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Jay R

Jay R

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I am a New Zealander sojourning in Oz. I am serving as Collections Librarian at Latrobe City Libraries in Victoria, two hours trainride east of Melbourne. I enjoy selecting materials for Latrobe and sharing recommendations here at Shelfari. Let me know what you like, and we'll talk about it!
  • Morwell, Vi, Australia
  • member since November 13, 2009

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  • Shades of Grey
    • Rated 3 stars

    “I was slow to get into this book. I think this had to do in part with loose body parts and flippant discription of rendering human flesh. A bit over the top, that, methinks.

    Having said that, I still enjoyed the book in the end, as Mr Fforde sets up another quirky set of characters in an improbable yet imaginative universe. Full marks for creativity, here. And you were rooting for Eddie and Jane.”

    Jay R wrote this review Tuesday, February 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Less bizarre than most PK Dick, and I mean that in a good way. He is meant often to confuse. Anyway, this one was very philosophical and full of false-starts. It did finally end up where it was supposed to be going, I suppose.
    It had some good things to say about the power and goodness of reading.”

    Jay R wrote this review Wednesday, January 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 4 stars

    “What a pleasant little read. I knew nothing about nineteenth-century entrepreneur Edward Cole, and little in actual fact about Melbourne at that time. This was a delightful window on that man and that era. A story of redemption and love.”

    Jay R wrote this review Thursday, January 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Quantum Story
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Refreshing take on the whole "quantum story." The approach of taking 40 key moments in a hundred years of science history and examining each of them in detail, was quite novel and quite good.
    Baggott writes in an engaging and understandable style, appropriate for those whose background may not be in physics (as well as for those for whom it is).
    I especially appreciate the final sections of the book which put the recent discoveries and theories into the full context of quantum physics. Superstrings, anybody?”

    Jay R wrote this review Monday, January 16, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
  • 9/11 Ten Years Later
    • Rated 5 stars

    “I wish all Americans would read this book. When considering facts which are in fact based on the laws of physics, see for Building 7 especially, one simply needs to have one's eyes open. Griffin does a good job here again summarizing the evidence, as well as now also exploring why the media and the public have simply gone along with what they've been told, rather than use their own God-given brains.
    But there are now also over 1500 scientists and engineers who have joined together publicly to raise the necessary questions. Maybe by thirty years or so from now, after all those who should have been held accountable are dead, the truth will out.”

    Jay R wrote this review Monday, January 16, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Penultimate Truth
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Pretty good read - Dick provides an excellent example here of "The Big Lie" in action. People will believe the propaganda if that is plausible enough - "the penultimate truth."

    I liked especially the spinning of alternative futures from the past present, in this case, WWII forward.

    ”

    Jay R wrote this review Sunday, January 1, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
  • Once upon a Time in Aotearoa
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This is a collection of short stories that tell us about life in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Written from a Maori perspective and manner, they are funny, poignant, and spot on. It made me homesick.
    Excellent read!”

    Jay R wrote this review Friday, December 23, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • JOB
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Pretty good read, in the paperback-on-the-train sort of way. Engaging for the scenario and the characters. But the ending kinda dribbled out, and I'm left feeling like I ate a bit of candy, not truly nourished or satisfied.”

    Jay R wrote this review Monday, December 12, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Black Glass
    • Rated 4 stars

    “I am in my first year of living in environs of Melbourne. This book puts a dark slant on all those cute little alley-ways that make up the CBD. Homeless people in droves, surveillance cameras everywhere, mood-altering crowd technology in use, police cracking down on protestors - it's all the current trend taken to the extreme. And the chewy and tender soft center is the story of two sisters torn apart, trying to get back together again. Dat's touchin', dat is.

    Excellent first run out by one of Melbs' own - Meg Mundell.

    ”

    Jay R wrote this review Sunday, November 13, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson
    • Rated 4 stars

    “I enjoyed the range and depth of Robinson's short stories. Many of these I had read before but they were good to get to, again. He's got a lot more going on than the Mars series or the Capital series, good as those are. He gets you to stop and think.”

    Jay R wrote this review Monday, November 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
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