Book Review - Darwin's Radio
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magicicadaDarwin's Radio by Greg Bear
I'm not backed up on reading, I'm backed up on reviewing. Nonetheless, I soldier on.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
h_postmortemus was right. This book should not be read by a pregnant woman. Afterwards however, it's absolutely fascinating. He had one of the best descriptions of the mindspace during labor that I have read from anyone. There are a lot of miscarriages mentioned in this book, however they are not really losses of babies. These are true replication errors and that made it a lot easier to deal with from an intellectual standpoint. I am looking forward to reading [Bad username or site: Darwin's Children @ livejournal.com]. In many ways, Radio to spend it's time building towards the next novel.
I cannot express how much delight I got from reading hard sci-fi again. The great project means that I do not choose my genre of literature and it had been too long. Suspense was also a strong element in this novel. Like most modern writings, there are several settings for the novel and the author jumps from scene to scene with abandon. At one point, I found myself throwing the book aside as I realized that the one thing I needed to know, would not be revealed as long as Bear could help it. Great page turner stuff, but not good for the sleep habits. I finished this novel a bit past 1 am.
Currently reading: Brother of Earth, by CJ Cherryh.
At Bat: The Day of the Star Cities, by John Brunner
I prefer not to read books in a series in sequence, so I'll be alternating authors whenever I have two or more books by one author. I have not yet decided what to do when I get a new book from an author that I have passed, if I will need to wait till I get to Zed before going back to Alpha. The subject is rather timely however, as Bujold's latest Chalion novel has not come out in paperback yet.
I'm not backed up on reading, I'm backed up on reviewing. Nonetheless, I soldier on.
h_postmortemus was right. This book should not be read by a pregnant woman. Afterwards however, it's absolutely fascinating. He had one of the best descriptions of the mindspace during labor that I have read from anyone. There are a lot of miscarriages mentioned in this book, however they are not really losses of babies. These are true replication errors and that made it a lot easier to deal with from an intellectual standpoint. I am looking forward to reading [Bad username or site: Darwin's Children @ livejournal.com]. In many ways, Radio to spend it's time building towards the next novel. I cannot express how much delight I got from reading hard sci-fi again. The great project means that I do not choose my genre of literature and it had been too long. Suspense was also a strong element in this novel. Like most modern writings, there are several settings for the novel and the author jumps from scene to scene with abandon. At one point, I found myself throwing the book aside as I realized that the one thing I needed to know, would not be revealed as long as Bear could help it. Great page turner stuff, but not good for the sleep habits. I finished this novel a bit past 1 am.
Currently reading: Brother of Earth, by CJ Cherryh.
At Bat: The Day of the Star Cities, by John Brunner
I prefer not to read books in a series in sequence, so I'll be alternating authors whenever I have two or more books by one author. I have not yet decided what to do when I get a new book from an author that I have passed, if I will need to wait till I get to Zed before going back to Alpha. The subject is rather timely however, as Bujold's latest Chalion novel has not come out in paperback yet.
