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Zombies
of the Gene Pool by Sharyn McCrumb.
Sad to say, this sequel to Bimbos
of the Death Sun doesn't have the same wit, verve, sparkle, and silliness.
Well, okay, there's some silliness. The book could have been better if it had
made it through its final two edits, but someone decided to skip those and just
ship it out. Confusions and shifts in tense, point of view, continuity, and who
is telling the story are a little unsettling to the trusting reader. And isn't
one book about science fiction fans enough? If you're curious, read the other
one.
The
Go-Getter by Peter B. Kyne
Why do we buy books sight unseen? Sometimes it's just a mistake. Fortunately
this one was short. Unfortunately, it was grotesque.
The
Star of India a Sherlock Holmes story by Carol Bugge
The evil Moriarty, come back to life after the plunge over Reichenbach falls,
robs the genial Dr. Watson of the Star of India, an enormous diamond left in
his safekeeping. The book's plot resembles a chess game, in which the King's
life is put in danger by the Black Queen. Who is she? It's for Sherlock and
his brother Mycroft to discover, just in time to thwart her evil plan. Yet at
the end, Moriarty remains at large. Convincing, faithful to the genre, all elements
in play, notwithstanding the game being afoot, this tale was not too interesting.
Zodiac:
The Eco-Thriller by Neal Stephenson
I'll admit it. I read this puerile action novel straight through, just as if
it were a comic book. It is nominally set in the Boston area, but only a few
genuine glimmers of locale shine through. I liked Snow
Crash, Stephenson's cyberpunk novel, so I had had high hopes for Zodiac.
A good book to check out of the library.
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