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La Saga des Fourmis #1

丕賱賳賲賱

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In the early 21st century, in a Paris rapidly turning tropical thanks to global warming, Jonathan Wells tries to get to the bottom (as it turns out, quite literally) of his Uncle Edmond's obsession with ants. Jonathan and his family have been left Edmond's basement apartment; their benefactor's sole request is, "ABOVE ALL, NEVER GO DOWN INTO THE CELLAR." Meanwhile, in the great city of Bel-o-kan, a reproductive ant, the 327th male, is fighting for survival, having had his olfactory Identikit stripped by traitors of his own tribe.

Both males--human and ant--are determined to solve their separate quandaries, and Bernard Werber cleverly juxtaposes their adventures and those of their survivors. Their stories must somehow be linked, but it will be hundreds of imaginative and educational pages before we come upon the solution.

433 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

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Bernard Werber

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Bernard Werber's "Ants" trilogy made him one of France's most popular science fiction novelists in the 90s. Werber began studying journalism in 1982 in Paris, where he discovered the work of sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick. In 1991 he published the novel Les Fourmis (Empire of the Ants), a complex fantasy novel in which ants were the heroes and humans the pesty antagonists. The novel became a cult hit across Europe, and Werber followed it with two other books in the same vein: Le Jour des Fourmis (Day of the Ants,1992) and La R茅volution des Fourmis (Revolution of the Ants, 1995). His other books include L'Empire des Anges (Empire of the Angels, 2000) and L'Arbre des possibles (The Tree of Possibles, 2002).

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丕賱丨賱賯丞 亘鬲丕毓鬲賷 賲賳 "亘鬲丕毓 丕賱賰鬲亘" 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞:

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乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賳賲賱 賴賷 兀丨丿賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲睾賷乇 賲賮賴賵賲賰 鬲賲丕賲賸丕 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賯賱賷丿賷丞.
鬲爻賷乇 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 禺胤賷賳:

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禺胤 丕賱亘卮乇
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乇亘賲丕 賲賳 丕賱賲毓丕乇賰 賵丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱鬲賷 卮丕賴丿賳丕賴丕 亘賷賳 賲賲丕賱賰 丕賱賳賲賱.. 兀賵 亘丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱廿爻鬲孬賳丕卅賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賮賰乇 亘賴丕 丕賱賳賲賱.. 兀賵 亘兀賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 噩毓賱賳賷 丨夭賷賳 賱兀賳 賳賲賱丞 賲丕鬲鬲 賮賷 兀丨丿 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱賳賲賱賷丞.. 兀賵 賲賳 丕賱廿爻賯丕胤丕鬲 丕賱匕賰賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賵囟毓賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 賱鬲卮亘賴 鬲賲丕賲賸丕 毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘卮乇責 賴匕丕 丕賱禺胤 賰丕賳 睾賳賷賸丕 亘丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲.. 賵丕賱兀丨丿丕孬.. 賵丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲.

賵賲丕 噩毓賱 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓馗賷賲丞 賴賵 賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱乇亘胤 亘賷賳 丕賱禺胤賷賳.. 賰賷賮賷丞 噩毓賱賴丕 賲賳胤賯賷丞 賵賱丕 賷卮賵亘賴丕 卮賷亍.. 丌禺乇 100 氐賮丨丞 賰賳鬲 丕賱鬲賴賲 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲.. 兀噩乇賷 賲毓 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱卮賷賯丞.. 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱氐丕丿賲丞.. 丕賱鬲賷 賵亘賰賱 鬲兀賰賷丿 爻鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲噩乇賷 賱鬲賯乇兀 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷貙 賵丕賱孬丕賱孬!
賴匕賴 乇賵丕賷丞 毓亘賯乇賷丞貨 亘賳賶 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賲賳 毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 兀丨丿丕孬 賵賲毓丕乇賰 亘兀爻賱賵亘 卮賷賯 賵鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賱丕 睾亘丕乇 毓賱賷賴丕.. 賵賱賳賳鬲賯賱 廿賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賵氐乇丕毓 丕賱賳賲賱 賵丕賱廿賳爻丕賳.

賴匕賴 賱賷爻鬲 乇賵丕賷丞 賷購賳氐丨 亘賴丕.. 亘賱 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲噩毓賱賴丕 毓賱賶 賯丕卅賲丞 兀賵賱賵賷丕鬲賰.
賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 爻鬲丨賵賱賰 賲賳 卮禺氐 賷賯鬲賱 丕賱丌賱丕賮 賲賳 丕賱賳賲賱 廿賱賶 卮禺氐 賷丨鬲乇爻 兀賳 賷丿賵爻 賳賲賱丞 賵丕丨丿丞 丨鬲賶 亘丿賵賳 賯氐丿.. 亘賱 鬲噩賱爻 賵鬲卮丕賴丿 賴匕賴 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱匕賰賷丞 賵鬲鬲賲賳賶 賱賵 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 鬲鬲賵丕氐賱 賲毓賴丕 賱鬲爻兀賱賴丕: 賲賳 丕賱賳賲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕禺亘乇鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘賰賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱丿賯賷賯丞責

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I found this book on my father's bookshelves when I was 7 years old(which was the time that I loved reading some short stories,) and read the first page of it. I couldn't control my body; I couldn't stop my hands from flipping the pages; I couldn't stop my brain to stop reading this book.The only thing I can say about this book is.... nothing. It cannot close my wide-opened mouth. It is very astonishing. And about the author, too. Bernard Werber always loved ants, and he always tried to find out how they live, how they get food, how they interact with each other... etc. This book is the result of his experiments and notes from observing his ants. I really love this book... This is the book that made me love fictions and some non-fictions. This is the book that made me love Sherlock Holmes and other mystery novels. This is the book that made me love science, math, english (or your native language)... This is the book that made me love reading books. I don't want to spoil any story for the next readers of this book... I beg you to read this book, either in English, or your native language, since this book is translated into many languages. I REALLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. 100% sure that you will get the story, and also 99% sure that this book doesn't stop you from reading the next page; always creates suspense, thriller, and makes you want to find out what happened next. This is my #1 book, and I assume, this book will be my #1 book always in my life.
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" 賱賳 鬲亘賱睾 賲賳 丕賱丿賷賳 卮賷卅丕賸 丨鬲賶 鬲賵賯乇 噩賲賷毓 丕賱禺賱丕卅賯 "
= 丕亘賳 毓乇亘賷

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賱賰賳 毓乇賮鬲 丿賱賵賯鬲 丕賳賴丕 鬲爻鬲丕賴賱 丕丨鬲乇丕賲 兀賰亘乇 亘賰鬲賷乇
鬲爻鬲丕賴賱 丕賳賷 兀賵賯乇 氐賳毓 丕賱賱賴 丕賱毓馗賷賲 噩丿丕 賮賵賯 賰賱 鬲禺賷賱
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丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱亘丕乇毓 賴賵 丕賱匕賶 賷噩匕亘賳賶 賱毓丿賲 鬲乇賰 毓賲賱賴 賵 丕賳賴丕卅賴 賮賶 丕爻乇毓 賵賯鬲 賵 賱丕 賷噩毓賱賳賶 丕賮賯丿 卮睾賮賶 賵 丕賴鬲賲丕賲賶 亘丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 賱賰賳 丕賳 鬲噩毓賱賳賶 丕賷囟丕賸 丕賴賲卮 丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賶 賮賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵 賱丕 兀毓亘丕 亘賴 賵 丕噩丿 賳賮爻賶 鬲賲賱賰賳賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 亘丨賷丕鬲賴 賵 丨乇賵亘賴 賵 賳噩丕鬲賴 賮賶 賴匕丕 毓丕賱賲賴 丕賱賲賱卅 亘丕賱賲禺丕胤乇 亘賱 賵 丕鬲毓丕胤賮 賲毓賴賲 賮賴賳丕 賷噩亘 丕賳 丕乇賮毓 丕賱賯亘毓丞 賱賰 禺丕氐丞 丕賳賴丕 丕賵賱 丕毓賲丕賱" 亘乇賳丕乇賮賷乇亘賷乇" 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷丞 賵 賴匕丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 賲賮丕噩卅丞 賱賷 睾賷乇 丕賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賲賳匕 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 噩毓賱賰 鬲乇賶 丕賱賳賲賱 賲賳 賲賳馗賵乇 丕禺乇 " 賮賶 睾囟賵賳 丕賱賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲爻鬲睾乇賯賴丕 賯乇丕亍鬲賰賲 賱賴匕賷賳 丕賱爻胤乇賷賳 爻賷賵賱丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丕乇囟 40 丕賳爻丕賳 賵 700 賲賱賷賵賳 賳賲賱丞 \ 爻賷賲賵鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱丕乇囟 30 丕賳爻丕賳丕賸 賵 500 賲賱賷賵賳 賳賲賱丞 " 亘賴匕丞 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 乇賮毓 賲賳 卮兀賳 丕賱賳賲賱 賵 賱賲 賷丨鬲丕噩 賱賷亘孬 丕胤乇賵丨丕鬲 賵 賲賯丿賲丞 丨賵賱 丕賳 丕賱賳賲賱 賱丕 賷禺鬲賱賮 毓賳 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賱賷噩匕亘 丕丨鬲乇丕賲賰 賱賴匕丞 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 噩丿丕 賵 鬲丕鬲賶 匕乇賵丞 丕賱丕亘丿丕毓 丕賳 禺賷丕賱賶 丕氐亘丨 賱賷爻 賮賶 賴賷卅鬲賴 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 亘賱 賳賲賱丞 鬲丨丕乇亘 賲賳 丕噩賱 丕賱賳噩丕丞 .
" 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 鬲賰乇賴 丕賱鬲卮丕亘賴 賵 鬲丨亘 丕賱鬲賳賵毓貙 乇亘賲丕 賮賶 匕賱賰 鬲馗賴乇 毓亘賯乇賷鬲賴丕 "

