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Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child: Reliquary (2005, Tor Books)

Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by …

Review of 'Reliquary' on 'Goodreads'

For the family book club. Long time since I finished reading anything.

reviewed Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

Dan Simmons: Hyperion (Paperback, 1995, Bantam Spectra)

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called …

Review of 'Hyperion' on 'Goodreads'

Hearing the poet with the nine word vocabulary was hilarious. Very surprised to find Unk in this book, since Sirens of Titan was the last book I finished.

Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse-five ; The sirens of Titan ; Player-piano ; cat's cradle ; Breakfast of champions ; Mother night (Hardcover, 1980, Octopus/Heinemann)

Review of "Slaughterhouse-five ; The sirens of Titan ; Player-piano ; cat's cradle ; Breakfast of champions ; Mother night" on 'Goodreads'

I've had this book on a shelf forever, and may have started it at peak relevance. I claim recent independent discovery of the UWTB.

Julian Barbour: Janus Point (2020, Basic Books)

Review of 'Janus Point' on 'Goodreads'

Julian Barbour invites you to see the beautiful insights he's encountered on his journey to connect essential discoveries of physics, lighting the way with Machian dynamics. If you're like me, it will be a rabbit hole descent with glimpses of theoretical brilliance passing quickly out of reach. At least I could grab some historical snapshots on my way. I'm thankful that Barbour left us this guide for returning to the Janus Point.

William S. Burroughs: Naked Lunch (2004)

Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, …

Review of 'Naked lunch' on 'Goodreads'

Art of "the list". For example, the list ending with A place where the unknown past and the emergent future meet in a vibrating soundless hum... Larval entities waiting for a Live One...