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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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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Posted on July 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsFrom the back cover: Meet Dwight, a sixth-grade oddball. Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same t-shirt for a month or telling people to call him “Captain Dwight.” This is embarrassing,... -
The Science of Doctor Who by Paul Parsons
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 5 CommentsFrom the front flap: Almost fifty years after the Doctor first crossed the small screen, he remains a science fiction touchstone. His exploits are thrilling, his world is mind-boggling, and that time travel machine—known as... -
A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 7 CommentsFrom the back cover: Mary Quinn leads a remarkable life. At twelve, an orphan and convicted thief, she was miraculously rescued from the gallows. Now, at seventeen, she has a new and astonishing chance to... -
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 4 CommentsFrom the back cover: Welcome to a surreal version of Great Britain, circa 1985, where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very,... -
Rurouni Kenshin 1-6 by Nobuhiro Watsuki: B+
Posted on March 13, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt feels like I last read Rurouni Kenshin eons ago, even though it’s only been five years since the US edition came to an end. The siren call of a potential reread has been increasing...