噩丕卅鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賶 禺胤賷賳 賲鬲賵丕夭賷賷賳:

- 丕賱禺胤 丕賱亘卮乇賶
毓丕卅賱丞 " 丕丿賲賵賳丿 賵賷賱夭 " 毓丕賱賲 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 丕賱賲禺鬲氐 亘丕賱賳賲賱 賵 丕賱睾賲賵囟 丕賱匕賶 賷丨賷胤 亘賲賳夭賱賴 亘毓丿 賵賮丕鬲賴 賵 賵氐賷鬲賴 賱丕亘賳 丕禺鬲賴 亘毓丿賲 丕賱賳夭賵賱 丕賱賶 丕賱賯亘賵 丕亘丿丕賸 賵 賱賰賳 胤亘毓丕 爻賵賮 賷賳夭賱 賵 賲賳 爻賵賮 賷氐亘丨 丕賱賯亘賵 賷亘鬲賱毓 賰賱 賲賳 賷丿禺賱賴 賵 賴匕丕 丕賱禺胤 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 毓丿賲 丕賱賲賳胤賯賷丞 賮賶 亘毓囟 丕丨丿丕孬賴 賱賰賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賱賲 賷毓乇賴 丕賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲 丕賷囟丕賸 賱丕賳 丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱丕賰亘乇 賰丕賳 賷禺氐 丕賱禺胤 丕賱丕禺乇 賵 賴賵 賲丕 鬲丿賵乇 丨賵賱賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 .

禺胤 丕賱賳賲賱 :
丿乇爻 毓賱賲賶 亘丕賲鬲賷丕夭 賷賯丿賲賴 " 亘乇賳丕乇 賮賷乇亘賷乇" 賮賶 毓賱賲 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 賵 毓賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 禺氐賵氐丕賸 毓賳 毓丕賱賲 賱賲 賳毓乇賴 丕賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲 賲賳 賯亘賱 賵 賰丕卅賳丕鬲 氐睾賷乇丞 賱丕 鬲噩匕亘 丕賱丕賴鬲賲丕賲 賵 賱丕 丕賱賮囟賵賱 賱賷爻賲 賱賳丕 毓丕賱賲 睾丕賷丞 賮賶 丕賱鬲毓賯賷丿 賵 丕賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 鬲賯賵賲 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲丨丕賱賮丕鬲 賵 丕賱鬲胤賵乇 賵 賰丕卅賳丕鬲 鬲鬲胤賵乇 亘丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賱賲丕 賷賳丕爻亘 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱賵毓乇丞 賵 丕賱賲禺丕胤乇 丕賱鬲賶 賱丕 鬲賳鬲賴賶 .

賱賰賳 亘噩丕賳亘 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賶 丕毓鬲賯丿 乇丕賷賳丕 賱賲丨丕鬲 賯賱賷賱丞 賲賳賴 賵 丕賱丕噩夭丕亍 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞 賱丕夭丕賱鬲 爻鬲亘賴乇賳丕 丕賰孬乇 賵 丕賰孬乇 賰丕賳 賷賵噩丿 賲賰賷丿丞 鬲丨亘賰 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賲 賲丨賵 賰鬲賷亘丞 賰丕賲賱丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 爻賱丕丨 爻乇賶 賵 賷賳噩賵 賲賳賴丕 賮賯胤 " 丕賱匕賰乇 327 " 賵 毓賳丿賲丕 賷毓賵丿 賱賷禺亘乇 丕賱賲賱賰丞 賱賲 鬲賴鬲賲 賵 賮賶 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱賴 賲賳 賯亘賱 賳賲賱 匕賵 乇丕卅丨丞 氐禺乇賷丞 賷鬲丨丕賱賮 賲毓 " 丕賱丕賳孬賶 56 "賵" 丕賱噩賳丿賷丞 103683 " 丕賱匕賷賳 賷氐丿賯賵賴 賵 鬲亘丿丕 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱爻賱丕丨 丕賱爻乇賶 賵 丕賱賴乇賵亘 賲賳 丕賱匕賷賳 賷胤丕丿賵賴賲 賱賱丨丿 賲賳 賳卮乇 賴匕丞 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丞 丕賱禺胤賷乇丞 .

丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丿毓賵 賱賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賰孬賷乇丕賸 賱賲丕 亘賴丕 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 賱乇氐丿 毓丕賱賲 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賯亘賱 毓丕賱賲 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 賵 賮賱爻賮丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵 丕賱鬲胤賵乇 賵 賰賲丕 鬲匕賴亘 丕賱乇丨賱丕鬲 丕賱丕爻鬲賰卮丕賮賷丞 賱賱亘丨孬 賮賶 丕賱賮囟丕亍 賵 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 毓賵丕賱賲 丕禺乇賶 賮賶 丕賱賮囟丕亍 丕賱賮爻賷丨 賰丕賳 賷噩亘 丕賷囟丕賸 丕賱亘丨孬 賮賶 賲丕 鬲丨鬲 丕賱丕乇囟 賮賴賱 賳丨賳 賮毓賱丕 賰丕卅賳丕鬲 氐睾賷乇丞 賮賶 毓丕賱賲 賮爻賷丨 賰賲丕 丕賱賳賲賱 賮賶 毓丕賱賲賳丕 賵 賰賲丕 丕賱賯乇丿丕鬲 賮賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 !!!.

" 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 鬲丕禺匕 賯賵鬲賴丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲賳賵毓. 賷賱夭賲賴丕 丕賱胤賷亘賵賳貙 丕賱卮乇賷乇賵賳貙 丕賱賲噩丕賳賷賳貙 丕賱賲丨亘胤賵賳貙 丕賱乇賷丕囟賷賵賳貙 胤乇賷丨賵 丕賱賮乇丕卮貙 丕賱賲丨丿亘賵賳貙丕賱賲卮乇賵賲賵賳貙 丕賱賲亘鬲賴噩賵賳貙 丕賱丨夭丕賳賶貙丕賱丕匕賰賷丕亍貙 丕賱丕睾亘賷丕亍貙丕賱丕賳丕賳賷賵賳貙丕賱丕爻禺賷丕亍貙丕賱氐睾丕乇貙 丕賱賰亘丕乇貙 丕賱爻賵丿貙 丕賱氐賮乇貙 丕賱丨賲乇貙丕賱亘賷囟.. 賷賱夭賲賴丕 噩賲賷毓 丕賱丕丿賷丕賳貙 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賮賱爻賮丕鬲貙噩賲賷毓 丨丕賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲胤乇賮貙賵噩賲賷毓 丕賱丨賰賲 .. 丕賱禺胤乇 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賴賵 丕賳 鬲賱睾賷 丌賷丕 賲賳 賴匕丞 丕賱丕氐賳丕賮 賲賳 賯亘賱 丕禺乇賶. "

丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩丕卅鬲 亘丕爻賱賵亘 爻乇丿賶 賲卮賵賯 賵 賲孬賷乇 賱賰賳 賯丿 賷毓賷亘賴 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賱賱 丕丨賷丕賳丕賸 賱賰賳 賰丕賳 賱丕亘丿 賲賳賴 賱賷乇爻賲 賱賰 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 毓賱賶 丕丿賯 賵噩賴 .
丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 噩賷丿丞 賵 鬲賳亘兀 亘丕賱賰孬賷乇 賱賰賳 賲賳 噩賴丞 禺胤 丕賱賳賲賱 賮賯胤 賱丕賳 賮賷賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 亘丕賱禺胤 丕賱亘卮乇賶 賵 爻乇 丕賱賯亘賵 賮丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賴賲卮 賴匕丕 丕賱噩夭亍 賱丿乇噩丞 噩毓賱鬲賳賶 丕賮賯丿 丕賴鬲賲丕賲賶 亘賴 丕賲丕 亘丕賱賳亘爻丞 賱禺胤 丕賱賳賲賱 賮賴賵 賲丕 賷賴賲 賱丕賳賴 噩毓賱賳賶 丕鬲卮賵賯 賱賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賶.
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乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳賴賰丞 賵賰賲 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱匕賷 兀鬲丕賳賷 賲賳賴丕 賱丕 賷爻毓 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞 ....亘乇睾賲 毓賱賲賷鬲賴丕 丕賱賲賮乇胤丞 丕賱賶 兀賳 賱丿賶 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 噩賲賱 丨賰賷賲丞 賮賷 爻賷丕賯 丕賱鬲賵丕夭賷 兀孬乇 賮賷 賯賷賲丞 丕賱賳氐 賵兀賲賱賰賴 匕丕卅賯賷丞 禺丕氐丞....乇賵丕賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 亘賰賱 丕賱賲賯丕賷賷爻 賵亘乇睾賲 賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 鬲胤賵賷賱 賮賱丕 兀毓鬲賯丿 丕賱丕 兀賳賰 爻賵賮 鬲噩丕賴丿 賱廿賰賲丕賱 丌禺乇 爻胤乇 賮賷賴丕賲毓 兀賳賳賷 賱丕 兀爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱噩夭賲 亘兀賳賴丕 爻賵賮 鬲乇賵賯 賱賱賰賱
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賲丕夭賱鬲 賲賳丿賴卮 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞. 賵氐丿賲鬲賳賷 賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 賰匕賱賰 賵丨賲爻鬲賳賷 賱兀賯氐賶 丨丿 兀賳 兀賰賲賱 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱孬賱丕孬賷丞
賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀丨賷丕賳 兀賰丕丿 兀賱賲爻 乇賵毓丞 丕賱廿亘丿丕毓 賵丕賱賮賰乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賰鬲亘 亘賴丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮. 賰賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰丕賳 丕賱丕亘丿丕毓 賲賱賲賵爻

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賱賲 鬲乇賵賯 賱賷 賵賱賲 鬲毓噩亘賳賷 賵賱賲 兀噩丿 賮賷賴丕 丨亘賰丞 .. 賷卮賮毓 賱賴丕 賮賯胤 丕賳 賮賰乇鬲賴丕 賲鬲賮乇丿丞..
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賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴
兀囟丕賮 賱賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 毓賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱
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亘毓丿 兀乇亘毓 爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 賱賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙
丨夭賷賳丞 廿賳賴丕 胤賱毓鬲 毓丕丿賷丞 亘丕賱賳爻亘丕賱賷.

兀賵賱丕賸: 乇賷鬲賲賴丕 亘胤卅 賵賲噩匕亘鬲賳賷卮 賲賳 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞.

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孬丕賱孬丕賸: 噩夭亍 丕賱賳賲賱 胤賵賷賱 賵 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賴 賰鬲賷乇 賵賲毓 丕賱賵賯鬲 兀氐亘丨鬲 賲賲賱丞 賱丿乇噩丞 廿賳賷 賰賳鬲 亘鬲禺胤丕賴丕!
賵賱賵賱丕 廿賳 賮囟賵賱賷 賰丕賳 賰亘賷乇 賳丕丨賷丞 丕賱賯亘賵 賵丕賱賱賷 亘賷丨氐賱 賮賷賴 賲賰賳鬲卮 賰賲賱鬲賴丕 馃槂

賲賲賰賳 賵賯鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷賰賵賳 睾賷乇 賲賳丕爻亘
賵賲賲賰賳 兀賰賵賳 丕賳鬲馗乇鬲賴丕 賰鬲賷賷賷乇 賵賱匕賱賰 賮賯丿鬲 丕賱卮睾賮 亘賷賴丕責!

賲卮 毓丕乇賮丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賲賲賰賳 兀丿賷賱賴丕 賮乇氐丞 鬲丕賳賷丞 賵賱丕 賱丕
賵賲賲賰賳 兀賰賲賱 亘丕賯賷 丕賱兀噩夭丕亍 賵賱丕 賱丕
亘爻 丕賱兀賰賷丿 廿賳賴 賲卮 賮賷 丕賱賯乇賷亘 兀亘丿丕賸.

鬲賲鬲
佗贍 兀睾爻胤爻 佗贍佗佟

賴丕 賯丿 毓丿鬲 賵兀毓胤賷鬲賴丕 賮乇氐丞 孬丕賳賷丞!
賵丕賱賲賮丕噩兀丞 賮賯丿 兀毓噩亘鬲賳賷貙 亘賱 賵丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘噩夭亍 丕賱賳賲賱 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 亘丕賯賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 馃し 賵賴匕丕 丿賱賷賱 毓賱賶 兀賳 賵噩賴丕鬲 賳馗乇賳丕 賳丨賵 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 鬲鬲睾賷乇貨 賮賲丕 賰丕賳 賲賲賷夭丕賸 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賳丕 賯丿 賷賮賯丿 亘乇賷賯賴 賲毓 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 賵丕賱毓賰爻 氐丨賷丨!
賱丕 兀毓賱賲 賴賱 乇兀賷賷 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲睾賷乇 亘爻亘亘 丕賱賳囟噩貙 兀賲 亘爻亘亘 賳馗乇鬲賷 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賱賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲毓 賲乇賵乇 丕賱賵賯鬲 兀賲 賲丕匕丕責!

賰賱 賲丕 兀毓乇賮賴 兀賳賷 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
賵賯乇乇鬲 廿賰賲丕賱 亘丕賯賷 兀噩夭丕卅賴丕.

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佟佶 爻亘鬲賲亘乇 佗贍佗伽
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乇賵丕賷丞 毓賱賲賷丞 亘丨鬲丞 賲賳 丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賱賲丨亘賷 丕賱鬲毓賲賯 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賳賲賱 禺丕氐丞 賵賱胤賱亘丞 毓賱賵賲 賯爻賲 丨卮乇丕鬲
-丕賱賳賯賱丕鬲 亘賷賳 禺胤 丕賱亘卮乇 賵禺胤 丕賱賳賲賱 囟丕丕丕丕賷毓
-賮丕賱賳氐 丕噩夭丕亍 賰鬲賷乇 賲賲賱丞
賱賰賳 賮丕賱丕禺乇 賲賯丿乇卮 丕賳賰乇 賲噩賴賵丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕囟丨 噩丿丕 賵丕賱賮賰乇丞 賲孬賷乇丞
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賷兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 亘賰賱 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷
賱賲 兀賰賳 毓賱賶 丿乇丕賷丞 丕亘丿丕 亘賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮 賵丕賱賲賲賷夭 亘賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞
賲賳 賲賱賰丞 賱卮睾丕賱丕鬲 賵賲乇亘賷丕鬲 賵噩賳丿賷丕鬲 賵鬲氐賳賷賮丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 鬲卮亘賴賳丕 丕賱賷 丨丿 賰亘賷乇 噩丿丕



