Name: The Unseen World
ISBN: 9780393241686

Liz Moore

A heartbreaking and moving story about a daughter s quest to discover the truth about her father s hidden past."

The Unseen World

The moving story of a daughter s quest to discover the truth about her beloved father s hidden past."

Sonia Grgas

Really a 3.5. The book really dragged for more than half and picked up toward the end. And I never really warmed to any of the characters. Very interesting premise though.

'A staggeringly beautiful meditation on love, legacy and the emotional necessities that make life worth living.' Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife BOSTON, 1980 Ada Sibelius is twelve years old and home-schooled. Her days are spent in a lab with her father David, a computer science professor, and the brilliant minds of his colleagues. David is widely regarded as one of best in his field. That is, until he starts to forget things. When David is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Ada’s world falls apart. But when he leaves a floppy disk for his beloved daughter, she has no idea that the coding within it holds the key to a past that her father refused to talk about. Navigating her teenage years without his guidance, will Ada be able to piece together the father she lost?

Jaden Nelson

I liked it for a while, but it became kind of a chore after a while. Not bad but not great to me. I correctly predicted basically the entire book at 16% through. That being said, it did have some insightful parts here and there and it was overall entertaining. —Rereading through my highlights, I am inclined to give it 4 stars because of its ability to tell a pretty entertaining story with a complex plot while also weaving in themes about growing up, fitting in, etc. Also, the vocabulary in this book is fairly advanced and I think it is a good choice by the author to represent Ada and her voice (that’s why there’s random words highlighted).

Rachel Kanyid

This book was unlike the books I tend to read, but I am so glad I picked it up. What an interesting storyline. I picked it up because I was homeschooled and my father is currently dealing with early onset Alzheimers.. I saw connections to my personal life, and that made this story even more wonderful than it already was. My father is not a mystery like David in this book, but David was a joy to read about.

Cheri McElroy

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ada is a young girl in 1980s Boston being raised by her scientist father, David. She's happy being homeschooled and spending time with the odd cast of characters in his lab day by day. Over time she begins to notice some oddities in David's behavior. As things continue, Ada realizes that she may not know her father at all.

This novel is a coming-of-age novel but is much richer than just that. Moore looks at what we are willing to do to be our authentic selves, and how far we will go to be remembered by those we love. I loved the character of Ada and found myself really caring for her. This is a book that will stay with me.

Sonja H

Dies ist die Geschichte von Ada, die bei ihrem eigenwilligen Vater David, einem Informatikgenie, aufwächst. Sie kennt keine andere Familie als David und seine Kollegen und ELEXIR, eine rudimentäre künstliche Intelligenz ersetzt ihre Freundschaft zu Gleichaltrigen. 
Ada fühlt sich wohl und sicher in diesem exklusiven Kreis, doch dann erkrankt ihr Vater an Alzheimer und mit ihm fällt alles zusammen, was sie bisher für wahr und richtig hielt. Lediglich das Rätsel auf einer Diskette, das sie von ihm zuvor bekommen hat, könnte eine Antwort auf all ihre Fragen geben - doch sie vermag es nicht zu knacken.

Mit sehr viel Gefühl und Liebe zu Details erzählt Liz Moore eine ungewöhnliche Familiensaga, die in einer Zeit beginnt, in der die gesellschaftlichen Regeln sehr beschränkend waren und in eine Gegenwart hineinrecht, die Maschinen menschliche Züge verleihen möchte und offener für neue Ideen wird. 
Es gelingt ihr, mit Hilfe wechselnder Perspektiven sehr gut, eine mitreißende Story und glaubwürdige Charaktere zu erschaffen. Das Schicksal der Protagonisten war mir beim Lesen nicht gleichgültig, ich wollte, dass alle ein gutes Leben finden, dass sie nicht negativ durch ihre Umstände geformt werden und sich selbst treu bleiben. 
Lediglich Davids Geschichte, auf der alle Erlebnisse basieren, wurde meiner Meinung nach am Ende zu emotionslos und zu distanziert geschildert. Seine Hintergründe, seine Erfahrungen haben Adas Welt geprägt, doch so verständlich seine Entscheidungen auch sind, so "kalkuliert" wirken sie auch auf mich als Leserin. Die Autorin verleiht ihm nur wenige Gefühle. Er ist der Wissenschaftler, der mehr mit dem Kopf statt mit dem Herzen handelt. 

"Unseen World" ist ein wundervolles Buch, dass man wie einen Thriller nicht aus der Hand legen mag. Es hätte wirklich ein besseres Cover verdient, als dieses 0815-Gesicht, das wohl die "unsichtbare Welt" symbolisieren ist, das aber dem Inhalt bei weitem nicht gerecht wird!

Vilde

From the first few words The Unseen World weaves a captivating story told in refreshing manner, and does not let you down.

Emir Andrés Ibañez

Las palabras que se me vienen en este momento para describir a esta novela son: minuciosa, inteligente, conmovedora.
Nos cuenta la historia de Ada y su excéntrico padre, David, director de un laboratorio de computación en los 80. La relación entre ambos, sus círculos sociales, sus intereses en la matemática y la lógica, rutinas y demás, hasta que la mente de David comienza a deteriorarse y a partir de allí Ada descubre que existe la posibilidad de que nada de lo que sabía de David hasta sus catorce años fuera verdad, y comienza a buscar respuestas.
La estructura está bien formada, los personajes (todos y cada uno de ellos) están muy bien desarrollados, tiene un plot muy bien hecho, todo todo en este libro es redondo y conciso, siento que lo único que le faltó fue una prosa más enriquecedora y que quizás podría haberse reducido a menos páginas porque hay un par de storylines que están de más, pero aún así es un libro fabuloso, que se sale de mi zona de confort, que tuvo una resolución que no me la vi venir y un epílogo que me estrujó el corazón. Muy, muy recomendado.

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'A staggeringly beautiful meditation on love, legacy and the emotional necessities that make life worth living.' T�a Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife BOSTON, 1980 Ada Sibelius is twelve years old and home-schooled. Her days are spent in a lab with her father David, a computer science Professor, and the brilliant minds of his colleagues. David is widely regarded as one of best in his field. That is, until he starts to forget things. When David is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Ada's world falls apart. But when he leaves a floppy disk for his beloved daughter, she has no idea that the coding within it holds the key to a past that her father refused to talk about. Navigating her teenage years without his guidance, will Ada be able to piece together the father she lost?

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The moving story of a daughter’s quest to discover the truth about her beloved father’s hidden past. Ada Sibelius is raised by David, her brilliant, eccentric, socially inept single father, who directs a computer science lab in 1980s-era Boston. Home-schooled, Ada accompanies David to work every day; by twelve, she is a painfully shy prodigy. The lab begins to gain acclaim at the same time that David’s mysterious history comes into question. When his mind begins to falter, leaving Ada virtually an orphan, she is taken in by one of David’s colleagues. Soon she embarks on a mission to uncover her father’s secrets: a process that carries her from childhood to adulthood. What Ada discovers on her journey into a virtual universe will keep the reader riveted until The Unseen World’s heart-stopping, fascinating conclusion.

The Unseen World

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