Crosstalk
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345540676 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0345540670 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780345540690 (pbk)
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Physical Description:
498 pages ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, [2016]
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Subject: | Privacy, Right of Fiction Telepathy Fiction Communication Social aspects Fiction Interpersonal relations Fiction |
Genre: | Science fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
When a technological breakthrough enables romantic partners to achieve empathy via a simple outpatient procedure, Briddley Flannigan delightedly undergoes the treatment in the hopes of becoming closer to her fiancT, only to find herself hearing the thoughts of one of the tech nerds in her office. By the Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author ofBlackout . - Baker & Taylor
When a technological breakthrough enables romantic partners to achieve empathy via a simple outpatient procedure, Briddley Flannigan delightedly undergoes the treatment in the hopes of becoming closer to her fiancâe, only to find herself hearing the thoughts of one of the tech nerds in her office. - Baker & Taylor
"One of science fiction's premiere humorists turns her eagle eye to the crushing societal implications of telepathy. In a not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure that has been promised to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. So when Briddey Flannigan's fiancâe proposes that he and Briddey undergo the procedure, she is delighted! Only...the results aren't quite as expected. Instead of gaining an increased empathetic link with her fiancâe Briddey finds herself hearing the actual thoughts of one of the nerdiest techs in her office. And that's the least of her problems"-- - Random House, Inc.
Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalkâa genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR
In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. And Briddey Flannigan is delighted when her boyfriend, Trent, suggests undergoing the operation prior to a marriage proposalâto enjoy better emotional connection and a perfect relationship with complete communication and understanding. But things donât quite work out as planned, and Briddey finds herself connected to someone else entirelyâin a way far beyond what she signed up for.
It is almost more than she can handleâespecially when the stress of managing her all-too-eager-to-communicate-at-all-times family is already burdening her brain. But thatâs only the beginning. As things go from bad to worse, she begins to see the dark side of too much information, and to realize that loveâand communicationâare far more complicated than she ever imagined.
Praise for Crosstalk
âA rollicking send-up of obsessive cell phone usage in too-near-future America . . . [Connie] Willisâs canny incorporation of scientific lore, and a riotous cast . . . make for an engaging girl-finally-finds-right-boy story thatâs unveiled with tact and humor. Willis juxtaposes glimpses of claimed historical telepaths with important reflections about the ubiquity of cell phones and the menace that unscrupulous developers of technology pose to privacy, morality, and emotional stability.ââPublishers WeeklyÂ
âAn exhilarating and laugh-inducing read . . . one of those rare books that will keep you up all night long because you canât bear to put it down.ââPortland Book Review
âA fun technological fairy tale.ââBookPage
âOne of the funniest SF novels in years.ââLocus
Praise for Connie Willis
âA novelist who can plot like Agatha Christie and whose books possess a bounce and stylishness that Preston Sturges might envy.ââThe Washington Post
âIf anyone can be named âbest science fiction writer of the age,â itâs Connie Willis.ââAnalog
âOne of Americaâs finest writers . . . Willis can tell a story so packed with thrills, comedy, drama and a bit of red herring that the result is apt to satisfy the most discriminating, and hungry, reader.ââThe Denver Post
âWillis can tell a story like no other. . . . One of her specialties is sparkling, rapid-fire dialogue; another, suspenseful plotting; and yet another, dramatic scenes so fierce that they burn like after-images in the readerâs memory.ââThe Village Voice
âThe Best of Connie Willis? Isnât that like sorting through diamonds?ââLytherus