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Title	:	Beggars in Spain (Sleepless #1)
Author	:	Nancy Kress
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 400 pages
Published	:	November 23rd 2004 by Harper Voyager (first published February 1993)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction. Speculative Fiction

Beggars in Spain (Sleepless #1)

Nancy Kress

Paperback | Pages: 400 pages

Rating: 3.94 | 7159 Users | 628 Reviews

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In this future, some people need no sleep at all. Leisha Camden was genetically modified at birth to require no sleep, and her normal twin Alice is the control. Problems and envy between the sisters mirror those in the larger world, as society struggles to adjust to a growing pool of people who not only have 30 percent more time to work and study than normal humans, but are also highly intelligent and in perfect health.

The Sleepless gradually outgrow their welcome on Earth, and their children escape to an orbiting space station to set up their own society. But Leisha and a few others remain behind, preaching acceptance for all humans, Sleepless and Sleeper alike. With the conspiracy and revenge that unwinds, the world needs a little preaching on tolerance.

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Original Title:	Beggars in Spain
ISBN:	0060733489 (ISBN13: 9780060733483)
Series:	Sleepless #1
Characters:	Leisha Camden, Susan Melling, Jordan Watrous, Jennifer Sharifi, Drew Arlen, Miranda Sharifi
Literary Awards:	Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1994), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1993), Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee (1994), John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (1994), SF Chronicle Award

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I love how the author reveals in the preface that her motivation for writing this story and its characters was her envy of those who need less sleep than she does. Envy is a familiar feeling to me so I could identify with her and, in some respects, with some of the characters in this book.This book has a fascinating premise, compellingly interesting characters, a riveting epic storyline, and (for the most part) creative future world building. But, while theyre given adequate motivations, I still

This book came highly recommended, and of course it has also won a ton of awards, but I wasn't impressed at all. There's very little characterization. The characters seem to exist just to move the plot along, ie "And then THIS happened and I'm going to tell you about it now!"I was also reminded of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, in which the flat characters exist only as mouthpieces for Rand's philosophy.As for the plot, it's interesting, but it clanks along kind of relentlessly. I couldn't help

This story really felt like three in one with the three parts. I feel like I've already read the trilogy...what else could possibly happen? We've skipped through three generations, which is more than most trilogies tackle. But I suppose since (view spoiler)[ the Sleepless can never die of old age (hide spoiler)] then it's not as big a deal to skip around the years.The novel brings up a lot of issues such as jealousy and hate over something you don't quite understand in the beginning. It was

I am deeply conflicted by this book. While the foreword explained the authors rationale for the story, after an incredibly interesting premise and set up, we were led into a rather dated world filled with racism, sexism and such outdated terms even for technology of today that it made me question the decade it was published in. Sadly, this book decided to not explore the fascinating concepts of no sleep, but instead turned into a harsh and frankly, extremely unsettling comparison of communism vs

Big, moving dynasty novel about a future class war. Elitism vs racism, individualism vs collectivism, negative freedom vs positive freedom, UBI and/or dignity. Kress' stated goal is to bring together Rand's ideal and Le Guin's (ambiguous) ideal and see how they spark off each other, their repulsion dance.The first two books seem simple: a good basic dramatisation of the excellence vs equality problem. But stick with it, dialectic comes. Kress is much better at inhabiting other views than Rand,

A fascinating book that's both gripping and off-putting (so many of its characters and themes are awfully ablist, and while part of that is explicitly critiqued, it is horrible to read about and through nonetheless, and to me, not sufficiently dealt with). It's very interesting for its analysis of how ethics of care may develop regardless of explicitly Randian society as a background. Still, I think the book has also aged badly in many ways: by not foreseeing animal rights, by assuming wealth

I was reminded of this novel because I read an article on a woman who can't forget anything. This book is about people who don't have to sleep. Fascinating.