What a great episode! Some things we've been waiting a long time for finally happened, spoilers blah blah spoilers We finally get to see a dragon in action, and it wrecked everything in its path. This is the action scene I've been hoping for since those little lizards first poked heads out of their …
Split brain
I've been listening to Peace on Earth, by Stanislaw Lem and the character has had his right and left brain split. It's quite interesting so far, and deals with a lot of philosophical questions like 'is it me inside my head, if i don't know what it's thinking?' So far the plot seems to be …
Multitudinous progeny
Different creatures have different strategies for passing on their genes. Spiders for example, produce thousands of offspring and send them flying off on the wind without a care for their survival--with a thousand chances, a few are sure to survive. Humans and other mammals, on the other hand, put all their energy and effort into …
Odd John: another biography style story about super smart people
I just finished Odd John and it reminded me a bit of The Glass Bead Game in that it was a historical/biographical style telling of a group of super intelligent people who the rest of the world doesn't understand. It was about ten times more entertaining, though that isn't saying much. It was also written …
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Becoming critical
I remember I used to love every book I read. Now I find it harder to do so. Probably this is a consequence of reading a lot of books. I have a higher baseline of quality. I also have seen so many plots/ideas/character types that they don't impress me or excite me anymore. Whatever it …
Jonas David 