Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Seppo Jokinen: Hervantalainen

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A police procedural which happen at Tampere, my home town. There appears to be serial murderer at loose in a Tampere suburb, Hervanta. It ...
Friday, June 6, 2014

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2014

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A large double issue with fairly competent stories. Nothing really excellent, but all at least average or slightly over average. Mind Lo...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

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The first of this year’s Hugo-nominees. The first book of a new series by a new author. This was a pretty promising start. The plot is pret...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks

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The latest book by Oliver Sacks. This time he presents several case studies (or more like anecdotes) about different sorts of hallucination...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2004

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A pretty good issue. Greater Fleas Have Lesser Fleas • novelette by Grey Rollins A farmer whose farm can’t compete against giant industr...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1976

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A pretty bad issue. The first story was sort of okay, Schmidt’s story was kind of readable, the other two were bad. Tricentennial • shor...
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Hanna Jensen: 940 päivää isäni muistina

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A story about a father with dementia. An interesting and fascinating view how a disease which causes cognitive problems is seen prom the pe...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh

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A massive novel which feels even longer than it is. The book starts with a huge infodump where the history of the background is explained....