I’ve blogged before about the TBR (“to be read”) pile that seems to sporadically take over the bedside bookshelf. Part of the problem is I am a binge buyer, an event set off not only by some sort of pent-up quest for books but out-of-state travel. My “hobby” when I’m out of state is to […]
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What is it that makes a person like one book and dislike a similar one? That imponderable arose when I read Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End. I recently praised how Charlie Stross explored the Singularity in Glasshouse. Well, Vernor Vinge is not only credited with popularizing the concept, it has been a common theme in his […] Although his writing covers everything from cyberpunk to space opera to alternate history and fantasy, Charlie Stross is, for good or bad, viewed as one of the leading SF authors exploring the Singularity. Fans of that aspect of his writing will be pleased to know that his latest novel, Glasshouse, continues delving into the Singularity. […] Because or maybe in spite of the number of books I read, it is a far too rare experience for one to grab me with opening paragraph. John Scalzi‘s debut novel and Hugo Award nominated Old Man’s War did just that. The opening? “I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife’s […] |
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