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July 23
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New comment on Steve's review of
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Twentieth-Century Classics)
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July 08
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Sean
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences (Paperback)
by Rick Strassman
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Sean said:
"While ground breaking, inciteful, and inspiring in the face of a nation afraid of altered states (except when taxable), I gave Strausman's book four stars for the weak wrap up at the end of the book, and loading on the backstory more heavily than the...more
While ground breaking, inciteful, and inspiring in the face of a nation afraid of altered states (except when taxable), I gave Strausman's book four stars for the weak wrap up at the end of the book, and loading on the backstory more heavily than the theories developed in his research. ...less
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Broken Angels (Paperback)
by Richard K. Morgan
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Sean said:
"Second in the Takeshi Kovacs series of Morgan's books, "Broken Angels" takes us 40 years into the future since the end of Altered Carbon, and Kovacs role has changed. Now returned to soldiering, he finds an opportunity to escape a conflict ...more
Second in the Takeshi Kovacs series of Morgan's books, "Broken Angels" takes us 40 years into the future since the end of Altered Carbon, and Kovacs role has changed. Now returned to soldiering, he finds an opportunity to escape a conflict he's only too happy to leave behind.
I admit it, I've gotten sucked in to a series. I love Morgan's writing style, I love this character, and I love his twisted futurism. ...less
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Market Forces (Paperback)
by Richard K. Morgan
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Sean said:
"Morgan seems to reach a little far into the scope of his universe in this prequel of his Takeshi Kovacs character's universe. Market Forces takes us back to the middle of this century, in a world where anything goes to get where you want. Ruthless co...more
Morgan seems to reach a little far into the scope of his universe in this prequel of his Takeshi Kovacs character's universe. Market Forces takes us back to the middle of this century, in a world where anything goes to get where you want. Ruthless corporate strategists toast to the small wars that line their pockets, as financing conflict investment for global skirmishes becomes the next Wall Street.
I appreciate Morgan's style and gift with description, but I feel that he lost something with the switch to third person in the telling of this tale. He still focused most of his writing on one character, diverging only occassionaly to build intrigue that never thickened out as much as it should have. I gave it four stars for the relatability of the relationship problems of his main character, and how well he does at building both sides of a failing marriage. ...less
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Sean
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Altered Carbon: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel (Takeshi Kovacs Novels)
by Richard K. Morgan
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Sean said:
"Easily the best cyberpunk book I've read in a long time. Part hard-boiled detective thrillier, part dystopian future, with a lot of great futurist elements I haven't seen employed in many other storylines. Morgan explores the sociological implication...more
Easily the best cyberpunk book I've read in a long time. Part hard-boiled detective thrillier, part dystopian future, with a lot of great futurist elements I haven't seen employed in many other storylines. Morgan explores the sociological implications of a humanity that doesn't die, at least not easily. Consciousness transfers, body swaps, interplanetary travel as data, I highly recommend this read. ...less
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Sean
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The Difference Engine (Spectra Special Editions)
by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
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Sean said:
"So far this book is everything it promised to be, a well formed Dickesonian twist on a cyberpunk past.
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June 03
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Sean
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The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be (Paperback)
by Douglas Adams
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Sean said:
"Adams' review of a lexicon of made-up words and terms, with many handy usable phrases that I would have never thought of for myself. Best of all, it drove me to start finding names for things there weren't a name for, like the pit formed on the under...more
Adams' review of a lexicon of made-up words and terms, with many handy usable phrases that I would have never thought of for myself. Best of all, it drove me to start finding names for things there weren't a name for, like the pit formed on the underside of where your elbow is. Bowpit. ...less
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Sean
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SM 101: A Realistic Introduction (Paperback)
by Jay Wiseman
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