爻毓丿鬲 噩丿丕 亘賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 賮賰丕賳鬲 賷鬲賳賯賱 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘賷賳 孬賱丕孬 賲卮丕賴丿 賲禺鬲賱賮丞
丕賱兀賵賱賶 賲賳 賯賱亘 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 賲賳 丿丕禺賱 毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘卮乇 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賱賰亘賷乇 噩丿丕 賵丕賱孬丕賱孬丞 賲賳 丿丕禺賱 賲賵爻賵毓丞 丕賱毓賱賲 丕賱賳爻亘賷 賵丕賱賲胤賱賯
丕賱鬲賳賯賱 賰丕賳 爻賱爻 丕賱賷 丨丿 賰亘賷乇 賵賷賲賰賳 丕賱兀賮囟賱賷丞 賱鬲睾賷賷乇 丕賱禺胤 賮賷 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丞 賷爻乇鬲 賰孬賷乇丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賳賯賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丨丿孬 睾丕賱亘丕 賮噩兀賴

鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賰孬賷乇丞 賰賳鬲 兀噩賴賱賴丕 毓賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 賮賯丿 賰賳鬲 丕鬲禺賷賱賴丕 賲噩乇丿 賲丿賷賳丞 鬲賯賱賷丿賷丞 賱賱毓賲賱 賮賯胤 賵噩賲毓 丕賱胤毓丕賲 賵賱賰賳 賱賲 丕賰賳 賱兀鬲禺賷賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賵丕賱鬲乇賰賷亘丕鬲 丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 賵丕賱丿丕禺賱賷賴 賵丕賱丕氐賳丕賮 丕賱賰孬賷乇丞 噩丿丕丕丕 賵丕賱兀丨噩丕賲 丕賱兀賰孬乇 丿丕禺賱 丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱賵丕丨丿 賵鬲賯爻賷賲丕鬲 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴賲 亘賰賱 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱賲丨賷胤丞 賵禺氐賵氐丕 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 丕賱兀禺乇賷 賵丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱賴賲 賱賰賱 賲賲賷夭丕鬲 賲丨賷胤賴賲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 .. 鬲賱賰 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱賲匕賴賱賴 丨賯丕 爻亘丨丕賳 丕賱賱賴 丕賱毓賱賷 丕賱毓馗賷賲 丕賱賯丿賷乇



賲噩賴賵丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕囟丨 噩丿丕丕丕 賮賷 賰賲賷丞 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱賲賮賷丿丞 噩丿丕 丿丕禺賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 丕賱賳賲賱 賵匕賱賰 賲丕 丕亘賴乇賳賷 賵丕毓噩亘賳賷 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 丕賷 卮卅 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賰賱
賵丕賱賲賮丕噩丌鬲 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀鬲鬲 賲鬲兀禺乇丞 賱賱兀爻賮 賮賯丿 賰賳鬲 丕鬲賵賯毓 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵鬲賮丕氐賷賱 兀賯賱 賱賳氐賱 賱賱賲賮賷丿 賵賱賰賳 賱賱兀爻賮 賷鬲囟丨賰 賰賱 卮卅 賮賷 丌禺乇 毓卮乇賷賳 氐賮丨丞 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘毓丿 乇丨賱丞 胤賵賷賱丞 鬲丨鬲 丕賱兀乇囟 賵賲賳 丿丕禺賱 丕賱賯亘賵 丕賱賲乇毓亘




鬲毓丕賷卮賳丕 賲毓 亘丿丕賷丞 賲丿賳賴賲 賵賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 賲毓 丨乇賵亘賴賲 賵賲卮丕毓乇賴賲 賵毓賱丕賯丕鬲賴賲 丕賱卮亘賴 丕賳爻丕賳賷丞 賲毓 亘毓囟賴賲 丕賱亘毓囟
鬲毓丕賵賳賴賲 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賵鬲丨賲賱賴賲 丕賱乇賴賷亘 賱噩賲賷毓 丕賳賵丕毓 丕賱賲毓丕賳丕賴 賮賯胤 賱賱丕亘賯丕亍 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賵毓
丕賱鬲囟丨賷丕鬲 亘丿賵賳 鬲賮賰賷乇 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賱丌禺乇 賵賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞
丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲賴賲 丕賱賱睾丞 亘賷賳賴賲 賱鬲丨丿賷丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕孬賳丕亍 丕賱毓賲賱 賵丕賱鬲賳賯賱丕鬲 賵丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱丨乇賵亘

兀賷囟丕 賳丿禺賱 毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘卮乇 賵賮囟賵賱賴賲 賱賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賵丕賱賲夭賷丿 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰丕卅賳
賲賳 賯亘賵 丕賱賲賳夭賱 丕賱匕賷 賷爻賰賳 賮賷賴 噩賵賳丕孬丕賳 賲毓 夭賵噩鬲賴 賵丕亘賳賴 賳賷賰賵賱丕 亘毓丿 丕賳 賵乇孬賴 賲賳 毓賲賴 廿丿賲賵賳 賰丕鬲亘 賲賵爻賵毓丞 丕賱毓賱賲 丕賱賳爻亘賷 賵丕賱賲賱胤賯 賵氐丕丨亘 丕賱賮囟賱 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱丕賰鬲卮丕賮丕鬲 丕賱乇賴賷亘丞

賳賴丕賷丞 睾乇賷亘丞 賵賱賲 丕鬲賵賯毓賴丕 丕亘丿丕 賱鬲乇亘胤 鬲賱賰 丕賱毓賵丕賱賲 亘亘毓囟賴丕 丕賱亘毓囟
兀爻賱賵亘 爻賱爻 賵鬲乇噩賲丞 噩賷丿丞 賳賵毓丕 賲丕
賵賱賰賳 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲賱賱 賷鬲禺賱賱 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵賴賵 賲丕 賳賮乇賳賷 賯賱賷賱丕 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
賵賱賰賳 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賲賱 丕毓噩亘鬲賳賷 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 賵丕賱丕爻鬲賮丕丿丞 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 賲賳賴丕 賮賳馗乇鬲賷 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱囟卅賷賱丞 丕氐亘丨鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 丕賱丌賳 鬲賲丕賲丕 毓賲丕 賲囟賶
賵夭丕丿 丕賱禺賵賮 賲賳賴賲 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 賯亘賱 馃槀

卮賰乇丕 丕氐丿賯丕亍 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓賷賳 毓賱賶 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 賮賷 丕賱乇丨賱丞 丕賱賲賲賷夭丞 馃尮馃尮
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66 reviews28 followers
August 8, 2021
丕賷賴 丕賱噩賲丕賱 丿丕!
乇賵丕賷丞 毓亘賯乇賷丞貙 賲賰賳鬲卮 丕鬲禺賷賱 丨丿 賷毓賲賱 毓馗賲丞 亘賳賲賱丞
賲毓鬲賯丿卮 丕賳賷 賴賯丿乇 丕氐亘乇 賰鬲賷乇 毓賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱鬲丕賳賷.
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729 reviews152 followers
August 16, 2019
This book is a rather strange experience. There is the human part, where describing the protagonists as cardboard characters would in fact be flattering. They are more like strokes of chalk on the sideboard: useless, tropey, completely forgettable in a plot that most of the time doesn't even make sense. 1 star, and that's being generous.

Then there is the ant part which is grandiose! What Tchaikovsky did for spiders in "Children of Time" Werber does for the ants. He takes their biological features and describes a believable insight into the ant society with some possible developments that feel true to their nature. I could kiss him for that! (And would just love to forget that there was a human plot) I literally raced through the book, cause I was so sucked into the ant story. So good! There is no need to go and invent alien societies, the most fascinating and alien to us are right in front of our eyes.

