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Passage 04/06 Betsey is currently reading:
Passage (Mass Market Paperback)
by Connie Willis
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April 07
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Betsey made a comment on Rockfox's review of Magic Street
391984 Betsey wrote: "yeah, I think he's gotten more ... conservative in the last few decades. "

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April 06
Passage Betsey is currently reading:
Passage (Mass Market Paperback)
by Connie Willis
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Black Ships Betsey gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Black Ships (Paperback)
by Jo Graham
bookshelves: historical
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read in April, 2009

Betsey Betsey said: "I enjoyed this book, but it didn't blow my little mind. I liked the historical aspect especially. I know very little about the end of the Bronze Age, and it was fascinating to read one author's recreation of life at that time. The interaction of go...more "
April 03
Implied Spaces Betsey gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Implied Spaces (Hardcover)
by Walter Jon Williams
bookshelves: scifi, scifi-hard
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read in March, 2009

Betsey Betsey said: "This book was more like a 3.5. It reminded me a bit of charles stross accelerando & glass house. It wasn't quite as neat as CS's books, and the prose was to expository at times. I would totally read another book by this guy though, so that's nice. "
April 01
On Stranger Tides Betsey marked as to-read:
On Stranger Tides (Paperback)
by Tim Powers
bookshelves: to-read
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March 30
Consider Phlebas Betsey gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Consider Phlebas (Paperback)
by Iain M. Banks
bookshelves: scifi, scifi-space
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read in March, 2009

Betsey Betsey said: "Banks' first culture book, had to read it. It was good! Not surprisingly. I just finished it last night, and in a rush b/c it ended with a bang. I haven't fully thought through the book, and suspect it may take a rereading to digest all the polit...more "
March 10
China Mountain Zhang Betsey gave 4 of 5 stars to:
China Mountain Zhang (Paperback)
by Maureen F. McHugh
bookshelves: scifi, scifi-nearfuture
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Betsey Betsey said: "Yeah, it was good. I like McHugh, she's an interesting writer & thinker. There is lots to think about in this book. What I found interesting myself was that I was able to really engage with some characters and not at all with others. I don't thin...more "
Look to Windward Betsey gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Look to Windward (Mass Market Paperback)
by Iain M. Banks
bookshelves: scifi, scifi-space
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read in March, 2009

Betsey Betsey said: "This wasn't a great Banks book. It was good in some ways, but not in others. So I gave it 3 stars - but it's an internal rating only good for comparing to other Banks' books. My big complaint is that not much "happened." Not so much that...more "
February 25
The Diamond Age: Or,... Betsey gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)
by Neal Stephenson
bookshelves: scifi-nearfuture
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Betsey Betsey said: "I have read this book over and over, it's one of my absolute favorites. It's a near-future book and I love the way he's woven existing political and technological threads through to the future. Along with Snow Crash, this book is showcases Neal Ste...more "
February 06
Marsbound Betsey gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Marsbound (Hardcover)
by Joe Haldeman
bookshelves: scifi, scifi-space
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read in February, 2009

Betsey Betsey said: "eh. first contact, space elevator, etc etc, it just wasn't anything special or new. It was written from a young woman's perspective, but that was the only slightly different thing about it. "
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