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Book Review: Wake by Robert Sawyer

Posted on Feb. 21, 2011 by Jody Cairns

Wake by Robert J. Sawyer  (4/10) I’ll read most anything Sawyer writes because his ideas are fascinating and original, but I’m beginning to lose my enthusiasm after reading this. Sawyer has brilliant, intriguing ideas, and he conveys them well – … Continue reading →

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Books I Read Recently

Posted on Nov. 29, 2009 by Jody Cairns

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell  (7/10) This is a well-written biography of Bill Watterson, the author of the best comic strip ever, Calvin and Hobbes. The … Continue reading →

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Books I Read Recently

Posted on May. 20, 2008 by Jody Cairns

No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy  (8/10) Engrossing, well-written novel about a sheriff tracking down a killer who’s after someone that stumbled on some drug money in the middle of a desert. I wouldn’t want to see the … Continue reading →

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Books I’ve Read Recently

Posted on Mar. 2, 2008 by Jody Cairns

Next by Michael Crichton  (3/10) Too many characters with too little detail. Crichton seems to be getting worse, writing about topics that are interesting but a story with no substance. He creates short, interesting scenarios and dilemmas to raise issues … Continue reading →

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Books I’ve Read Recently

Posted on Jun. 12, 2007 by Jody Cairns

The Road by Cormac McCarthy  (9/10) Yes, this is an Oprah pick, but I read that it had a science-fiction element to it, and it was cheap (at Costco). It’s a depressing novel about a father and son wandering America … Continue reading →

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