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Category Archives: Books
Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey
Book 7: Leviathan Wakes This hefty book appeared mysteriously on my desk at work, my assumption being that it was left there by my boss who is regularly referring me to science fiction books and authors. The back cover, which … Continue reading
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The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt
Book 6 – The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers is a dark comedy, written in the time and style of a classic western, narrated by Eli Sister, the younger of the two brothers. The brothers hire themselves out as hit-men … Continue reading
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The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu
Book 5: The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu Cixin Liu is a popular, award-winning science fiction author in China. Translated from Chinese by Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem blends a science fiction story about earth’s first contact with an alien civilization … Continue reading
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How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, Chad Orzel
Book 4: How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, Chad Orzel I loved his second book, How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog, which I actually read first. It took me a while to get used to the extent of … Continue reading
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Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
Book 3: Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury I have had this book on my reading list for a long time, just, well, because. I was only peripherally aware of the story line (something about a carnival, bad things … Continue reading
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The Flicker Men, by Ted Kosmatka
Book 2: The Flicker Men, by Ted Kosmatka The Flicker Men is a science-based thriller that is built on the Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Physics Specifically, the book is based on the (old) theory that particles existing in a superposition … Continue reading
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A Year in Books – Ancillary Justice, by Anne Leckie
The challenge: to read a book a week for a year. Honestly, I have been undecided about it (which bodes poorly), however considering I can lock in 18 books, give or take, through book clubs, it seemed cowardly not to … Continue reading
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The Logic of Bertrand Russell
I have decided, in a concerted effort to break into actually writing blog entries, to start by posting somewhat randomly about the day to day things that strike me as interesting or worth contemplating. My hope is that the randomness … Continue reading