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Silently and Very Fast - Catherynne M. Valente
Silently and Very Fast
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Fantastist Catherynne M. Valente takes on the folklore of artificial intelligence in this brand new, original novella of technology, identity, and an uncertain mechanized future. Neva is dreaming. But she is not alone. A mysterious machine entity called Elefsis haunts her and the members of her... show more
Fantastist Catherynne M. Valente takes on the folklore of artificial intelligence in this brand new, original novella of technology, identity, and an uncertain mechanized future.
Neva is dreaming. But she is not alone. A mysterious machine entity called Elefsis haunts her and the members of her family, back through the generations to her great-great grandmother-a gifted computer programmer who changed the world. Together Neva and Elefsis navigate their history and their future, an uneasy, unwilling symbiote.

But what they discover in their dreamworld might change them forever . . .

2011 Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella
2012 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novella
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781936896004 (1936896001)
Publisher: Wsfa Press
Pages no: 127
Edition language: English
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The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it
5.0 Interior world
This was so fucking weird. Gorgeous mind-screw. There is no way to really understand unless you walk the fine edge between paying close attention and just letting it flow. I can't even give a proper summary without diving into spoiler territory. Dream-like and powerful in imagery, heavy on symbol,...
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gcsabai rated it
3.0 Silently and Very Fast
Really not my style but still it was ok
Medusa's Stories
Medusa's Stories rated it
Oh wow. I feel like I've just been punched in the chest. Not sure if it's in a positive or negative way. Wow.
futurista
futurista rated it
5.0 Silently and Very Fast
For Elefsis, the most important verb is "to be". You might find this strange since Elefsis is a house. Silently and Very Fast is an odd, haunting, and beautiful tale of a house that has managed to live both inside and outside its occupants. Every part of this novella reads like a dream, but it's a d...
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4.0 SILENTLY AND VERY FAST
4.5I believe that as of right now, I am a hundred years too young and a hundred reads too early to fully grasp this novella.If you could capture the essence of surrealism, and the cold and fiery beauty of electric current, along with the simple complexity and stubbornness of a kaleidoscope, then gra...
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