François finished reading Alien Bodies by Lawrence Miles (BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures, #6)
On an island in the East Indies, in a lost city buried deep in the …
A bit weird and sometimes hard to follow, but Ok :-) onwards to the next !
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François finished reading War of the Daleks (Dr. Who Series) by John Peel
The story opens up with the Doctor and Sam in the TARDIS doing some maintenance …
Very nice 🙂👍
François finished reading Genocide by Paul Leonard (Eighth Doctor Adventures, 4)
Grant, a UNIT veteran, receives a call for help from an old colleague. A scientific …
I didn't like the style of writing of this book. I can't really explain why, maybe too broken, too many cuts to other scenes, whatever...
I didn't like the style of writing of this book. I can't really explain why, maybe too broken, too many cuts to other scenes, whatever...
François finished reading The Bodysnatchers by Mark Morris (Eighth Doctor Adventures, 3)
It is London, 1894. Amid the fog, cold and degradation, a gruesome business is being …
Not bad, but not as good as the previous ones...
François finished reading Vampire Science by Jonathan Blum (Eighth Doctor Adventures, 2)
In the days when the Time Lords were young, their war with the Vampires cost …
Very good. Picks up nicely from the previous and convincing. :-)
François finished reading Eight Doctors (Dr. Who Series) by Terrance Dicks
Immediately after the events of the TV film, the Eighth Doctor finishes reading The Time …
Much better than expected. As a fan of the TV series I was kindof wondering if the printed version would live up to the expectation, but it does amazingly well. Nice little read
Much better than expected. As a fan of the TV series I was kindof wondering if the printed version would live up to the expectation, but it does amazingly well. Nice little read
François finished reading The dead astronaut by JG Ballard
This story was first published in May 1968 in Playboy. It is about a husband …
Very short story - another world slowly dying, even if that is not the subject - that's the suggested background. Strange story, with a twist...
Very short story - another world slowly dying, even if that is not the subject - that's the suggested background. Strange story, with a twist...
François finished reading La Maison Russie by John le Carré (Best-sellers)
Roman d'espionnage. À Moscou, pendant la perestroïka, Niki Landau se voit confier par une superbe …
Assez déçu par ce livre. Je ne connaissais pas vraiment Le Carré, autrement que de réputation, et pour moi elle est surfaite. C'était peut-être un beau film, mais comme bouquin, pour moi c'est pas terrible.
Assez déçu par ce livre. Je ne connaissais pas vraiment Le Carré, autrement que de réputation, et pour moi elle est surfaite. C'était peut-être un beau film, mais comme bouquin, pour moi c'est pas terrible.
François finished reading The Crystal World by J. G. Ballard
The novel tells the story of a physician trying to make his way deep into …
Last in the series after the downed world and the burned world, the crystal world gives us another go at an apocalypse drawing nearer when we followed some personnage tortured by their past. Again quite a good book, but to me the best of the three remains the drowned world (but I admit it's totally subjective).
Last in the series after the downed world and the burned world, the crystal world gives us another go at an apocalypse drawing nearer when we followed some personnage tortured by their past. Again quite a good book, but to me the best of the three remains the drowned world (but I admit it's totally subjective).
François finished reading The Burning world by J. G. Ballard
In contrast to Ballard's earlier novel The Drowned World, The Burning World describes a world …
"The drowned world" is a book I have read several times, in several languages. Just like "The Martian chronicles", it symbolizes for me the "fin de siècle", end of an era, feeling that, being old, I can't help feeling sometimes. So when I discovered that Ballard had written a trilogy of "world", I had to read the others. "The Burning world", as far as I am concerned, is a variation on a theme. Much of the mood is very similar to the drowned world; it almost seems like an episode in a series. Not bad at all, but afaic, it doesn't rise to "The Drowned world".
"The drowned world" is a book I have read several times, in several languages. Just like "The Martian chronicles", it symbolizes for me the "fin de siècle", end of an era, feeling that, being old, I can't help feeling sometimes. So when I discovered that Ballard had written a trilogy of "world", I had to read the others. "The Burning world", as far as I am concerned, is a variation on a theme. Much of the mood is very similar to the drowned world; it almost seems like an episode in a series. Not bad at all, but afaic, it doesn't rise to "The Drowned world".
François finished reading Angel of Vengeance by Lincoln Child (Pendergast, #22)
Constance Greene confronts Manhattan’s most dangerous serial killer, Enoch Leng, bartering for her sister's life …
Well, that's a chapter closed. Not too sure about this one - it does wrap up, but not entirely satisfied for some reason. Feels a bit like cheap trick. Maybe I just read too many of those in too short a time and they become kind of predictable. Makes for an entertain reading all the same.
Well, that's a chapter closed. Not too sure about this one - it does wrap up, but not entirely satisfied for some reason. Feels a bit like cheap trick. Maybe I just read too many of those in too short a time and they become kind of predictable. Makes for an entertain reading all the same.
François finished reading Accelerando by Charles Stross
The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits …
Gibson is the first thing that springs to mind. The first part of the book is breathtaking - loads of things to take in as the new world unfolds around you. After it slows down, and winds up to a logical conclusion. Very nice - a bit heavy at times. The book has received many sci-fi awards and is available for free amongst other places here www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html . Definitely a good read, even if I didn't enjoy the third part as much as the first 2.
Gibson is the first thing that springs to mind. The first part of the book is breathtaking - loads of things to take in as the new world unfolds around you. After it slows down, and winds up to a logical conclusion. Very nice - a bit heavy at times. The book has received many sci-fi awards and is available for free amongst other places here www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html . Definitely a good read, even if I didn't enjoy the third part as much as the first 2.
François reviewed Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein’s general relativity, quantum …
Brilliant is the word.
5 stars
Most excellent. If you are mildly interrested in sciences, this is a must. The assumed starting level is zero and it will take you by the hand up a gentle slope. If you are a scientist, it may be a bit simple, but you might learn things outside your field as in brushes around physics, cosmology, and even philosophy. Definitely recommended.
Most excellent. If you are mildly interrested in sciences, this is a must. The assumed starting level is zero and it will take you by the hand up a gentle slope. If you are a scientist, it may be a bit simple, but you might learn things outside your field as in brushes around physics, cosmology, and even philosophy. Definitely recommended.
François rated Seven Brief Lessons on Physics: 5 stars
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein’s general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black …
François finished reading Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein’s general relativity, quantum …
Most excellent. If you are mildly interrested in sciences, this is a must. The assumed starting level is zero and it will take you by the hand up a gentle slope. If you are a scientist, it may be a bit simple, but you might learn things outside your field as in brushes around physics, cosmology, and even philosophy. Definitely recommended.
Most excellent. If you are mildly interrested in sciences, this is a must. The assumed starting level is zero and it will take you by the hand up a gentle slope. If you are a scientist, it may be a bit simple, but you might learn things outside your field as in brushes around physics, cosmology, and even philosophy. Definitely recommended.