Archive for the tag 'robert j sawyer'

May 20 2008

Books I Read Recently

Published by Jody under reading & writing, reviews

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 well-reviewed movie if it portrays the violence in the book.
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer  (7/10)
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Jan 09 2006

A Review Of “End Of An Era” By Robert J. Sawyer

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End Of An Era by Robert J. Sawyer
Rating: (8/10)
Dinosaurs are fantastical creatures that once existed. How cool is that?! Stories about dinosaurs are cool too, if told well. End Of An Era is a fun, quick read about scientists travelling to the Mesozoic, hoping to figure out why dinosaurs became extinct, when they [...]

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Sep 28 2004

A Review Of “Calculating God” By Robert J. Sawyer

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Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
Rating: (8/10)
This is a science-fiction novel about aliens trying “to discover why God has behaved as he has and to determine his methods”. Due to cataclysmic events occurring simultaneously on different planets and the fact that life exists, the aliens think the universe was designed. When they [...]

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