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Comment on Book reviews: Mr Rosenblum’s List by Natasha Solomons & Gene Wolfe’s latest by Andres Kabel

Andres Kabel — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:53:29 +0000

Elizabeth,
I couldn’t agree more. And yet I know a number of readers quite entranced by the characters.
Thanks for the comment,
Andres

Comment on Book reviews: Mr Rosenblum’s List by Natasha Solomons & Gene Wolfe’s latest by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:37:32 +0000

I found Mr Rosenblum’s list very underwhelming. It sounded like a great read in all articles about it but I do not think it could decide what sort of book it wanted to be.

Comment on Book reviews: Requiem for a Species by Clive Hamilton & Miscellaneous Voices #1 by Alexander John

Alexander John — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:31:35 +0000

Thanks for the reviews post, great help!

Comment on Evolution’s socialized winners: Review of The Lives of Ants by Keller & Gordon by Stunning: Book Review of Mark W. Moffett’s Adventures among Ants

Stunning: Book Review of Mark W. Moffett’s Adventures among Ants — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:16:02 +0000

[...] lifelong fascination with ants led me to read one excellent book last year (see my review of The Lives of Ants) but now I’ve chanced upon an even more remarkable book. Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari [...]

Comment on Incendiary yet inspirational: Book review of Storms of My Grandchildren by James Hansen by Passionate yet grim: Book review of Bill McKibben’s Eaarth

Passionate yet grim: Book review of Bill McKibben’s Eaarth — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:13:21 +0000

[...] should choose. Having just read James Hansen’s compelling semi-memoir Storms of My Grandchildren (see my review), as soon as I saw that McKibben was putting out a new book, I grabbed it. Well, Eaarth: Making a [...]

Comment on The alt-pop voice from heaven: Music review of Broken Bells by Joe Smith

Joe Smith — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:36:11 +0000

The Broken Bells came in for a live studio session at radio 104.5 in Philadelphia!! Check out the videos and pictures taken below.
http://www.radio1045.com/pages/studio/brokenbells.html

Comment on Book reviews: Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals & Danielle Clode’s The Future in Flames by The rich vegetarian life: Book Review of Jeffrey M. Masson’s The Face on Your Plate

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:07:16 +0000

[...] compassionate mind. So it seemed natural, after Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals (see my review) profoundly affected me, to read Masson’s new book The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food. [...]

Comment on Book reviews: The Conscious Cook by Giselle Wilkinson & I.O.U. by John Lanchester by The GFC and the Cold War

The GFC and the Cold War — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:10:40 +0000

[...] Lanchester’s feisty I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay (see my review) suggests one idea that hadn’t occurred to me: perhaps the roots of the GFC lie in the end of [...]

Comment on Coal & oil disasters don’t shift public opinion or politicians by Andres Kabel

Andres Kabel — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:36:58 +0000

Great article – thanks! Tar sand extraction is appalling news for the planet.

Comment on Top Ten films for May viewing by Andres Kabel

Andres Kabel — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:34:09 +0000

Terry
Yes, I’ve heard about the US version coming. Hopefully the Swedish filmic versions of books #2 and #3 will come out before the US versions.
Cheers,
Andres