Novel – Page 7 – Failures in Polymathy

Make Room! Make Room! – Harry Harrison

The word of the day is: Malthusian

I once thought that reviewing a longer series would be a good idea, but as I got on with this one I felt that there were diminishing returns.

This won a Pulitzer?

The ship of Theseus is a pretty applicable bit of philosophy. Here’s a thought: are you the same reader you were 20 years ago?

Some books are more akin to fast food than a proper meal.

Leibniz is not once mentioned in the novel. So why do I keep thinking about him?

What happens when you read the sequel to a novel you didn’t really feel needed a sequel?

What is a war story? What is an anti-war story?

This might be the most well-written book I disliked reading.

A book that is a rehash of a TV show could be disappointing, unless it is a really good TV show.