Friday, December 16, 2022

Expeditionary Force book 2: SpecOps by Craig Alanson

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The silliness and comedic bro banter continues in book 2.  The arbitrary magic system is a little annoying but otherwise it's very enjoy...
Saturday, December 10, 2022

If you think you know what a proton is

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  Think again and read  this interesting summary of recent research .  In particular, try to explain how what we currently perceive as a ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Earthbound (Marsbound 3) by Joe Haldeman

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Depressing and confusing ending to a great series.  Good closure for the characters. 4/5 Stars.
Monday, December 5, 2022

Ihr Letzter Wunch von Blake Pierce

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Meine örtliche Bibliothek hat nur sehr wenige Bücher auf Deutsch. Unter den deutschen Büchern, die ich gelesen habe, ist dies eines davon. N...

Columbus Day by Craig Alanson

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This book has a fantastic space opera world built-up with a little awe-and-wonder mystery, wonderful politics, and great close-combat milita...
Sunday, December 4, 2022

This is my funniest 2 ed by Mike Resnick

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I found about a quarter of the stories to be funny or worthwhile, but the gems were worth the slog through the weaker stories. 3/5 Stars.  I...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

What if? 2 by Randall Munroe

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I love XKCD and this second volume of the series is just as good as the first one. The cartoons are fantastic.  Some of the questions and an...

Die Leiden des Jungen Werther von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Dieses fantastische Buch ist mindestens so gut, wenn nicht sogar besser als Romeo und Julia. Die Schönheit der Schrift ist atemberaubend. 5/...
Friday, November 25, 2022

Gateway by Frederik Pohl

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This book won the 1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1978 Locus Award for Best Novel, the 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1978 Jo...

Forget Nothing by Jason Anspach & Michelle G Meyers (audio)

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This well-acted audiobook is a good back story to an interesting character in the series. There were some fun, tantalizing clues to the ...