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It turned out to be much more. The science stuff was done well, but even better was the social stuff. MacLeod's characterisation is great, whether of a 16-year-old human girl...more...]]> 8028036 565673 1118008 1841493430 9781841493435 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181144224m/1118008.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181144224s/1118008.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1118008.Learning_the_World 3.00 1 2005 0 0 false Sun Oct 21 11:31:04 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 11:31:04 -0700 2007 http://nhw.livejournal.com/592810.html[return][return]I really liked it. I thought that it does indeed add something new to the old sf theme of first contact between humans and aliens. It takes the premise of Vernor Vinge's A Deepness in the Sky, a book I really didn't like at all, and does it a who...more...]]> 4346305 254011 1626949 0765313316 9780765313317 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186065225m/1626949.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186065225s/1626949.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1626949.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.67 15 2005 2 0 false Thu Aug 09 20:45:33 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 20:53:04 -0700 2007
This is golden age science fiction – people in a spaceship, a new world, and a previously unsuspected a...more...]]> 10943370 95156 1626949 0765313316 9780765313317 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186065225m/1626949.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186065225s/1626949.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1626949.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 121 2005 3 0 false Wed Dec 26 02:18:40 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 22:38:52 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 02:02:18 -0800 2007 Fall Revolution or Engines of Light series. It lacked the humor of Newton's Wake. While it did try to depict a political conflict between the interests of three different factions. as well as having humanity with the "great white burden" of civilizing the n...more...]]> 81500214 84024 185826 0765351773 9780765351777 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185826.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986s/185826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 98 2005 2 0 false Sat Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 13:31:09 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 23:46:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 49122514 2123284 185826 0765351773 9780765351777 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185826.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986s/185826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 121 2005 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 12 22:56:01 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 22:58:40 -0700 2009 41258847 875883 185826 0765351773 9780765351777 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185826.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986s/185826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 121 2005 4 0 false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 22:48:39 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 16 19:11:52 -0800 2009
At 300 pages it's short for modern SF novel. It's a little disappointing to get to the last 25 pages and realize a lot of interest...more...]]> 59051840 259137 185826 0765351773 9780765351777 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185826.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986s/185826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 121 2005 4 0 false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:46:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:48:32 -0700 2009 55306272 1057229 185826 0765351773 9780765351777 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185826.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986s/185826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 121 2005 2 0 false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 16:08:18 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 16:08:18 -0700 2009 32352786 391984 185826 0765351773 9780765351777 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986m/185826.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527986s/185826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World_a_Scientific_Romance 3.57 121 2005 3 0 false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 11:30:57 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 09:56:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 31551435 558560 898899 1841493449 9781841493442 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179285687m/898899.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179285687s/898899.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/898899.Learning_the_World_A_Novel_of_First_Contact 3.57 121 2005 2 0 false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 15:23:47 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 15:28:29 -0700 2008
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