domesticat's reviews
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My first experience with Reynolds. First hundred pages were a tough go; I had trouble keeping characters and dates straight at times. I decided to trust that he had a plan, and that the narrative threads would come together. They did. The first third of the book felt like an academic exercise, the second was intriguing, and the final third was compelling. I'll move on to Chasm City next.

Didn't finish it. I kept thinking about the law of conservation of mass, and wondering how exactly the main character kept transforming back and forth from itty bitty human to ginormo-dragon (now with extra rowr! and grr!) without violating the laws of physics.

I think maybe I should just admit that fantasy isn't my bag and stick with sci-fi.

If one of my friends wants this book, they can have it.

A sci-fi favorite with heavy environmental overtones. It boggles my mind this wasn't more popular; I dip back into it every few years, as the Web continues to eat pop culture, and am impressed by how much Brin got right, even if some of the itty-bitty details aren't spot-on.

Thankfully, Kevin Costner's already botched one Brin novel, and it wasn't this one; here's hoping he won't try another.

If you've ever contended that the Oscars were a political piece of crap, or if the Academy was incapable of recognizing a truly stellar performance without twenty years of hindsight, this is a book to look into. It provides some interesting suggestions on movies that were probably more influential (Citizen Kane, etc.) than the actual winners (How Green Was My Valley) were.

Worth keeping around if you're a serious movie buff, but doesn't really have a lot of repeat-read value. Once absorbed, there is no more great subtext to get. Factoids are factoids.

Better than book 2, Chasm City. This book took less time to get going, which I greatly appreciated. It's enough to keep me going with the series, but not necessarily immediately.