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Love science-fiction novels. Computer scientist. Enjoy sushi. Favorite movie: Vanilla Sky. Favorite authors: Egan, Heinlein, Pickover, Sawyer, Clarke.
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I have finished The Lobotomy Club and Liquid Earth, two of the four books in Pickover's Neoreality series. I can't say which book I like better. The Lobotomy Club was cool. In this book, people perform brain surgery on themselves to allow them to see religious visions and a "truer" or "higher" reality. As they explore a world filled with monstrous Biblical visions, Adam, Sayori, and their friends encounter a vast conspiracy and hellish dangers. Like Liquid Earth, this book had a fast pace and is filled with quirky, serious, and funny tidbits. One of my favorite scenes occurred in Sayori's high-tech apartment in which Adam meets the other members of the Lobotomy Club. They all have… Read more
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In the Number of the Beast, a scientist builds a device that transports four people to parallel worlds. I enjoyed the adventure in the first half of the book better than the last half, but, as usual for Heinlein, he provides a novel rich in characters and ideas, thus making the reading very entertaining. I learned many new words from reading this book, like amphigory and floccinaucinihilipilification.
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Job provides an excellent adventure in parallel worlds. The adventure starts on a cruise ship and soon takes you beyond Earth. Heinlein's characters are always a lot of fun, and the obstacles placed in their paths challenge both the characters and readers to persevere and "see what happens next." (People who like Job will also like Heinlein's Number of the Beast, Greg Egan's Diaspora, and Pickover's Liquid Earth and The Lobotomy Club.)
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