I finished this amazing sci fi story a few weeks back, and am still thinking about parts of it. I thought I had read this before, because I had owned it as a teenager, but after the first few chapters I didn't remember any of it, and I think I may not have finished it because …
Word A Day: Allusive
Well, I've already missed a couple days. I'm determined not to go back to my old ways of only posting a couple times a month though! al·lu·sive əˈloÍžosiv/ adjective (of a remark or reference) working by suggestion rather than explicit mention. I like to be allusive in my writing. I also like reading allusive things. …
The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu
I just finished this sequel to the Three Body Problem, and once again my mind is blown. This book left me with a picture of the universe I never imagined... a dark forest indeed. The only complaint anyone seems to have about this series is the characters, and though they are more fleshed out in this one, they …
The Fold, by Peter Clines
I listened to The Fold recently, and while the premise was promising at the start, it ended up being more frustrating and annoying than enjoyable for me. Our story starts with the protagonist, Mike Ericson, high-school teacher, getting a request from his old friend at DARPA to do a special top secret task. Why would …
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber
I recently discovered that my favorite movie in recent years, Under the Skin, was based on a novel by Michel Faber. I'd never heard of him and decided to try this unusual, sci-fi drama. The plot centers around a Christian Missionary, Peter, who is traveling to a distant world to minister to alien creatures. This …
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