Posted in book on Mar 22nd, 2010
Imagine looking at the sky in a summer night. All the stars in the air, and suddenly, they are all gone, as if somebody turned the lights of the universe.
This is all the spoiler I’m going to give about Spin. As human beings we are capable of adopting to so many things. The hole in […]
Posted in book on Mar 14th, 2010
Orson Scott Card’s well known work: Ender’s Game, is answering this question. I won’t give you the details, since I really do not like any spoilers about books. You should read it and see if for yourself, however, I have to say that Scott makes some terrifying points in his book. One can’t help remembering […]
Posted in book on Mar 7th, 2010
Just in case you have not read Gateway, please do it. Pohl’s sci-fi is very impressive, focusing on a lead character who is quite defective. He is not even an anti-hero, he is just the guy in the focus, and I really appreciate that kind of balance about the depiction of lead characters. Certain aspects […]
Posted in book on Oct 20th, 2009
Ok, slightly off topic, but if you are interested in my reading list for the last couple of months, here is a brief summary.
Atul Gawande, “Better “. Professor Ingram gave this book to me. If you want to see how doctors see certain things, and how hard it is to perform some tasks which they […]