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reviewed Moonseed by Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter: Moonseed (Paperback, 1999, Voyager)

It Eats Planets. And It's Here. It starts when Venus explodes into a brilliant cloud …

Give it time...

The first half of this book is pretty slow, with many different story threads which don't end up being terribly relevant in the overall story...however, I will say that the last half of the book is excellent, and you will not regret seeing it through.

reviewed When McKinsey Comes to Town by Walt Bogdanich

Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe: When McKinsey Comes to Town (2022, Doubleday)

McKinsey & Company is the most prestigious consulting company in the world, earning billions of …

A scathing, no holds barred expose on McKinsey

An excellent book. Really sheds light on the decades-long effort by McKinsey to cost-cut and slash jobs in order to satiate shareholders and inflate executive bonuses. Everyone should read this. Chances are, if something bad has happened in business or politics, these guys were part of it.

reviewed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Three-Body Trilogy, #1)

Cixin Liu: The Three-Body Problem (Hardcover, 2014, Tor Books)

Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien …

Excellent!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It can be a little slow at times, but as the book goes on, the intensity and pace really pick up. Stick with this one, you won't be disappointed!