Readers who love "Children of Time" should give the ant plot a try (and just skip the human part)

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104 reviews33 followers
December 12, 2017
乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賳賲賱貙 乇賵丕賷丞 禺賷賭丕賱 毓賱賲賷貙 賱賱乇賵丕卅賷 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷: 亘乇賳丕乇 賮賷乇亘賷乇. 鬲乇噩賲鬲 廿賱賶 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 孬賱丕孬賷賳 賱睾丞 毓丕賱賲賷丞! 賵鬲賲 鬲丨賵賷賱賴丕 廿賱賶 賮賷賱賲 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 賵賱毓亘丞 賰賲亘賷賵鬲乇賷丞 亘丕爻賲 " Empire of the Ants"賱賰賱賷賴賲丕. 丿乇爻 亘乇賳丕乇 毓賱賲 丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賵丕賱氐丨丕賮丞 賵丕賱丨賯賵賯貙 賵毓賲賱 氐丨賮賷丕賸 賮賷 賯爻賲 丕賱氐丨丕賮丞 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賮賷 賲噩賱丞 "賱賵賳賵賮賷賱 兀賵亘爻乇賮丕鬲賵乇" .. 賵賯丕丿賴 毓賲賱賴 丕賱氐丨賮賷 賮賷 丕賱賲噩賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 賮賷 鬲丨賯賷賯丕鬲 毓賱賲賷丞 賮賷 丕賮乇賷賯賷丕 丨賵賱 賲毓爻賰乇丕鬲 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賱賲丿賴卮丞貙 賵賲賳 賴賳丕 噩丕亍賴 丕賱廿賱賴丕賲 賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱鬲賰賵賳 亘丕賰賵乇丞 爻賱爻賱鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘丕賱賳賲賱貙 賲賳賴丕: 賷賵賲 丕賱賳賲賱貙 孬賵乇丞 丕賱賳賲賱貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱爻乇賷 賱賱賳賲賱!
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賮賷 賲丐賱賮丕鬲賴貙 賷賳鬲賴噩 賮賷乇亘賷乇 賳賴噩丕賸 噩丿賷丿丕賸 賱賲賯丕乇亘丞 賵賮賴賲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳貙 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲賯丕乇亘丞 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴 賵胤乇賷賯丞 鬲賮賰賷乇賴 亘賵噩賴丕鬲 賳馗乇 兀噩賳丕爻 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 毓賳賴 賰丕賱兀卮噩丕乇 賵丕賱丨賷賵丕賳丕鬲 賵丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲貙 賵賮囟丕卅賷賵賳 .. 賮賷 賯丕賱亘 乇賵丕卅賷 賷噩賲毓 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賷 "丕賱爻乇 丕賱毓賱賲賷 賱賱丨賯丕卅賯" 亘丕賱毓賲賯 丕賱賮賱爻賮賷 "丕賱賳孬乇 丕賱兀丿亘賷"
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丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 賰孬賷乇丕賸 亘賯乇丕亍丞 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賳賲賱貙 賮賴賷 賰丕賳鬲 亘賲孬丕亘丞 賯乇丕亍丞 賰鬲丕亘賷賳 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘 賵丕丨丿貙 丕賱兀賵賱 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賲賵爻賵毓丞 毓賱賲賷丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 毓賳 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賳賲賱 毓賱賶 賵噩賴 丕賱禺氐賵氐貙 賰胤乇賷賯丞 毓賷卮賴貙 丕爻賱賵亘 鬲賮賰賷乇賴貙 賴賳丿爻丞 亘賳丕卅賴 賱賲賲賱賰鬲賴貙 丕爻鬲乇丕鬲賷噩賷丕鬲 丕賱丨乇亘 賱丿賷賴貙 賰賷賮賷丞 鬲賰丕孬乇賴貙 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞. 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱丌禺乇貙 賰丕賳 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 丕賱賯氐鬲賷賳 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲丕 鬲鬲氐丕毓丿丕賳 賮賷 廿孬丕乇鬲賴賲丕 丕賱丿乇丕賲賷丞 亘丕賱鬲賵丕夭賷.
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鬲鬲丨丿孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳 賳夭毓 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 丕賱鬲丿賲賷乇賷丞貙 賮賷卮賷乇 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 廿賱賶 兀賳賳丕 "賳丨賳 丕賱亘卮乇 賱丿賷賳丕 賳夭毓丞 賱賱鬲丿賲賷乇 兀賵 爻亘亘 賮賷 鬲丿賲賷乇 賰賱 丕賱兀丨賷丕亍 兀賵 丕賱噩賵丕賲丿 賵丨鬲賶 鬲丿賲賷乇 亘毓囟賳丕 .." 賰賲丕 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賱鬲賳賵毓 丕賱亘賷卅賷貙 賵囟乇賵乇鬲賴 廿賱賶 丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞 毓賱賶 賰賵賰亘 丕賱兀乇囟. 賴匕丕 丕賱賰賵賰亘 丕賱噩賲賷賱 丕賱匕賷 禺賱賯賴 丕賱賱賴貙 亘廿丨賰丕賲 賵兀鬲賯賳 囟亘胤 廿賷賯丕毓 賳賲馗賲賴 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞貙 賵噩毓賱 賱賰賱 卮賷亍 毓賱賷賴貙 爻亘亘丕賸 賵鬲賮爻賷乇丕賸. 賷賯賵賱 亘乇賳丕乇 賮賷 乇賵丕賷鬲賴: "兀賳 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 鬲爻鬲賲丿 賯賵鬲賴丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲賳賵毓貙 賵鬲丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 丕賱胤賷亘賷賳 賵丕賱禺亘孬丕亍貙 賵丕賱賲噩丕賳賷賳 賵丕賱賷丕卅爻賷賳貙 賵丕賱乇賷丕囟賷賷賳 賵丕賱賲乇囟賶貙 賵丕賱賲丨丿賵丿亘賷賳 賵丕賱賲卮賵賾賴賷賳 丕賱賲亘鬲賴噩賷賳 賵丕賱丨夭丕賳賶貙 賵丕賱兀匕賰賷丕亍 賵丕賱兀睾亘賷丕亍貙 賵丕賱兀賳丕賳賷賷賳 賵丕賱賰乇丕賲貙 賵丕賱氐睾丕乇 賵丕賱賰亘丕乇貙 賵丕賱爻賵丿 賵丕賱氐賮乇貙 賵丕賱丨賲乇"
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廿賯鬲亘丕爻丞 賱賱鬲兀賲賱: "賱賯丿 兀禺胤兀鬲. 賳丨賳 賱爻賳丕 賲鬲爻丕賵賷賳貙 賵賱丕 賲鬲賳丕賮爻賷賳. 賵噩賵丿 丕賱亘卮乇 賱賷爻 爻賵賶 賲乇丨賱丞 "賯氐賷乇丞" 賲賳 爻賷丕丿鬲賴賲 丕賱賲胤賱賯丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟. 賴賲 兀賰孬乇 毓丿丿丕賸 賲賳丕 亘賲丕 賱丕 賷賯丕爻. 賱丿賷賴賲 賲丿賳丕 兀賰孬乇貙 賴賲 賷鬲亘毓賵賳 兀賳賲丕胤丕賸 丨賷丕鬲賷丞 兀賰孬乇 鬲賳賵毓丕賸. 賷毓賷卮賵賳 賮賷 丕賱賲賳丕胤賯 丕賱噩丕賮丞貙 賮賷 丕賱賲賳丕胤賯 丕賱噩賱賷丿賷丞貙 丕賱丨丕乇丞 兀賵 丕賱乇胤亘丞 丨賷孬 賱丕 賷爻毓 兀賷 廿賳爻丕賳 兀賳 賷馗賱 毓賱賶 賯賷丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 兀賷賳賲丕 賳馗乇賳丕 賷賵噩丿 賳賲賱.
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賱賯丿 賰丕賳賵丕 賴賳丕 賯亘賱賳丕 亘賲丕卅丞 賲賱賷賵賳 爻賳丞貙 賵廿匕丕 賵囟毓賳丕 賮賷 丕賱廿毓鬲亘丕乇 兀賳賴賲 賰丕賳賵丕 兀丨丿 丕賱兀噩爻丕賲 丕賱賳丕丿乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕賵賲鬲 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 丕賱匕乇賷丞貙 賮廿賳賴賲 爻賷馗賱賵賳 亘毓丿賳丕 亘賲丕卅丞 賲賱賷賵賳 爻賳丞. 賳丨賳 賱爻賳丕 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 丨丕丿孬 胤丕乇卅 賱丕 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 賲賱丕賷賷賳 爻賳丞 賲賳 鬲丕乇賷禺賴賲. 賮囟賱丕賸 毓賳 匕賱賰貙 廿匕丕 賴亘胤 爻賰丕賳 丕賱賮囟丕亍 賷賵賲丕賸 毓賱賶 賰賵賰亘賳丕貙 賱賳 賷禺胤卅賵丕 兀亘丿丕賸. 爻賷丨丕賵賱賵賳 亘賱丕 乇賷亘 兀賳 賷丨丕賵乇賵賴賲. 賴賲: 兀爻賷丕丿 丕賱兀乇囟 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷賵賳" 丕賳鬲賴賶 丕賱廿賯鬲亘丕爻.
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賲丕匕丕 賱賵 賰賳丕 賳丨賳 丕賱亘卮乇貙 囟賷卅賱賷 丕賱丨噩賲貙 賵賲丨丿賵丿賷 丕賱賯丿乇丕鬲貙 賵丨賰賲賳丕 氐賳賮 丌禺乇 賲賳 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕 鬲 丕賱丨賷丞貙 賰丕賱賳賲賱 賲孬賱丕賸 .. 賰賷賮 爻賷賰賵賳 鬲氐乇賮賳丕責! 賲賲賲賲賲賲賲 .. 賲孬賷乇!
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賰鬲丕亘賷 乇賯賲 (伲佟) 賮賷 毓丕賲 佗贍佟侑賲
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賱廿賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱爻賳丕亘 卮丕鬲 @al3aaali
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545 reviews90 followers
November 13, 2020
A deeply fascinating, well researched, impressive study of the anthropology and sociology of ants! Ants who live and work and fight and die and talk and question and research, and one day, three ants discover something truly mysterious, and set out on a trek of discovery.

