This is one of those books: when I say I haven’t read it, people who have and loved it are SHOCKED. “How can you not? Oh, you must!” The latest was my brother, and so to enable a conversation with him about it, I finally read it. Neuromancer is revered in modern sci-fi circles as... Continue Reading →
Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler. Pub 1993
I don’t recall where I heard about this book or what prompted me to get it, as I was completely unprepared for the story I encountered. Midway through, I did some online poking around to try to remind myself of why I picked this one, and while I found plenty of plaudits and effusive praise,... Continue Reading →
Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir. Pub 2021
This book was recommended by three friends. The first read it as part of a book club at their work. The second is the partner of the first. The third is a friend of the first and second. Like so many I’ve read this year, this is a sci-fi book and not typically in my... Continue Reading →
The Difference Engine, by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. Pub 1990. 20th anniversary edition, 2011
I chose this book after recently completing Burning Chrome by Gibson. The premise of this intrigued me, and I wanted another sci-fi book for my other book club project. The titular difference engine is a reference to an early computing machine created by Charles Babbage. He subsequently merged the difference engine with the Jacquard machine... Continue Reading →
Burning Chrome, by William Gibson. Pub 1986
I first read this book in the early 90s, a gift from a friend. I enjoyed it very much, but never returned to it as sci-fi is not my favourite genre. However, I've read a few good sci-fi books lately and enjoyed them, so I returned to this one to see if it stood the... Continue Reading →
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