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Z by Manuel Alves

singularidadesdoslivros's review

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4.0

4,5 stars ;)

Gostei muito deste pequeno conto e fiquei muito feliz por saber que o autor promete continuação! :D Acho uma boa aposta explorá-lo, pois está bastante interessante e original!

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— Quantos sonhos cabem na palma da mão? — perguntou.
O Professor esboçou um sorriso cínico.
— Todos — respondeu.
Z abriu as mãos.
— Eu tenho duas mãos cheias de sonhos — disse ele. — O Professor, em todo o seu génio, não consegue nem sonhar o que eu farei com esses sonhos.

tickling_dragon's review

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dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

imakandiway's review

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3.0

Já tinha lido a estória em português como parte da “Antologia de Ficção Científica Fantasporto”. Quis experimentar a versão inglesa por dois motivos: saber a mudança de idioma realçava certas características do autor e se passados dois anos a minha opinião seria a mesma.

Como é óbvio a estória não se tornou inovadora, não sendo por isso que deixa de merecer as mesmas 3 Estrelas pelo entretenimento.

Por outro lado, fosse por ter passado a inglês ou por a minha paciência ter diminuído, o diálogo inicial tornou-se mais saturante. O autor podia ter mantido todo o mesmo “sumo” com menos repetições e argumentos circulares.

rebecca_3's review

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4.0

I think this is more like a 3.5/5. I love the concept and I was surprised by the character of Z. A character in captivity is usually meant to be sympathetic. Although I still was somehow sympathetic of him, he was not what I was expecting. He was... somewhat twisted. Willing to hurt and kill in order to escape. I loved that aspect of the story. I was quite surprised more than once by Z's actions. I also loved this version of the future, and the technology. What little we saw of it.

But I was quite confused by most of what Z and the Professor said. I couldnt follow most of their conversations, and I am not even sure whether or not I was supposed to be able to. They used a lot of big words I'm not familiar with and scientific terms. But I would still love to see more of Z.

anobrega85's review

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4.0

Z is a short story about artificial intelligence (or is it that artificial? one is never sure) and the terrors that come when the search for scientific knowledge has the investigator ignore all the ethical limitations. It's very well written, starting with a smart conversation to pique the readers interest, then slowly unfolding the plot and ending with no clear resolution. The shift in point of view allied with a change in the description of the characters (for example, the professor and his hands turn to the white monster and his claws) is really well done and actually made me smile. Though it might not be the author's intention, this does seem like a good idea for a full length novel, one that, having read this, I'd surely buy.

Review originally published on my blog.

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