelible novel that portrays a future that is all too possible.List Books Toward Memory of Water
| Original Title: | Teemestarin kirja |
| ISBN: | 0062326155 (ISBN13: 9780062326157) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Noria Kaitio |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2015), Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2015), Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (2015), Compton Crook Award Nominee (2015), Kalevi Jäntin palkinto (2012) James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2014), Nuori Aleksis -palkinto (2013), Tähtivaeltaja Award Nominee (2013), The Kitschies Nominee for Golden Tentacle (Debut) (2014), HelMet Award for Yleisön suosikki (2015) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Memory of Water
Ratings: 3.71 From 5465 Users | 884 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books Memory of Water
Itäranta is a Finnish author, and as I understand it, she wrote the book in both Finnish and in English, and its been published in both languages. Speaking as an author, let me tell you, thats pretty badass.Heres the publishers summary:"In the far north of the Scandinavian Union, now occupied by the power state of New Qian, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio studies to become a tea master like her father. It is a position that holds great responsibility and a dangerous secret. Tea masters aloneI went into this book blind, knowing nothing about it other than the title which screamed to me environmental apocalypse. That wasnt far off, although I guess its more dystopian than apocalyptic. Water resources are limited as one would expect by the title, and access to them is strictly controlled by the military.Sometimes these types of books feel tedious to me because they tend to have similar themes and plots. I really enjoyed this one, though. There were some gaps in the world-building that
Just like Severance, which I read only yesterday, this reads much more like literary fiction than a dystopian/post-apocalyptic novel. Had I read it before Severance, I might have given it 4 stars. Maybe. As it is, it's almost impossible not to compare the two and Severance gets extra points for having a more relatable protagonist.
Imagine youre listening to the radio. A song comes up youve never heard before. You dont know the band, but you like the quiet, melancholic melody. You stop to listen and the more you do, the more you like it. Except, youre waiting for the song to take flight. Youre waiting for something to happen, something to take the song to the next level and surprise you. It never happens. Thats what happened to me with this book. I wanted to like it better than I did. Itäranta writes beautifully, but her
This didn't strike me as something I would enjoy but I was very impressed by it. Set in a stark, dystopian future where water is scarce, teenage Noria Kaitio is becoming a tea master and growing up very quickly. She soon becomes the keeper of two very important secrets; the illegal water spring entrusted to her by her father and, with her best friend, historical evidence of where the water went. She soon starts to resist the government and her subversive struggle leads her down a dangerous path,
In the Chinese ruled police state of Scandinavia, a young tea master guards the last spring in hot, brutal world where water is the ultimate currency. This was a gentle, flowing book, crafted well to mimic the water it so venerates. One of this year's Philip K Dick nominees. If the others are to this level, I'm going to have a hard time choosing a favorite.
I read this because it was nominated one month for the Sword and Laser book club but lost to a book I had already read. There are elements of this novel to like. The combination of Scandinavian and Chinese culture for the society of New Qian was really the best part, especially the section combining the northern lights with the Chinese festivals. Beautiful! Magical!The theme of water scarcity is frequent these days, although having a teamaster in each village/town/city with the secrets of the
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