The Children of Men
Oct 2010 · Sold by Vintage
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A modern science fiction classic from an acclaimed bestselling author: The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction.
"A book of such accelerating tension that the pages seem to turn faster as one moves along." —Chicago Tribune
Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.
Told with P. D. James’s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future.
The inspiration for director Alfonso Cuarón's modern masterpiece of a film.
"A book of such accelerating tension that the pages seem to turn faster as one moves along." —Chicago Tribune
Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.
Told with P. D. James’s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future.
The inspiration for director Alfonso Cuarón's modern masterpiece of a film.
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October 16, 2021
What an absolute rollercoaster this experience has been. I picked up a copy of this in December of 2020, and decided to wait and read it on the days of the diary entries since it is set in 2021. I have now done that. It's been such a unique experience, and while I'm not sure it's the strongest way to read the book I cannot express how glad I am that I made this choice. While our pandemic world isn't the same as the one this book takes place in, but I think it mirrors well. I took a lot from Theo's journey, and I hope I've grown half as much as he did along the way.
Yari Yes
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September 15, 2019
Movie Genre I want Sci-Fi And Fantasy Not A Goddamn Drama
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The BOI In the lawn chair
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January 19, 2018
It finally got interesting in the last few chapters.
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About the author
P. D. JAMES is the author of twenty books, many of which feature her detective hero Adam Dalgliesh and have been televised or filmed. She was the recipient of many honors, including the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature, and in 1991 was created Baroness James of Holland Park. She died in 2014.
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