Archive for August, 2002

Revelation Space

Tuesday, August 27th, 2002

by Alastair Reynolds ISBN: 0441009425

This debut novel is best described in two words: space opera.

It weighs in at nearly 600 pages, and is almost entirely plot-propelled (versus character-driven.) It covers the

Understanding Comics

Wednesday, August 21st, 2002

by Scott McCloud ISBN: 006097625X

Comics has always been on the periphery of my interest, so I've never gotten around to reading them. But I felt compelled to read this book for

The Roaring Girl

Friday, August 16th, 2002

by Greg Hollingshead ISBN: 0156005840

This is the kind of book you think you are going to like, you try to like, but in the end you don't like the way you

Numbers: The Universal Language

Sunday, August 11th, 2002

by Denis Guedj ISBN: 0810928450

This book isn't meant to be a deep scholarly text. It is set up more in the manner of those Freud for Beginners types of books (though