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Karen Memory door Elizabeth Bear
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Karen Memory (origineel 2015; editie 2015)

door Elizabeth Bear

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"Steampunk novel set in Seattle in the late 19th century--an era when the town was called Rapid City, when the parts we now call Seattle Underground were the whole town (and still on the surface), when airships plied the trade routes bringing would-be miners heading up to the gold fields of Alaska, and steam-powered mechanicals stalked the waterfront. Karen is a "soiled dove," a young woman on her own who is making the best of her orphaned state by working in Madame Damnable's high-quality bordello. Through Karen's eyes we get to know the other girls in the house--a resourceful group--and the poor and the powerful of the town. Trouble erupts into her world one night when a badly injured girl arrives at their door, seeking sanctuary, followed by the man who holds her indenture, who has a machine that can take over anyone's mind and control their actions. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the next night brings a body dumped in their rubbish heap--a streetwalker who has been brutally murdered" --… (meer)
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Titel:Karen Memory
Auteurs:Elizabeth Bear
Info:Tor Books (2015), Hardcover, 352 pages
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Trefwoorden:fantasy, steampunk, Seattle

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Karen Memory door Elizabeth Bear (2015)

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    Boneshaker door Cherie Priest (reconditereader)
    reconditereader: Similar setting, similar level of butt-kicking awesomeness.
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Do yourself a favor and get this one. Authors--THIS is how steampunk is done! ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
a feminist steam western! ( )
  danielskatz | Dec 26, 2023 |
Steampunk, the old west, Captain Nemo, serial killers. This book is right in my wheelhouse. I liked the book but it wasn't a 5 star for a reason I can't totally blame on the author. The similarities in setting to Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century books never quite left my mind and honestly I prefer Priest's books slightly more.

This does not mean you shouldn't give this book a go. You absolutely should. It's fun and fast moving and if Bear writes a second book I will be on board. I will warn you the book is written in first person and has quite a few colloquialisms. If you don't like the main character's voice in the first chapter you should go ahead and out it down. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
Karen is a young woman on her own, is making the best of her orphaned state by working in Madame Damnable’s high-quality bordello. Trouble erupts one night when a badly injured girl arrives at their door, begging sanctuary, followed by the man who holds her indenture, and who has a machine that can take over anyone’s mind and control their actions. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, the next night brings a body dumped in their rubbish heap—a streetwalker who has been brutally murdered. I found this a lot of fun -- not fantasy, in and of itself, but steampunk and Elizabeth Bear, so I’m cool with it. ( )
  lyrrael | Aug 3, 2023 |
I like the book but we're told too much and not shown enough, and I think thats mostly due in effect that its just one pov... But not enough of the world is established and given full explainations so it feels like I'm missing an entire book?

The romance had potential but again due to the perspective we don't really get to see it become fleshed out and made to feel tangible.

I like that this is a Jack the ripper-ish retelling, that feels like it pulled from 10,000 leagues under the sea and the league of extrodinary gentlemen.... but I just needed more of the 'other' details to really back it up....

I'd give it a 3 because of the lack of details... but ultimately, I really did like it, so 4 stars it is. ( )
  MiserableFlower | May 26, 2023 |
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Elizabeth Bearprimaire auteuralle editiesberekend
Grace, JenniferVertellerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
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who is not actually a seamstress

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"Steampunk novel set in Seattle in the late 19th century--an era when the town was called Rapid City, when the parts we now call Seattle Underground were the whole town (and still on the surface), when airships plied the trade routes bringing would-be miners heading up to the gold fields of Alaska, and steam-powered mechanicals stalked the waterfront. Karen is a "soiled dove," a young woman on her own who is making the best of her orphaned state by working in Madame Damnable's high-quality bordello. Through Karen's eyes we get to know the other girls in the house--a resourceful group--and the poor and the powerful of the town. Trouble erupts into her world one night when a badly injured girl arrives at their door, seeking sanctuary, followed by the man who holds her indenture, who has a machine that can take over anyone's mind and control their actions. And as if that wasn't bad enough, the next night brings a body dumped in their rubbish heap--a streetwalker who has been brutally murdered" --

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