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Title: Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell by Pat Murphy ISBN: 0-8125-4173-1 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 15 December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting and Fun
Comment: This was a fun little jaunt, using various quantum theories to pull characters and plot twists into the story. This kept things interesting, and the mechanism worked well due to small interspersed chapters from the "Bad Grrl's Guide to Physics", which explained the concepts to those who weren't already familiar with them (which, in all fairness, most people probably were).
A few things bothered me, though. First, the re-use of names, book titles, characters and concepts was very distracting for the first half of the book. As the end drew near, these circular references actually helped the story along, but at the beginning they were simply irritating. I almost put the book down around page 100. However, I stuck to it, and am glad that I did. Overall the book is an easy read and it's worth it.
A last nit-picky criticism would be that Murphy sometimes gets lazy with descriptions, using the same words several times within a few paragraphs, and never really stretching to create any empathy through images. Still, while descriptions are weak, the characters themselves, and their actions, are realistic and colorful.
This book was just a few potentialities away from being a five-star book. It was enjoyable enough to make me grab a copy of Murphy's "There and Back Again".
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful fun
Comment: I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I picked up this book, but it's just made it onto my list of favorites. Lighthearted and fun, reality-twisting and metafiction at its best, I recommend this book to anyone who doesn't take life all that seriously--or is at least willing to take everything in the universe equally seriously, as the pataphysicists Murphy invented suggest.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun, fast paced tale of mystery, modern fantasy & sci-fi.
Comment: An interesting mix of plot lines and solid writing keeps this tale moving along at a brisk pace. The characters are interesting, but the book as a whole is not as challenging as the authors Nebula winning novel "The Falling Woman," or the multiple award winning novella "Bones."
Overall, a very solid and satisfying story, but with a few quibbles. Why do authors' feel the need to include "Ockham's Razor" and "Schroedinger's Cat" as principles that need inclusion and explanation? Along with "Gordian Knot" and "Damocles Sword" these must be the most overused clichés of science fiction and I am very tired of reading them. And what ever compelled the author to name so many characters after herself? It might seem humorous to some, but it really spoiled the rhythm of the story for me.
Still, I do recommend giving this book a good reading, to expand your thinking a bit while getting a good dose of entertainment.
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Title: There and Back Again by Pat Murphy ISBN: 0812541723 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Sundering : Dread Empire's Fall (Dread Empires Fall) by Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0380820218 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 24 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country by Caroline Stevermer, Patricia C. Wrede ISBN: 0152046151 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Shadow Puppets (Ender, Book 7) by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0765340054 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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