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Dinosaur Valley Girls by Donald F. Glut

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Dinosaur Valley Girls
“Science Fiction B movie Classic becomes C book”
Author: Donald F. Glut
Publisher: Sense of Wonder Press
ISBN-10: 091873665X
ISBN-13: 978-0918736659
Rating: 5/10

Some books are highbrow, others middlebrow, and then there is “Dinosaur Valley Girls”. From the outset the adaptation of Donald Glut’s 90 minute, B-movie Sci-Fi cult classic of the same name is anything but pretentious. In fact, it’s so campy and unpretentious some might call it fatuous. Yet its precise lack of seriousness is what makes the story enjoyable, in the same way that chocolate pudding is enjoyable-tasty, but not to be confused with carrots or broccoli. While it might not meet the rigorous standards of some readers it gets the job done.
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Tags : book review, dinosaur valley girls, horror movies, sci-fi, science fiction

Mathematicians in Love by Rudy Rucker

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Friday, February 13th, 2009

Mathematicians in Love
Author: Rudy Rucker
Publisher: Tor
ISBN-10: 0765320398
ISBN-13: 978-0765320391
Rating: 8/10

We all know romance works in mysterious ways. Some people are attracted to slobs, others neat-freaks. Still others spend entire lifetimes pining for love-outside the bedroom as well as inside. But what would happen if we could deliberately manipulate the fabric of the universe so that our crush or childhood sweetheart fell in love with us? That is the crux of Rudy Rucker’s novel “Mathematicians in Love”, a zany middlebrow rollercoaster that inspires untold amounts of laughter-and serious thought, of course.
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The Boy Who Would Live Forever - by Fredrik Pohl

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

The Boy Who Would Live Forever
A review of the novel by Fredrik Pohl & A tribute to his life.
Book 6 of The Gateway Series
Tor Books
ISBN-10: 0765349353
ISBN-13: 978-0765349354
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Tags : book review, Fredrik Pohl, sci-fi, science fiction