I can’t do it. I can’t finish the book. The Mote in God’s Eye has defeated me.
The Mote in God’s Eye was written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the pair that wrote Lucifer’s Hammer. When I read Lucifer’s Hammer previously, I loved it. Later, I read Ringworld by Niven alone, and found it to [...]
52 books in 52 weeks, 2007
Abandoning The Mote in God’s Eye
The Subtle Knife
Title: The Subtle Knife [amazon]
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Scholastic (2005)
Pages: 368
Book Number: 19
I finished up The Subtle Knife today, the second book in the His Dark Materials series. After having read and enjoyed The Golden Compass, I was looking forward to see where the plot was taken [...]
The Golden Compass
Title: The Golden Compass [amazon]
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; 1st ed edition (April 16, 1996)
Pages: 416
Book Number: 18
This is a book that had been on my shelf for years – literally. I received it as a Christmas gift when I was 16 or 17. At the time, I shelved it [...]
Xenocide
Title: Xenocide [amazon]
Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (August 15, 1992)
Pages: 608
Book Number: 17
After having to let it sit on the back burner for a short while due to final exams, I was happy to be able to finish this book up last night.
When I wrote about Speaker for the Dead, I [...]
Auschwitz: A New History
Title: Auschwitz: A New History [amazon]
Author: Laurence Rees
Publisher: PublicAffairs; Export Ed edition (January 4, 2005)
Pages: 327
Book Number: 16
What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about?
I finished this book up a few days ago. I’m hesitant to say I “enjoyed” it, because it’s obviously about a pretty depressing topic. My feelings on it, I suppose, [...]
