Ark

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On the eve of Earth s destruction, a young scientist discovers something too precious to lose, in a story of cataclysm and hope by the 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent trilogy.It s only two weeks before an asteroid turns home to dust Though most of Earth has already been evacuated, it s Samantha s job to catalog plant samples for the survivors unknowable journey beyond.Preparing to stay behind and watch the world end, she makes a final human connection.As certain doom hurtles nearer, the unexpected and beautiful potential for the future begins to flower Veronica Roth s Ark is part of Forward , a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out of this world authors Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought provoking sitting. Best Read eBook Ark author Veronica Roth – kino-fada.fr The concept was really interesting The content was heavy and definitely on the artsy morbid side of things The character development was incredibly weak, overall, so I think this concept just didn t fare well in a short story format I was bored a lot, which probably isn t good considering I listened on audio, on 3 speed, which means the whole story was only about 27 minutes long for me Basically, this story struggled to hold my attention for half an hour I guess, all this results in that I The concept was really interesting The content was heavy and definitely on the artsy morbid side of things The character development was incredibly weak, overall, so I think this concept just didn t fare well in a short story format I was bored a lot, which probably isn t good considering I listened on audio, on 3 speed, which means the whole story was only about 27 minutes long for me Basically, this story struggled to hold my att...I m so excited for this one.The book was totally cool.With Ark, Veronica Roth has written a beautiful story that, like all good science fiction, uses a futuristic setting to highlight something true about ourselves In this case, the truth Roth illuminates is the beauty of the earth and how much we have to lose As such, I viewed it as a very subtle message of conservation environmentalism The mood is somber, which based on the reviews clearly turned off some readers, but it s hard to be too upbeat in a story about the world rapidly nearing dest With Ark, Veronica Roth has written a beautiful story that, like all good science fiction, uses a futuristic setting to highlight something true about ourselves In this case, the truth Roth illuminates is the beauty of the earth and how much we have to lose As such, I viewed it as a very subtle message of conservation environmentalism The mood is somber, which based on the reviews clearly turned off some readers, but it s hard to be too upbeat in a story about the world rapidly nearing destruction via a collision with an asteroid humanity has been aware of its fate for many years Here s an example Maybe he the main character s father had been apologizing for giving her life in the first place, when he knew it would be full of dread She wished she could have told him that lif...The audio did not work for me at all I was bored from the beginning It just rambled along, I looked in vain for a red thread or something to grab my interest I listened to it a second time with half an ear this morning and then proceeded to skim the written word.I think that did the trick I still don t love this story, but I think reading this brings out the subtleties of the story much better than listening to it I only caught the final twist when I read the words, crazily enough I might The audio did not work for me at all I was bored from the beginning It just rambled along, I looked in vain for a red thread or something to grab my interest I listened to it a second time with half an ear this morning and then proceeded to skim the written word.I think that did the trick I still don t love this story, but I t...Ark is the first of six stories about the future in Forward, andPrime program and the Kindle and audio formats are free toPrime members In audio, they are around an hour in length.In Ark, it is the last two weeks before a comet strikes the earth and destroys its atmosphere Only a few scientists remain on earth, catergorizing species Four of them work in horticulture Samatha is one To get the job, one had to have a MS, be unattached, and be an orphan They will be amongst t Ark is the first of six stories about the future in Forward, andPrime program and the Kindle and audio formats are free toPrime members In audio, they are around an hour in length.In Ark, it is the last two weeks before a comet strikes the earth...Ark is a story about the end of the world and is told from a young scientist s perspective, Samantha She is preparing for the final launch off of the earth and goes to a sort of hermit scientist s dwelling to deliver his lunch She finds herself intrigued by his lifestyle and enjoys herself so much that she spends much of the rest of her time on Earth talking about orchids with him I have just started my journey into the Forward collection and I actually chose this one to read second because i Ark is a story about the end of the world and is told from a young scientist s perspective, Samantha She is preparing for the final launch off of the earth and goes to a sort of hermit scientist s dwelling to deliver his lunch She finds herself intrigued by his lifestyle and enjoys herself so much that she spends much of the rest of her time on Earth talking about orchids with h...This is a reflective short fiction novel that takes place in the future An asteroid will soon crash with planet Earth and life as we know it is not expected to survive For years now, humanity has been preparing to move to another planet before the collision occurs.The story revolves around Samantha, a young scientist whose job is to catalog plant samples that will be taken with the surviving humans to their new home.I enjoyed the story, the author is descriptive and immerses...Ark is part of the Forward Collection featured on .com Each of the short stories, including this one, explore the author s view of the earth s future In Ark, Earth and its inhabitants will be destroyed by an asteroid that crashes into the planet Knowing in advance this will happen, scientists have found an alternate world and most of Earth s inhabitants have been evacuated The only ones left are the scientists who collecting specimens for the Arks that will travel to the new world As Ark is part of the Forward Collection featured on .com Each of the short stories, including thi...I liked it so it s much closer to a 4 3.75 than a 3 I understand it was meant to be short and succinct but I guess I was expecting maybe a littlesci fi dystopia I love the premise but I found going in depth with the orchids and childhood flashbacks was a bit boring I was muchinterested in the comet, or the ship, or the plan ahead, or the 2 week planning they had around escaping not escaping Bringing it full circle in the end with the new discovery definitely reminded the reade I liked it so it s much closer to a 4 3.75 than a 3 I understand it was meant to be short and succinct but I guess I was expecting maybe a littlesci fi dystopia I love the premise but I found going...

Ark
  • English
  • 06 April 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 39 pages
  • Veronica Roth
  • Ark