Blood Music Audiobook

" A typical Greg Bear book filled with long-winded and tedious descriptions of completely irrelevant details. Blood music is an easy read, not much behind it, very few ideas. I fear the day when Greg Bear finally has more than one idea for a book. Imagine Philip K. Dick's inspiration coupled with Greg Bear's tendency to over explain, and you'd get a world without trees. "

" Nobody else can imagine other forms of life as distinctly as Greg Bear. Bear's descriptions will carry you down to the cellular level. His transformation of post-apocalypse America is unique. Only the ending was a bit of a let down. "

" This is one of the finest science fiction novels of the last 50 years...Bear's best and one of the hundred greatest Science Fiction novels of all time. "

" Out there. A fun read. "

" I really liked the short story that this was based on, and would give that 5 stars. The first third or so of the novel is essentially the short story. Unfortunately, once you get past that first part the story goes downhill. It gets to the point where it seems like anything can happen -- there are no rules anymore -- and this made the story uninteresting to me. "

" Definately an enjoyable concept (creepy virus stuff + cyberpunk underpinnings) gets a bit of a thinker for a book. Going with the short story nets an additional star due to filler in the book. "

" Although I felt the book moved slowly through the dialogue and plot, overall I quite enjoyed the story. "

" This book starts off great (Orrigionally a novella) it was then expanded and some would think it wnet off the rails a little. I still liked it but it does get far fetched. "

" Started off with a lot of promise, but just went sideways to the end. "

" Amazing. What good sci-fi should be- believable, thought provoking, and fast paced. Not at all dated either. "

" Seriously weak ending. "

" The first SF novel to deal with nanotechnology. A really brilliant concept for intelligent life at the micro level. "

" Right up there with Darwin's Radio as far as Greg Bear goes. I enjoyed the short story so I gave the whole thing a try. I was not disappointed. "

" Interesting concept. Hmmmm. "

" imaginative SF to the point of trippy. interesting. "

" Tear off the last half of the book and throw it in the bin. 4.5 stars then. "

" A good read, a little uneven, but very original at the time it was written. I recognized themes in later works by other writers, that were clearly derived from this book. Well, Bear did it first. So there. "

" A short story that gets out of hand. Not bad but really drags on. Not a Childhood's End but it did get kind of creepy at the end. "

" I really enjoyed it. Read it about 4 times now. "

" riveting sci-fi bookup there with the best ones ! "

" A decent if odd sci-fi story covering the spread of a viral intelligence and how it changes the inventor, the country, and the world. It has some interesting speculation on the power of conscious observation of the universe, a theme also later explored a much better book of his, Quarantine. "

" I loved this story, but I have to admit I preferred the short story to the novella. If you can find it, be sure to check out the short version. "

" Compelling ideas delivered in a slightly awkward fashion. "

" Right up there with Darwin's Radio as far as Greg Bear goes. I enjoyed the short story so I gave the whole thing a try. I was not disappointed. <br/> <br/> "

" While starting out slow, it was a spine-tingling sci-fi suspense novel, highly recommended. "

" imaginative SF to the point of trippy. interesting. "

" Gripping and cautionary tale, a modern Sorcerer's Apprentice? "

" a classic. suprisingly emotional and extremely inventive "

" Greg Bear loves to write about cellular processes and I always learn something when I read his books. That being said, it gets a bit technical in parts and I have no idea what's going on.<br/><br/>Regardless, good book, alot of fun for the realm of possibilities. "

" Disturbing in many ways. You may wish you had never read Blood Music. Probably not a good idea to inject yourself with smart cells. "

" An interesting premise and fairly unpredictable, but I had a difficult time enjoying his writing style. Nonetheless, like any great science fiction, this book gives you much to think about and is yet another great title in the SF Masterworks series. "

" I really enjoyed it. Read it about 4 times now. "

" So much better than his Darwin series--clean, spare, magical, fast-moving. A thunderbolt. "

" A well-researched read. The best I've read from Bear. "