Parallel to this we also follow humans who make their own discovery. A family has inherited a house from an uncle who studied ants and kept a well-guarded secret in the basement.

The portrait of the pheromone-communicating ants was flawlessly done. Their observing the world was mysterious and wonderous and unrecognizable to our human perceptions, until we see it from our perspective and you suddenly recognize what it is they鈥檙e describing. Werber truly manages to show that even if you use the same words, your view of the world can be spectacularly different, something that is true even among us human beings.

I won鈥檛 spoil the two storylines or how they connect with further info, but I have rarely been so spellbound by the last part of a book as I was this one. I could not put it down. I understand why it鈥檚 been likened to Watership Down, but even more so there is a lot of Adrian Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Children of Time in it.

Throughout the novel, alongside the two storylines, we are offered quotes from the fictional 鈥淓ncyclopedia of Relative and Absolute Klowledge鈥� by Edmond Wells, the dead uncle, with insights to ant life as well as Wells鈥� own research and observations, done in a truly believable way. If I didn鈥檛 know better I鈥檇 think this was an actual log by a scientist.

If I have one complaint it鈥檚 the human characters who seem weirdly cartoonish. The writing also seems rather awkward and stiff, in fact the novels seems far older than it is, judging by the language, but that might be down to the translation from French. Overall I came to see it more of a idiocyncratic quirk than an actual flaw.

One last thing. I will never again want to crush an ant.

PS: I am DEEPLY DISTRESSED by the realization that there are two sequels that aren鈥檛 translated into English 馃槶馃槶馃槶
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361 reviews545 followers
May 14, 2020
丨爻賳賸丕貨 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 兀賯賮 兀賲丕賲 乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕噩夭丞賸 毓賳 鬲賯賷賷賲賴丕貙 賮賴賷 乇賵丕賷丞 噩賷丿丞 噩丿賸丕 賲賳 丕賱賮賰乇丞貙 賵丕賱爻乇丿貙 賵鬲乇丕亘胤 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賮賷 禺胤賷賳 賲鬲賵丕夭賷賷賳.
毓丕賱賲 噩丿賷丿 賱賱睾丕賷丞 毓賳賷貙 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 賵鬲賳馗賷賲賴貙 賲毓丕乇賰賴貙 鬲禺胤賷胤丕鬲賴貙 賱丕 兀賳賰乇購 兀亘賴乇賳賷 賰孬賷乇賸丕 丿賯丞 丕賱毓賲賱貙 賱賰賳 賱丕夭丕賱 賴賳丕賰 卮卅 亘賴丕 賱丕 賷乇賵賯 賱賷貨 乇亘賲丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 毓賳 噩爻丿 丕賱賳賲賱 賵丕賱鬲賷 賵丕噩賴鬲賳賷 氐毓賵亘丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 丨鬲賶 兀氐丕亘賳賷 丕賱廿乇賴丕賯.
丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱兀乇賵毓 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷貙 乇亘賲丕 爻兀購賰賲賽賱 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷貙 賱賰賳 兀毓鬲賯丿 賱賷爻 賮賷 丕賱賯乇賷亘賽 丕賱毓丕噩賱貙 乇亘賲丕 毓賯賱賷 賷乇賷丿 兀賳 賷氐賮賵 賲賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲毓乇賰丞 賱賱鬲丿賯賷賯 賮賷 兀賯賱 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱.
鬲噩乇亘丞 胤賷亘丞 賵噩賲賷賱丞.
鬲賲鬲
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905 reviews366 followers
July 5, 2021
乇賵丕賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 亘廿賲鬲賷丕夭 毓賳 丕賷 乇賵丕賷丞 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 丨鬲賷 丕賱丕賳貙 賲賰賳鬲卮貙 賲鬲賵賯毓 丕賳賷 丕賰賵賳 賲亘爻賵胤 賵丕賳丕 亘賯乇兀 毓賳 丕賱賳賲賱 賵賲賲賱賰鬲賴賲 賵丕賳賵丕毓賴賲 賵丨乇賵亘賴賲 賵丿賮丕毓鬲賴賲 賵亘毓囟 丕噩夭丕亍 賲賳 鬲丕乇賷禺賴賲 賮賷 馗賴賵乇賴賲 毓賱賷 丕賱丕乇囟 貙 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賳噩丨 噩丿丕 丕賳賴 賷賰鬲亘 賰賱 丿賴 亘丿賵賳 丕賷 賲賱賱 賵乇亘胤 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 丿賴 亘毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘卮乇 亘胤乇賷賯丞 匕賰賷丞 噩丿丕 賵鬲禺賱賷賰 賲鬲卮賵賯 賱賲毓乇賮丞 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞
賷毓賷亘賴丕 賮賯胤 亘毓囟 丕賱丕噩夭丕亍 丕賱亘爻賷胤丞 賰丕賳鬲 胤賵賷賱丞 賮賷 賵氐賮 卮賰賱 丕賵 噩爻賲 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賵 丨卮乇丕鬲 丕禺乇賷 賱賰賳 賲噩賲賱丕 乇賵丕賷丞 毓亘賯乇賷丞
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877 reviews715 followers
March 21, 2020
An amazing life-sized account of ants going about their business, crossing the gap between social insects and social readers! :) Dangerously immersive and rewarding in every way!

G茅niale mise en situation 脿 hauteur de fourmi, tr猫s immersif et enrichissant !
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460 reviews304 followers
August 26, 2020
賲乇鬲 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 爻賳丞 貙 賵賱丕夭賱鬲 丕賮賰乇 賰孬賷乇丕 賰賱賲丕 乇兀賷鬲 賳賲賱丞 ...
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186 reviews79 followers
July 17, 2021
-毓馗賷賲丞 賵賲禺鬲賱賮丞 鬲賲丕賲丕...
丕賳 賷噩賲毓 賱賰 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 賵丕賱禺賷丕賱 賵丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賰賱 匕賱賰 亘賳賰賴丞 亘賵賱賷爻賷丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 噩乇賷賲丞 賮賷 毓丕賱賲賷賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 賵毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘卮乇 貙賷噩毓賱賰 鬲賯賱亘 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 丿賵賳 卮毓賵乇 賮賴匕丕 賷賰賮賷 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 乇賵丕賷丞 毓馗賷賲丞鉂�

-鬲賯丿賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 乇賴賷亘丞 毓賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賱賲鬲賮乇丿 賵胤乇賷賯丞 毓賷卮賴賲 賵鬲賳馗賷賲賴賲
賵丕賱氐乇丕毓 亘賷賳賴賲 賵亘賷賳 丕賳賵丕毓 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 丕賱兀禺乇賶.
鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲亘丨孬 賵鬲賳亘賴乇 亘匕賱賰 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱賮乇賷丿...

