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Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Having realized that the book I bought was the second book in a series, I finished A Borrowed Man and started back up with Interlibrary Loan. Hundreds of years ...

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Book Review: A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

As perhaps is appropriate, I came to read A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolf in a very roundabout way.  I decided to buy Interlibrary Loan after seeing it in the barga...

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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I was not as wowed by this as others. Perhaps because I don't read a lot of science fiction or find complex science hurts my head.

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Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It took me a while to get used to a protagonist who is a first class jerk. But the futuristic set-up, supporting characters, and numerous plot twists kept me li...

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Artemis by Andy Weir

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

All in all, it served its purpose in that it kept me entertained while not requiring much deep thought on my part. But I have to say it didn't make me want to ...

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The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

This all comes together in a perfect mix of humor, action and suspense. Each book moves the story forward in some way and adds another layer of detail but cont...

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