Homer meets Huck Finn. I appreciate the descriptions of the depression and how it reflects 2021
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Mark Niemann-Ross reviewed This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Review of 'This Tender Land' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Mark Niemann-Ross reviewed Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear (Darwin's Radio, #1)
"Virus hunter" Christopher Dicken is a man on a mission, following a trail of rumors, …
Review of "Darwin's radio" on 'Goodreads'
Well researched. [b:Darwin's Radio|64923|Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio #1)|Greg Bear|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1298430821l/64923.SX50.jpg|2878580] is a good example of hard science fiction. I recommend
Mark Niemann-Ross reviewed Crooked V.1 by Howard Hughes
Welcome to Crooked, the first volume of a new anthology series from Bad Intentions Press. …
Review of 'Crooked V.1' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Well - I'm biased, but I think this is a great collection and I'm proud to be published alongside these authors. Well done, Jessie!
Mark Niemann-Ross rated Homo deus: 2 stars
Homo deus by Yuval Noah Harari
"Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may …
Mark Niemann-Ross rated Exhalation: 5 stars
The End of White World Supremacy is a collection of four major speeches by Malcolm …
Review of 'The end of White world supremacy' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Slightly dated, but valuable for understanding the roots of current events.
Mark Niemann-Ross rated The blind assassin: 3 stars
Margaret Atwood: The blind assassin (2001, Virago Press)
The blind assassin by Margaret Atwood
More than fifty years on, Iris Chase is remembering Laura's mysterious death. And so begins an extraordinary and compelling story …
Mark Niemann-Ross reviewed The Andromeda Evolution by Julia Whelan (The Andromeda Strain #2)
The Evolution is Coming.
In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and …
Review of 'The Andromeda Evolution' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Crichton has always been a roller coaster. Daniel does a great job of following up on that tradition.
Mark Niemann-Ross rated Dying of Whiteness: 3 stars
Mark Niemann-Ross rated Blood of Elves: 3 stars
Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski (Fantasy Orbit)
The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher. For over a century, humans, …
Mark Niemann-Ross rated The soul of an octopus: 5 stars
The soul of an octopus by Sy Montgomery
"In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional …
Mark Niemann-Ross rated The Lifecycle of Software Objects: 5 stars
The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
What's the best way to create artificial intelligence? In 1950, Alan Turing wrote, "Many people think that a very abstract …
Mark Niemann-Ross rated Stories of Your Life and Others: 5 stars
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's …