-鬲胤乇丨 丕賷囟丕 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賵囟賵毓 賲禺鬲賱賮...
賴賱 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賴賵 兀匕賰賶 賵兀賯賵賶 賲禺賱賵賯 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱兀乇囟 賮毓賱丕
賴賱 賷毓乇賮 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賰賱 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 亘乇睾賲 賮囟賵賱賴 丕賱賰亘賷乇..
鬲賰賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞 賱丕毓胤丕卅賴丕 丕賱佶 賳噩賵賲馃コ鉂�
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156 reviews8 followers
July 26, 2021
"賵賻賲賻丕 賲賽賳 丿賻丕亘賻賾丞賺 賮賽賷 丕賱賿兀賻乇賿囟賽 賵賻賱賻丕 胤賻丕卅賽乇賺 賷賻胤賽賷乇購 亘賽噩賻賳賻丕丨賻賷賿賴賽 廿賽賱賻賾丕 兀購賲賻賲賹 兀賻賲賿孬賻丕賱購賰購賲"
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乇賵丕賷丞 睾乇賷亘丞.. 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕 睾乇賷亘丞 賵兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 睾乇賷亘丞
乇賵丕賷丞 睾賷乇 鬲賯賱賷丿賷丞 丕鬲賰鬲亘鬲 賮賷 夭賲賳 鬲賯賱賷丿賷 亘丨鬲..
賵賷賲賰賳 丿賷 兀賰鬲乇 賳賯胤丞 賲賲賷夭丞 賮賷賴丕
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丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 禺胤賷賳..

禺胤 丕賱亘胤賱 丕賱賱賷 賴賲 丕賱賳賲賱
廿夭丕賷 亘賷毓賷卮賵丕.. 廿夭丕賷 亘賷亘賳賵丕 賲丿賷賳鬲賴賲.. 廿夭丕賷 亘賷卮鬲睾賱賵丕.. 廿夭丕賷 亘賷丨丕乇亘賵丕
廿夭丕賷 亘賷鬲賰丕孬乇賵丕.. 廿夭丕賷 亘鬲鬲賵賱丿 丕賱賲賱賰丞 賵鬲亘賳賷 賲賲賱賰丞 噩丿賷丿丞..
廿夭丕賷 賮賷賴 兀賳賵丕毓 賰鬲賷乇 噩丿丕 賲賳 丕賱賳賲賱 賮賷 賲禺鬲賱賮 兀賳丨丕亍 丕賱毓丕賱賲

丕賱禺胤 丕賱賲賵丕夭賷 賵賴賲 丕賱亘卮乇
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丕賱丨丿賵鬲丞 亘鬲亘丿兀 賲毓 亘賷鬲 賲賵噩賵丿 賮賷賴 賯亘賵..
亘賷賵乇孬賴 噩賵賳丕孬丕賳 賲賳 禺丕賱賴 廿丿賲賵賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱丨卮乇丕鬲 賲毓 乇爻丕賱丞 鬲賳亘賷賴
賲賲賳賵毓 鬲賳夭賱 丕賱賯亘賵
賱賰賳 丕賱賮囟賵賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷 亘賷禺賱賷 賳丕爻 賰鬲賷乇 鬲賳夭賱 丕賱賯亘賵.. 賵丕賱賱賷 亘賷賳夭賱 賲丕亘賷胤賱毓卮

賵賲毓 丕賱賳賲賱 亘賳毓賷卮 賲睾丕賲乇丞 賲卮賵賯丞 噩丿丕 賲賳 兀賵賱 賱丨馗丞 賱丨丿 兀禺乇賴丕
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丕賱丨丿賵鬲丞 丨賱賵丞.. 丕賱爻乇丿 賲賲賱 卮賵賷丞 賱賰賳 賲卮 兀賵賷
丕賱丨亘賰丞 毓亘賯乇賷丞 噩丿丕 賵毓賳氐乇 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賲賵噩賵丿 胤賵賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞

賴乇賵丨 丕賯乇兀 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱鬲丕賳賷

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843 reviews4,552 followers
September 6, 2021
賱毓賱 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 兀睾乇亘 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 貙 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賳賲賱 丕賱睾乇賷亘 賵丕賱賲鬲賵丨卮貙 毓丕賱賲 睾丕賲囟 賵賲毓賯丿 賵丨囟丕乇丞 氐睾賷乇丞 噩丿丕貙 賷賲夭噩賳丕 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷 賲毓 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱氐睾賷乇 亘賰賱 睾乇丕卅亘賴 賵賲賰賳賵賳丕鬲賴 丕賱毓噩賷亘丞 賵賷囟賷賮 廿賱賷賴丕 亘毓丿丕賸 賮賱爻賮賷丕 賵賯氐丞 鬲卮亘賴 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賷 丨賵賱 丕賱氐乇丕毓 亘賷賳 丕賱亘卮乇 賵丕賱賳賲丕賱貙

賴匕賴 丕賱賲禺賱賵賯丕鬲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賮鬲賳丕 賮賷賴丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賮賷 氐睾乇賳丕 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰賳丕 賳賯囟賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賰賷 賳乇丕賯亘賴丕 賵賳賱丕丨馗 爻賱賵賰賷丕鬲賴丕 亘賱 賵乇亘賲丕 賳鬲丿禺賱 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱鬲睾賷賷乇 賲氐賷乇賴丕 兀賵 鬲賯丿賷賲 丨亘丕鬲 丕賱胤毓丕賲 賱賴丕貙 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱爻賮賱賷 賷氐丨亘賴丕 賮賷賴 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷 亘禺賱胤丞 毓噩賷亘丞 亘賷賳 丕賱毓賱賲 賵丕賱禺賷丕賱 賵亘賳丕亍 毓丕賱賲 賵丨囟丕乇丞 賳賲賱賷丞 鬲丨鬲 丕賱兀乇囟 賵氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵賲毓丕乇賰 胤丕丨賳丞 賮賷 囟賲賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱氐睾賷乇貙 鬲噩乇亘丞 乇賵丕卅賷丞 賲賲鬲毓丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賵賱丕 鬲禺賱賵 賲賳 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賱賱 賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲亘賯賶 鬲噩乇亘丞 賮乇賷丿丞 賵鬲囟賷賮 賱賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賵禺丕氐丞 賲丨亘賷 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱毓賱賲賷 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞 ..
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267 reviews733 followers
June 12, 2020
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I was mystified to learn that only the first volume of Bernard Werber's trilogy had been translated into English, because this book has earned a place on my list of essential readings, due to the changes it initiated in my way of perceiving the world. The world of insects, to be more precise. 'Empire of the Ants' greatest strength is the huge amount of real and surprising facts about the little world that goes on unnoticed, right under our nose - facts that are made more digestible by their inclusion in a captivating story which has a bit of everything: mystery, suspense, philosophical pondering and even humor.

Until late in the narrative, it's not even science-fiction in the true sense of the term, but rather a blend of reality and fantasy which preserves that necessary dose of credibility. People who usually avoid SF literature should think twice, lest they miss a fascinating and engaging read which might bring them plenty of discoveries and wonders. Bernard Werber doesn't overdo the humanization of insects, but endows them with anthropomorphic traits just enough to turn them into believable characters whom the reader can engage with, coming to see the world from their perspective.

The ants are not the sole characters in this novel, though 鈥� the narrative takes place on several levels, which alternate in short and alert sequences: we have a story about humans, another story about ants and, interspersed throughout, fragments from 'The Encyclopedia of Absolute and Relative Knowledge', which complete the narrative from a philosophical or scientific angle.

This Encyclopedia was written by the late myrmecologist Edmond Wells, who left his basement apartment in Paris to his nephew, with the warning to never go down into the cellar. (Of course many frightening and intriguing things hide in the cellar.) In the meantime, we are gradually introduced into the life of a huge ant hill at the periphery of Fontainebleau Woods, as a colony of russet ants wake from hibernation and resume their unpredictable and dangerous existence.

What initially seems to be a pleasant and easy story soon turns into a rather tough experience: death strikes suddenly, violent scenes are described in graphic detail and it becomes clear that the author is not intending to protect his reader's sensibility in any way. The world of insects is tough and fraught with danger and Bernard Werber makes sure we get this the hard way. Be warned: 'Empire of the Ants' can be disturbing for people suffering from phobias and this is neither a book suited for children, although it had never seemed more fun to learn trivia related to biology and entomology.

