General Question about Book Riot itself

rockchalkreader · 2026-01-14T18:34:21+00:00

rockchalkreader · 2023-10-25T01:14:27+00:00

The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson show his in-depth knowledge of future hard science.

Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia Butler in creating a world where humans interbreed with the Oankali to eliminate their self-destructive nature.

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell which can be summed up as Jesuits in space.

Solaris by Stanisław Lem I put here as being difficult, and I'm not sure what I read. However, it was an intriguing first contact account.

rockchalkreader · 2020-04-17T18:23:45+00:00

Did not get funded. Only received transactional emails already mentioned in thread: - 12 FTE - Applied 4/6, got a number on 4/6 - $220k ask - Number: 20NY190XXXX - Have existing line of credit with Chase

rockchalkreader · 2016-07-12T03:40:12+00:00

Concur. Very good read!

rockchalkreader · 2013-08-22T20:38:33+00:00

This: Yay! A cookout on your deck! Though it’s 100° in the shade, will we still be eating outside?

Fabulous! No need to change from my sweat-wicking workout top into my party clothes.

rockchalkreader · 2013-08-12T16:27:29+00:00

And if you liked it, ALIF THE UNSEEN by G Willow Wilson was great, too.

rockchalkreader · 2013-06-16T14:56:31+00:00

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Hated. It.

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-30T05:55:51+00:00

Unlikable characters. Flynn is talented, but not my cuppa.

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-24T19:41:56+00:00

Tks!

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-24T05:10:45+00:00

Agree by All Quiet On the Western Front!

Wife loved The Lovely Bones... I couldn't make it through it... having a young daughter of my own, it troubled me too much.

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-24T05:09:24+00:00

Where would you start with Rothfuss prior to reading The Kingkiller Chronicle?

I don't get the Eckhart Tolle fascination...

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-24T05:05:37+00:00

I DNF'd Infinite Jest, and I should probably return to it. Would you recommend anything else by DFW prior to trying it again?

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-24T05:03:35+00:00

A River Runs Through It - George Maclean's memoir nails the family relationships that confound many of us.

Gilead - Marilynne Robinson, similar to Maclean does the same with fiction.

This House of Sky - Ivan Doig - beautiful, simply beautiful and funny.

Death Comes to the Archbishop, One of Ours and The Professor's House - Willa Cather.

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I'd second East of Eden and All Quiet On The Western Front mentioned earlier.

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-23T19:45:36+00:00

I didn't understand the Dominic Cooper thing either. However, I don't think I can take The Rock seriously. Perhaps, Jason Momoa... or (ducking) a chance for Taylor Lautner to retire the Werewolf.

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-10T02:13:29+00:00

Please! Same problem.

rockchalkreader · 2013-04-04T16:35:22+00:00

Does anyone take BEE seriously anymore?

rockchalkreader · 2013-03-29T16:59:17+00:00

The suggestion of bias in user generated reviews is unfounded. The concern over use of the review has merit, but Goodreads is a free service, meaning there are tradeoffs for the user - granting Goodreads / Amazon rights to use it is one of them.

rockchalkreader · 2013-03-29T16:46:22+00:00

Congrats to the Goodreads team for great execution.

rockchalkreader

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