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Nation and the 6th part of the Hitchhiker
Just finished reading two books: “Nation” (Terry Pratchett) and “And Another Thing …” by Eoin Colfer. When I browse through my favorite book store here in Zurich, I’m always looking for something new...
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Glasshouse
I just finished reading Glasshouse by Charles Stross. The book was advertised as the next great thing and it was a nice read. Charles definitely did think a lot of things through like what you will be...
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Avatar
I just shut down my PS3 after watching Avatar (Blue Ray disk). Technically, the film is great. The plants, nature, everything looks just amazing. As had been said before, the story is pretty obvious...
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Pratchett: Unseen Academicals
Just finished the book. One of the amazing things about Pratchett is that he keeps getting better. Other authors eventually level out but Terry keeps on trying new things. This time it’s football and,...
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Salt
I saw the movie “Salt” yesterday. While I don’t enjoy mindless violence as much anymore, I must say that the emotional part of the movie is much more entertaining. In many scenes, I could connect very...
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Evolutionary Void
I just finished the third volume of Peter F. Hamilton‘s Void Trilogy: The Evolutionary Void. I feel that there isn’t as much suspense in the end as in the last books but all loose ends are tied down...
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Little Brother
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow novel) When I Write Like told me, I wrote like Cory Doctorow, I had to get one of his works: Little Brother. Hm … no, I doubt that this was some clever marketing fad —...
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Speaker for the Dead
How would you feel if you had wiped out an entire civilization? Luckily, this is an academic question for most of us. For Ender, the Xenocide, it’s a very real problem and Orson Scott Card again does a...
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Hyperion and Endymion by Dan Simmons
A while ago, I completed reading the four books Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion. If you don’t want to waste your time, my verdict: Avoid reading these books. Still...
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The Wormworld Saga Webcomic
“The Wormworld Saga” is an epic comic about a boy who discovers a strange painting in the attic of his grandmother’s house. What I love about the comic is the great care that the author put into...
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