Pros: Several intriguing ideas hold the reader's attention. Cons: Falls a little short stylistically.
Robert J. Sawyer's Frameshift is a Hugo award nominee novel that despite a potentially explosive mix of Nazi war criminals, telepathy, and cutting-edge genetic research, didn't quite jell for me. (On the other hand, the suggestion that former...
Pros: Interesting story once it gets moving Cons: Three stories don't work together at all times
The first thing I noticed about Frameshift was the Acknowledgment
page. If what they say about a doctors is true (Piled Higher and Deeper) the amount of consulting the
author did would safely bury a small ski hill....
Pros: Spectacular mix of plot, science, character Cons: does require some knowledge of genetics
Robert J. Sawyer's "Frameshift" is hard to describe. In one sense it's a mystery that attempts to solve multiple mysteries at the same time. In another, it's social commentary about the insurance industry and the effect genetic testing is...
Pros: Humm. It was shortish? Cons: Would rather read old Reader's Digest
What's the deal with this guy? I find his work poorly written, his ideas lame, and his characters laughable (except it's not a comedy). I love Science Fiction and am a big fan of the classics (Mote in God's Eye, Left Hand of Darkness, etc.) as well as...
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