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January 20, 2014 by iamahammerheadshark 1 Comment

Can we talk about the F-word?

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Caitlin Moran, How To Be A Woman

iamahammerheadshark's CBR6 Review No:4 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Caitlin Moran, How To Be A Woman ·
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Heartwarming tale of a girl and her dog*

January 6, 2014 by iamahammerheadshark Leave a Comment

*Per the post title, technically not a dog but a half-man genetically engineered with dog/tiger/etc DNA to make him a cold-blooded mercenary who actually kills a lot of things.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi

iamahammerheadshark's CBR6 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi ·
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You’re lucky, he’s lucky, I’m lucky, we’re all lucky!

January 5, 2014 by iamahammerheadshark 3 Comments

    Oh god, another post-apocalyptic YA novel in an already littered field!

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Paolo Bacigalupi, Ship Breaker

iamahammerheadshark's CBR6 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Paolo Bacigalupi, Ship Breaker ·
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Not with a bang, but a whimper.

January 3, 2014 by iamahammerheadshark Leave a Comment

 What would happen if the rotation of the earth slowed?  Beyond the  physical effects on the earth, what changes would occur socially?  How would a young person moving into their teen years deal with both the transition to adulthood and a crumbling society trying to stay afloat?  This book came highly recommended but ultimately left me a little cold.   I thought it fell short of its full potential.  The science fiction geek inside wanted a little more meat to conflict set up regarding earth’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles

iamahammerheadshark's CBR6 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles ·
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