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'"That's right. However, the modulation is unlike that used in conventional radio communications. The purpose isn't to add information, but to use shifting frequencies and amplitudes to penetrate possible shielding by the enemy. Of course, those are still experimental."
Ye nodded. Many of her questions had now been answered.'

My questions have not been answered.

I'm struggling a bit with this, it's so dry. Reading the bit about the 'game' with the VR suit I was wondering who the hell would play something so dull. Honestly it seems a bit weird that this book has been so popular.

I wasn't going to bother re-reading this but then I saw I had given it a five star review back in 2011. I've already seen something I like on page 2: 'My schedule for today lists a six-hour self-accusatory depressio

Please just save the multiverse or die trying soon, I'm exhausted.

Reading this again just for fun. Probably my favourite ever non fiction book. And who will carve me a Sheela-na-gig for my front door?

Reading this again just for fun. Probably my favourite ever non fiction book.

I don't usually do any notes part the way through but I am thoroughly enchanted by this book and I want to say something now. Why don't I have any friends who will read the secular equivalent of the Quran (The collected works of Shakespeare? Ulysses? Plato?) with me over the course of four years and call me every week to discuss it?

Dire. Character walks around actually saying 'FML' and 'OMG'. Says a six year old will grow up to be 'a slapper'. Character is presumably some sort of everywoman who the reader will empathise with but actually is an utterly dull whinger who never experiences an original thought.

Why oh why am I reading this. I was looking for something light but this is so light it might just get blown away if I breathe too much. Why bother with the diary entry style when the writing is nothing at all like a diary. The narrator is whiny as fuck. It's not at all funny.

The dress rehearsal made me laugh even though I have a baby sleeping with his head on my stomach.

Utterly cringeworthy so far.