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Review Date: 3/20/2014
If you love either history or great mysteries, this is a unique book.
The Dreams our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World
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Review Date: 2/28/2012
Excellent commentary on many significant science fiction writers. Limited in scope because the subject is so vast, but complements other SF studies by Hartwell, Aldiss, etc., with a high level of original and insightful literary and cultural criticism one finds rare concerning this genre.
Review Date: 8/20/2015
No doubt a wonderful translation that to my mind must do the same thing for Flaubert that Pevear and Volokhonsky did for Tolstoy, Chekhov and Dostoevsky. Lydia Davis's Introduction is also not to be missed, but perhaps unlike many if not most first-time readers of this novel, I knew little of the plot besides concerning an adulterous woman, and soon into the Introduction I discovered it was rife with "plot spoilers" I didn't want to know before reading the book. So for like minded readers, I would recommend reading the Introduction as an "Afterwards" after first reading the novel. A further advantage of this approach will be the discovery of how many unique and significant aspects of Flaubert's writing style and related events in the novel one may have noticed during reading that are discussed and revealed in this excellent Introduction, rather than having been tipped off beforehand. (I was pleased with what I had picked up, happy to learn more I hadn't.) For scholars and/or readers who have read previous translations and want to re-visit this work, I also highly recommend this Davis's along with her very insightful Introduction.
Review Date: 11/4/2016
One of my favorite Banks's "Culture" novels (Source models: "At the Mountains of Madness" by H. P. Lovecraft and "A Fire Upon the Deep" by Vernor Vinge; along with Consider Phlebas (Source model: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester)and my favorite: "Use of Weapons" (original such that I perceive no source model from any classic SF novels, although I suspect there may be several).
Review Date: 6/2/2015
One of the most touching, moving books I've ever read. I've since watched him read his poetry on You Tube, which I also highly recommend in addition to his novels and books of poetry.
Review Date: 6/26/2014
Sorry,but after enjoying the first book in this series, I found Lane's continuation of over the top characters and events unable to sustain my interest or enjoyment. The novelty of the first book wore off quickly, so I dropped out of this one after giving it a chance. If you want better written and conceived Alaska or Native American mysteries, read Dana Stabenow, Stan Jones, Tony Hillerman, Margaret Coel, James Doss, or Craig Johnson.
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