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John Chapman
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in Plymouth, The United Kingdom
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December 2012
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jimpowers79
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| Pulpy caper involving a former captain, turned doctor, on the hunt for a cure for a disease brought to earth from Jupiter. Fast paced and action packed, though reads more like a boys adventure book than a piece of sf. The description of the jovian al ...more | |
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| Pulpy caper involving a former captain, turned doctor, on the hunt for a cure for a disease brought to earth from Jupiter. Fast paced and action packed, though reads more like a boys adventure book than a piece of sf. The description of the jovian al ...more | |
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| Considering these short stories were written in the 1930's, they show remarkable imagination. One of the stories is hilariously named, "The Last Vibrator", obviously written before vibrators were commonly known as something altogether less alien. The ...more | |
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| I was surprised this book was published in 1980, because it reads far older than that. I liked the setting on the moon and the various adaptations to low gravity living; like baths, for example, and the way water sticks to you when you stand up. The ...more | |
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| Really enjoyed this book. Kept you guessing who the murderer was, although I had a feeling I knew who it would be from the beginning. Liked the different viewpoints of the three women, and the portrayal of the male characters told through them. None ...more | |
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| Some intriguing ideas, and well written, but overall I found the story confusing and disjointed. The idea of imprinting minds on children and whales was interesting, but seemed only to serve the story. The child is used to bait the Americans, the wha ...more | |
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| Really enjoyed this time travel story. It was a good idea that those from a doomed future are saving human lives from plane crashes and other fates that wouldn’t have impacted on future events. I liked the robot companion of the woman from the future ...more | |
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| Poorly structured, repetitive and lacking imagination. Was not even mildly scary and was badly written. Used ‘hideous’ over and over again as his go-to adjective. | |
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| I previously read most of Murakami's more notable works before being recommended this one. Compared to his later books, I felt the sense of mystery was somewhat lacking, but the idea was intriguing and stayed with me long after finishing. I liked the ...more | |
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