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Breakfast, lunch, dinner and at least an hour a night... more like read until the book hits me in the nose.

My tendency is to science fiction, but my real love is excellent writing.

]]> M Stow, OH 04/2009 08/2009 13 280 276 true 5713623 read 2 true 4751568 currently-reading 2 true 4751567 to-read 1 false 4932393 won-t-try-again 0 false 4751659 fray http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/184377-black-hills-and-beyond http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1241111166p2/18038.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:22:22 -0700
I'm looking forward to it, particular after reading the short story set in the same culture (the name which I've forgotten).

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/158742-carrion-comfort-to-be-re-released http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1241111166p2/18038.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:59:30 -0700 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59890958 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255608670s/3228917.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:46:32 -0700
thanks.]]> Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) by David Brin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51318961 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172970140s/234501.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:53:05 -0700

In my opinion, the complexity and character development (be they human, chimp or dolphin) is excellent.

Brin took a good start and really advanced his 'universe' in this one. And THE UPLIFT WAR is even better.]]> Tell No One (Mass Market Paperback) by Harlan Coben]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59381729 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170238623s/43933.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:15:12 -0700
IMO It lacks character development. Most of the secondary characters are described with 1 or 2 lines and never go anywhere. So they remain more car...more...]]> Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59515218 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228045893s/7604.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:41:54 -0700 Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) by David Brin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51318975 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96472.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:21:27 -0700
Finished... what I just saw was that this was David Brin's FIRST book. While he wrote others prior to continuing the Earthclan series, I had no idea this was his first.

Wow.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/138080-drood http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1241111166p2/18038.jpg 2185611 Peter http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238721462p2/2185611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2185611-peter Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:14:23 -0700
Did you have to backtrack when reading the last 100 pages?

I did. ]]>