Interesting writing with a unique style. Paolo Bacigalupi's writing is dark and frightening, addressing many of the large looming issues we face globally: distribution of resources, pollution, lack of conscientiousness and warped ideas of beauty and even disillusionment. I really appreciated his creativity and the fact that his stories are globally set, with settings and protagonists on earth but outside the typical Anglo-Saxon or even European focus.I gave it a lower rating because despite of its originality, it's not the sort of reading that just flows. Stylistically, I found him difficult. This notwithstanding, the novelty of the contexts and the heaviness of the topics. These short stories were however almost the perfect length for my daily commute.Overall, I do not know if I can recommend the book, but I do feel I am somehow better off for having read it -- maybe a little wiser...? Bacigalupi's prose is inviting and warm. He does things with dialogue that lays me flat. The only thing I didn't enjoy about this collection was the tale for which the volume was named, "Pump Six." It read much like Idiocracy. "The Fluted Girl," "The Calorie Man," and "The Tamarisk Hunter" were dark gems that lingered long after I'd finished them.This is one of those books I'm going to have a hard time not evangelizing. Oh, hell. I'm just going to evangelize it. Go read it.
What do You think about Čerpadlo 6 (2010)?
Good, but dark and very disturbing. I probably need to go find my happy place now.
—xavier33x
Very dark, dystopian futures presented as a collection of short stories.
—hjl1294
Several satisfying science fiction stories.
—saipiriya
