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Federations

by John Joseph Adams
- Rated 3 stars
“Decent collection of sci-fi short stories that focused on interstellar societies. The tone & quality of the stories was not as rich as I would have hoped for.”

Bobby L wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink )
The Quantum Thief

by Hannu Rajaniemi
- Rated 4 stars
“A good post-singularity adventure that is at it's heart a detective/heist novel. The high-tech concepts & terms take a bit to get used to, but quickly help build a very detailed world with likable characters.”

Bobby L wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
Robopocalypse

by Daniel H. Wilson
- Rated 4 stars
“Fun, light read that takes on the classic 'robots take over' concept. A series of vignettes from various characters works well, though the voice of the characters blurs somewhat.”

Bobby L wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson
- Rated 4 stars
“Great suspense thriller. I didn't get a chance to read it before watching the U.S. version of the movie, but they did a good job taking it to the big screen. ”

Bobby L wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
The Windup Girl

by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Rated 3 stars
“Interesting ideas on the near future and how bio-engineering will affect our society. Set deeply in Asian, specifically Thai, culture, it's a bit harder to get into than most other science fiction. Still, enjoyable.”

Bobby L wrote this review Sunday, January 15, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Ill Met in Lankhmar

by Fritz Leiber, Jr.
- Rated 4 stars
“Really enjoyed this fantasy novel. Very 'classic' characters and adventures. The fact this was written so many decades ago meant Leiber was really ahead of his time and truly began to define a genre.”

Bobby L wrote this review Thursday, December 29, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Hexed

by Kevin Hearne
- Rated 4 stars
“Another fun entry in the series. The writing still isn't very sophisticated and the protagonist sometimes comes off a little too confident in himself. But overall it has that glib sense of humor I enjoy in the Dresden Files series.”

Bobby L wrote this review Monday, December 19, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline
- Rated 5 stars
“Fun sci-fi dystopia that is mainly one ongoing nod to 80s & 90s pop & geek culture”

Bobby L wrote this review Sunday, December 11, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Days Gone Bye

by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore
- Rated 4 stars
“This first volume was good, fairly similar to the tv show so far. Good artwork. Glad I'm borrowing these from a friend. I can never justify buying comics or graphic novels, I read through them too fast, even when I try to go slow and enjoy the artwork. ”

Bobby L wrote this review Monday, December 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
White Night

by Jim Butcher
- Rated 4 stars
“Great entry in the series, plot pacing keeps up as usual and good character development”

Bobby L wrote this review Sunday, December 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink )