tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post2112203944786221293..comments2024-03-29T12:42:15.329+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Book Review | 2312 by Kim Stanley RobinsonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-15560723398067738332013-08-22T09:08:14.955+01:002013-08-22T09:08:14.955+01:00I will definitely check this out! The only other o...I will definitely check this out! The only other one of his novels I read was "The Years of Rice and Salt" which I didn't like that muchColorado Springs Boiler Repairhttp://www.kcament.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-87618706456171438042012-05-30T23:40:30.408+01:002012-05-30T23:40:30.408+01:00My stature has nothing to do with it, sir. Yes, I ...My stature has nothing to do with it, sir. Yes, I may be 6'5, but that doesn't make my reviews any better!Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)http://www.farbeyondreality.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-23759643924675706962012-05-30T12:01:41.204+01:002012-05-30T12:01:41.204+01:00@Stefan - You're too kind. Seriously, much too...@Stefan - You're too kind. Seriously, much too kind. Did you see that bit about cakes and biscuit-based relativity? I must have been hungry or something. :)<br /><br />Thank you, though. Means a lot coming from a critic of your stature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-80929204806554704142012-05-30T12:01:17.366+01:002012-05-30T12:01:17.366+01:00@Paul - Yes sir, you do! It's the first scienc...@Paul - Yes sir, you do! It's the first science fiction novel to evoke the sense of unbridled awe that I fell in love with the genre for in years. And here I'd been thinking that I'd become immune. Good to know that's not (quite) the case.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-49565855709049959682012-05-30T03:42:46.993+01:002012-05-30T03:42:46.993+01:00Niall, this is a brilliant review. I am green with...Niall, this is a brilliant review. I am green with envy. "The author's decision to delineate his science from his fiction pays dividends in that respect, as it allows each scene to breathe, and more often than not to blossom." is a brilliant observation, almost diametrically opposed to what I wrote, but now I read it, I agree completely. Great stuff.Stefan (Far Beyond Reality)http://www.farbeyondreality.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-81210256621646575682012-05-29T16:17:27.568+01:002012-05-29T16:17:27.568+01:00Thanks, Niall.
Yeah, need to read this, and soon...Thanks, Niall. <br /><br />Yeah, need to read this, and soon. As of the time of this commenting, having a nice twitter chat with Paul Cornell, Cheryl Morgan and CE Murphy about Robinson. I think we all concur on that.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com