In some ways, it’s almost like a hypothetical social experiment, exploring the possible outcomes if a society were to emerge on its own, completely cut off and free of influences from the rest of humankind. The book takes place in the far-flung future on an alien planet, but simply labeling it science fiction misses out on a lot of its themes too. Heck, I’m sitting here writing a monster of a review for it myself. Something tells me Dark Eden isn’t the kind of book you can take at face value I have a feeling it could spawn a dozen papers on sociology and human psychology if you were inclined to analyze it. Of course, you can also review backlist books any day you want, as often you want, but be sure to watch for her post at the end of the month to link up!įor this month’s Backlist Burndown, I’m reviewing… Every last Friday of the month, she’ll be posting a review of a backlist book and is inviting anyone interested to do the same. And it seems I’m not the only one! Backlist Burndown is a new meme started by Lisa of Tenacious Reader. Backlist Burndown: Dark Eden by Chris BeckettĪs a book blogger, sometimes I get so busy reading review titles and new releases that I end up missing out on a lot previously published books, so one of my goals for this year is to take more time to catch up with the backlist, especially in my personal reading pile.
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