Dec 27, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Book Review: Darwin’s Radio, by Greg Bear

Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear My rating: 4 of 5 stars Darwin’s Radio might be the most engaging sci-fi book I’ve read in months or possibly years. Although I had to fight my inclination to edit the book as I read (Bear gives lots of extraneous details that hinder rather than help, and has some clunky habits), the story was compelling enough to keep me reading at a rapid clip. In... read more

Nov 5, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

RIP Michael Crichton

I read The Andromeda Strain when I was around thirteen years old. I grabbed my dad’s yellowed copy off his towering shelves of sci-fi and pretty much devoured it. It might be the book that sparked my lifelong fascination with apocalyptic fiction. For a couple of years I’ve been meaning to reread it with adult eyes; I’m sure now, in the wake of Crichton’s sudden succumbing to cancer,... read more

Apr 29, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

Trackbacks: Keeping the Internets Interconnected

Welcome, readers of the Whatever! As fiber fan Chris put it in her comment that tipped me off to Scalzi’s link to this wee site, “obsessions collide!” New readers who might want to stick around for a while, might I suggest you bring some yarn and a crochet hook? Coffee is also welcome and encouraged. Many links in the sidebar will clue you in to my favourite topics and interests. And... read more