For me a different type of sci-fi that explored our world while also reflecting on a variation through which our nature is considered.
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Brian Rayburn started reading Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)
Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the beginnings of Silicon Valley. …
Brian Rayburn rated The Odyssey: 4 stars
The Odyssey by Homer
The Odyssey (; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, Attic Greek: [o.dýs.sej.ja]) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to …
Brian Rayburn rated The Hidden Life of Trees: 5 stars
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the …
Brian Rayburn rated On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: 5 stars
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the …
Brian Rayburn rated When Things Fall Apart: 5 stars
Brian Rayburn reviewed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them …
Review of 'Three-Body Problem' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Brian Rayburn rated Walkaway: 5 stars
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
379 pages ; 25 cm
Brian Rayburn rated Dataclysm: 4 stars
Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
An irreverent, provocative, and visually fascinating look at what our online lives reveal about who we really are--and how this …
Brian Rayburn rated Foundation and Empire: 5 stars
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the …
Brian Rayburn rated Second foundation: 5 stars
Second foundation by Isaac Asimov
After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins -- destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But …
Brian Rayburn rated Foundation: 5 stars
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
Brian Rayburn rated The Fountainhead: 4 stars
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and brought her fame …