Friday, January 31, 2020

The Compass of Pleasure by David J Linden and Sean Pratt

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Fascinating, and approachable.  Very informative.  5/5 Stars.

Tyrus Rex Chasing the Dragon by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole

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Fun, non-stop combat. 4/5 stars
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina

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Great! 5/5 stars!

Foundation's Resolve by Stephan Collings

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I loved most of Asimov's books until he got too old and wrote bad prequels and worse sequels about Gaea and Galaxia, and I liked some of...

All the Lives He Led by Frederik Pohl

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Interesting, fun story with many twists, great character arcs.  It was a little contrived.  4/5 stars.
Monday, January 20, 2020

Cycles of Time by Roger Penrose

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I don't have enough physics to understand why one cosmological concept is more appealing than others.  The concept is cool, though, 2/5 ...

Crossover by Joel Shepherd

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I like the Spiral War series so I tried the first book of the Cassandra Kresnov stories.  There is a little too much for one book but it is ...
Saturday, January 11, 2020

The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber

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This one is not nearly as good as Bullshit Jobs .  There are some interesting observations and analysis but the essays are very shrill and g...

In the Heart of Darkness by Eric Flint & David Drake

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The saga continues but the awe and wonder wears thin, 3/5 stars.  Lots of politics, intrigue, bad economics.
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Rando Splicer by Joel Shephaed

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I love this series.  5/5 stars.