tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post2945435407931523632..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Pushing Ice -- Alastair ReynoldsNeal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-82450409238836296472010-02-19T20:14:04.175+00:002010-02-19T20:14:04.175+00:00It was Reynolds book that led me to you. I loved r...It was Reynolds book that led me to you. I loved revelation space and Chasm city but the rest of the series I found very poor. Too much deus et machina. I gave Him another go recently with Pushing Ice and House of Suns. <br /><br />Pushing Ice I though had some cool ideas but just wasn't 'great'. House of Suns I really like, I think that's one of the few books Reynolds has nailed beginning to end.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183183478694777480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-31931120602181671312010-01-22T19:41:54.016+00:002010-01-22T19:41:54.016+00:00I love his writing, but theres something about it ...I love his writing, but theres something about it that makes it so damn slow to read. It's not hard, just the pages just don't seem to end. The other day I spent 4 hours just trying to finish Absolution Gap, it was only 60 pages. AT some point you just want it to hurry up and end. All I wanted to do was start Line War. (thank you for book depository)<br /><br />I'm with Marc. Still have to read the Perfect and I'll end up buying extras of Chasm City to pass aroundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-16976302329334660842010-01-20T18:49:22.713+00:002010-01-20T18:49:22.713+00:00I like all his books, revelation space is a classi...I like all his books, revelation space is a classic in my opinion. As I said though his bastard books don't fit on my lovingly crafted book case.Mark T Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480272016639863332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-56839246431550199362010-01-20T16:32:40.567+00:002010-01-20T16:32:40.567+00:00I borrowed this from the library and read half of ...I borrowed this from the library and read half of it then just stopped. It wasn the book, it was me-you know how you can get writer's block? Well I got reader's block-just wasnt in the mood for reading. I want to try again sometime as I very much like SF written by authors with a scientific background.LarryShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723096857163954170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-12098224160760135202010-01-20T13:32:14.206+00:002010-01-20T13:32:14.206+00:00It's also one of the few books to mention femt...It's also one of the few books to mention femtotechnology. As does Diaspora by Greg Egan.Alexander Kruelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642702020137086489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-39438563830238011412010-01-20T13:21:44.553+00:002010-01-20T13:21:44.553+00:00Very accurate review Neal, especially about the se...Very accurate review Neal, especially about the sense of wonder and the characters being annoying you hit the nail right on the head, that was exactly what I thought.Martin Sommerfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559130347913157032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-90020428871065661042010-01-20T11:43:02.736+00:002010-01-20T11:43:02.736+00:00One of my favorite books. Read it in English back ...One of my favorite books. Read it in English back in 2006. On par with Chasm City, Permutation City, Rainbows End or Blindsight.<br /><br />By the way, I've just started reading Ventus by Karl Schroeder. Bought all his books lately. I waited for them to be translated but it didn't happen. That's why I only started reading his books now. <br /><br />Afterwards I plan to read John ScalziAlexander Kruelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642702020137086489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-20138601509114767882010-01-20T11:19:26.571+00:002010-01-20T11:19:26.571+00:00Interesting. I find all the AR novels i have read...Interesting. I find all the AR novels i have read to be compulsive reading. <br /><br />I am working my way through the Revelation Space novels (currenly on Absolution Gap, with just the Prefect to go) and absolutely loving them (In fact I would put Chasm City into my all time favourite books list). <br /><br />This (Pushing Ice) was a christmas present so it's in my queue. I have yet to venture outside the Revelation Space universe apart from Reynolds short fiction so looking forward to this.MonkeyBiscuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630474251120787141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-90086678915113948222010-01-20T11:12:05.741+00:002010-01-20T11:12:05.741+00:00Didn't read this one yet, but read all the Rel...Didn't read this one yet, but read all the Relevation Space books together with another stand alone, The House of Suns. <br /><br />Enjoyed them all and happy about buying them. He is usually the one I recommend together with yourself, when people look for "the stuff".<br /><br />His characters do come of strange sometimes, but there's good amounts of geeky stuff to make up for it and then some hehe.Xanareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932021727579614077noreply@blogger.com