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- jun - @J I had the same thought about the rhino. And he’s nearly drowned twice so far. @K I’m glad to...
- K - It was the passage of time between advances that really got me. On the one hand, yeah, Cal is a 15 year old...
- J - Wow. You’ve convinced me I made the right decision in not reading the rest. How many times does he nearly...
- J - True. Like we can’t rebuild our society without some cataclysmic tragedy to motivate us.
- K - I think part of the issue is that so many dystopian books are also post-apocalyptic. It’s often used as...
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J’s Take on Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 3 CommentsLet me start with a description of the book, for some context. Ellie and her friends live in a smallish town with a large rural area, so that she and a lot of her friends... -
J’s Take on Conspiracy 365: January
Posted on January 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsIt’s been many months since we decided to devote 2012 to books by Australian and New Zealand authors and nearly that long since we picked this book as our first one for the year. So... -
Nebula Project: Rendezvous with Rama
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsIn the 22nd century, humans have spread out all over the Solar System, colonizing everywhere from Mercury to the moons of the gas giants. But in spite of their expansion, the fabled 'space drive' has still eluded scientists and many believe it's not even possible to construct. -
Nebula Project: The Gods Themselves
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 6 CommentsIn the late 21st century, humans were contacted by beings from another universe. These beings provided what looked to be the answer to Earth's energy problems: an endless source of power with only minimal side-effects. -
J’s Take on Nancy Drew: Vampire Slayer
Posted on September 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt turns out Nancy Drew: Vampire Slayer didn’t mean Nancy Drew was taking on the role of a vampire slayer. It’s just that the so-called mystery involved a vampire slayer. This is a two-part graphic...