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Datorit膬 tuturor schimb膬rilor pe care le-a produs 卯n felul meu de a percepe lumea, 鈥濬urnicile鈥� 葯i-a c芒葯tigat un loc pe lista c膬r葲ilor esen葲iale. Marele atu al romanului const膬 卯ntr-o concentrare enciclopedic膬 de am膬nunte reale 葯i surprinz膬toare despre universul nev膬zut al insectelor, 卯mpachetate sub forma unei pove葯ti captivante, care are pu葲in din toate: mister, scene pline de tensiune, observa葲ii cu tent膬 filozofic膬, ba chiar 葯i umor.

Nici m膬car nu o po葲i 卯ncadra la science-fiction dec芒t t芒rziu, spre final, c膬ci p芒n膬 卯n acel punct este mai degrab膬 un amestec de realitate 葯i fantezie care p膬streaz膬 acea doz膬 necesar膬 de credibilitate. Din fericire, Bernard Werber nu exagereaz膬 cu umanizarea insectelor: le 卯mprumut膬 tr膬s膬turi antropomorfe doar at芒t c芒t e nevoie pentru a 卯nchega o poveste coerent膬 葯i pentru a transforma insectele 卯n personaje cu care cititorul poate rela葲iona, ajung芒nd s膬 priveasc膬 lumea din perspectiva lor.

Furnicile ocup膬 cea mai mare parte a nara葲iunii, 卯ns膬 cartea nu este doar despre ele 鈥� de fapt, ac葲iunea se desf膬葯oar膬 pe mai multe planuri, urm膬rite alternativ 卯n secven葲e scurte 葯i alerte: avem o poveste cu oameni, o alta cu insecte 葯i, din loc 卯n loc, fragmente din 鈥濫nciclopedia cunoa葯terii relative 葯i absolute鈥� a mirmecologului Edmond Wells, care completeaz膬 nara葲iunea dintr-un unghi filozofic sau 葯tiin葲ific.

Acest Edmond Wells i-a l膬sat mo葯tenire nepotului s膬u apartamentul de la subsolul unei cl膬diri din Paris, cu avertismentul de a nu intra niciodat膬 pivni葲膬 (evident c膬 卯n pivni葲膬 se ascund lucruri nespus de interesante, dar 葯i 卯nfrico葯膬toare). 脦n paralel, p膬trundem 卯ntr-o colonie de furnici ro葯cate de la periferia p膬durii Fontainebleau, chiar 卯n momentul c芒nd furnicile se trezesc din hibernare 葯i 卯葯i reiau existen葲a imprevizibil膬 葯i plin膬 de pericole.

Ceea ce pare ini葲ial o poveste simpatic膬 葯i lejer膬 se transform膬 卯n cur芒nd 卯ntr-o experien葲膬 destul de dur膬: moartea love葯te fulger膬tor, scenele violente sunt descrise cu detalii grafice 葯i devine clar c膬 autorul nu are de g芒nd s膬 menajeze 卯n vreun fel sensibilitatea cititorului. 鈥濬urnicile鈥� poate r膬scoli fobiile persoanelor care se tem de insecte 葯i, din cauza secven葲elor dure, nu e o lectur膬 potrivit膬 nici pentru copii, de葯i s膬 卯nve葲i trivia legate de biologie 葯i entomologie nu mi s-a p膬rut nicic芒nd mai distractiv.

Cartea mi-a reamintit 葯i c芒teva 卯nt芒mpl膬ri cu insecte, pe care le povestesc pe blog, la finalul cronicii.

Pute葲i citi aici recenzia mai lung膬, publicat膬 pe blog:

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Profile Image for Dan.
81 reviews4 followers
March 28, 2011
Here is a case of two distinct stories foolishly鈥攁nd needlessly鈥攂ound together. The one that deals with ants is truly eye-opening. At first I suspected Mr. Werber (a Frenchie) of severely embellishing some of the attributes given to the ant species discussed: their incessant warfare with each other, their proclivity for farming, and their ability to engage in sophisticated communication, dare I say language. It turns out the author was only slightly exaggerating. The other story, the one with humans, is lacking in both believability and depth. Now it may be the case Mr. Werber did this purposefully to showcase the relative sophistication of ant civilization, but I doubt it. The Huguenot-constructed escape tunnel underneath the house that later becomes the world's premiere center for human-ant civilizational exchange (yes鈥攖hey do end up talking to each other!) is, for lack of a better word, ridiculous. So too is the fumbling, unrealistic police investigation into the disappearance of a dozen or so people into this tunnel. Once you add in the ailing grandma, who transforms into a lissome, rat-killing wonderwoman, you really want the story to just stick to the ironically more human characters, the ants. Despite the shortcomings, I would recommend Empire of the Ants, if only because it makes you realize that ants are anything but primitive creatures and that they will be here long after we've nuked ourselves. Oh, and it's an easy read.


Three Favorite Passages

1.
"You just had to wait and the terrified game would enmesh itself without any assistance. Such was the first precept of spider philosophy: There is no better combat technique than to wait for your enemy to destroy himself."


2.
"SKELETON: Is it better to have the skeleton on the inside or the outside of the body? When the skeleton is on the outside, it forms a protective shell. The flesh is safe from external dangers but it becomes flabby, almost liquid, and when something sharp manages to pierce the shell, irreparable damage is done. When the skeleton forms only a fine, rigid rod inside the body, the quivering flesh is exposed to attack from all sides. The injuries are many and permanent, but it is precisely this apparent weakness that forces the muscle to grow hard and the fiber to resist. The flesh evolves. I have seen human beings who had forged "intellectual" armor to shield themselves from adversity. They seemed stronger than most. They said, "I couldn't care less," and laughed at everything, but when adversity managed to pierce their armor, it caused terrible damage. I have seen human beings suffer from the slightest adversity, the slightest annoyance, but still remain open-minded and sensitive to every to everything, learning something from each attack."


3.
"OLD MAN: In Africa, people are sadder about the death of an old man than about that of a newborn baby. The old man represented a wealth of experience that might have benefited the tribe, whereas the newborn baby had not lived and could not even be aware of dying. In Europe, people are sad about the newborn baby because they think he might well have done wonderful things if he had lived. On the other hand, they pay little attention to the death of the old man, who had already lived his life anyway."
Profile Image for Katie Lynn.
583 reviews40 followers
June 8, 2011
LOVED this book! Would read it again. Not for the story as much for the introspection.

Too many good quotes, but here is one...
"Nature, with all due respect to Mr. Darwin, does not evolve in the direction of the supremacy of the best (according to which criteria, anyway!). Nature draws its strength from diversity. It needs all kinds of people--good, bad, mad, desperate, sporty, bed-ridden, hunch-backed, hare-lipped, happy, sad, intelligent, stupid, selfish, generous, small, tall, black, yellow, red and white. It needs all religions, philosophies, fanaticisms and wisdom. The only danger is that any one species may be eliminated by another.
In the past, fields of maize artificially designed by men and made up of clones of the best heads (the ones that need least water, are most frost-resistant or produce the best grains) have suddenly succumbed to trivial infections while fields of wild maize made up of several different strains, each with its own peculiar strengths and weaknesses, have always managed to survive epidemics.
Nature hates uniformity and loves diversity. It is in this perhaps that its essential genius lies."

Can't this be applied to EVERYTHING in your life? Your work, your self, your marriage, your friendships, your church congregation, on and on and on. It's that same thought of, you don't have to be perfect, but we're going to tell you the faults you can have. That is the same as asking someone to be perfect! We all have our own little weaknesses and limitations and strengths and skills. It shouldn't be any other way. The trick in life is to learn what YOURS are and use them to improve your self, your work, your marriage, your friendships, your church congregation and on and on and on.
Profile Image for Claudia.
1,006 reviews737 followers
May 13, 2015
Mixed emotions about this book:

> The ants' empire: outstanding; is like seeing a documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough who, somehow, managed to infiltrate himself into the ants' life and became one of them.

> The human part: not convincing, shallow, lots of gaps.

Yes, the human characters are secondary, still, they are really laughable. Especially in the end... Not the technology part (which was a brilliant idea, but their choice). Edmond (the entomologist uncle, after whose death the events are taking place) is the only character with credibility. As for the others.... I guess this part was written by a newborn ant with yet insufficient knowledge about human nature :D

If you ignore the human interference, the empire of the ants and their adventures will really blow your mind. However, I cannot relate to just a part of the story. I guess at the end I have found out the answer to the question in the book about the stupidity of mankind... ;)))
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December 14, 2015
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