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Ray’s 2022 Year in Books
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Ray Gardener
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Robert Silverberg, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke
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Basically the books that are on my to-read list.
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Vacant Fire
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Remember
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The White Room and Other Stories
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"Remember" re-edited
A few months ago I re-edited my short story collection "Remember." The novella "An Act of Kindness" is also available for free at wattpad.com, https://www.wattpad.com/776274696-an-...
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Neat idea, strong execution. Silverberg once again demonstrates great characterization and character dynamics/interaction/motivations. The ending was a bit anticlimactic, but upon reflection, I realize the story is more about the journey. That leaves ...more |
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Like Westworld, a high tech amusement park goes off the rails. Fortunately this time it happens before the park opens to the public. There are two main acts: before and after all hell breaks loose. The former is filled with rapt fascination at the ide ...more |
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| While the story is original and the authors keep the science realistic, the overuse of exposition and weak writing detract from a good, entertaining plot. Hard to believe Stephen King credits it; as a strong writer he should know better. But I guess ...more | |
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| Classic Silverberg. A fascinating idea, although his writing style that far back betrays some of the mistakes aspiring authors make. Still, the words flow smoothly and the pages turn easily, his knowledge of human nature deep and realistic, and his f ...more | |
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World, Writing, Wealth
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Can sun be orbiting the Earth after all? -:)
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But advocating/inventing conspiracy theories to support pseudoscience doesn't make the pseudoscience any more legitimate.
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
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“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
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“And what is good, Phaedrus,
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“Am I my brother's keeper?”
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