tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603719725957464633.post5374391564938623860..comments2023-05-10T08:20:25.109-07:00Comments on Blogging the Hugo Winners: 2010 Hugo nominee, novel: WAKE by Robert J. SawyerRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03293070603428186814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603719725957464633.post-39770657674046576682010-05-19T09:54:25.243-07:002010-05-19T09:54:25.243-07:00I'm very afraid of Hominids, but I'm going...I'm very afraid of Hominids, but I'm going to do my best to give it a fair shake (maybe I can forget all of the very horrible things I've heard about it by the time I get to it next year).<br /><br />I think your point about exposition of philosophical ideas is the crux of the problem. This novel really did feel like a series of blog posts about consciousness, the internet, and pop culture shoe-horned into a plot.<br /><br />A he said/she said review sounds fun. Feel free to borrow what you want or just let me know if you want anything additional (though I'm out of the country for the rest of May starting tomorrow).Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293070603428186814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603719725957464633.post-71644784237635974472010-05-19T09:01:52.360-07:002010-05-19T09:01:52.360-07:00Would you like to cross-post on my blog or do a he...Would you like to cross-post on my blog or do a he said/ she said review?Cara Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629469295992958988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603719725957464633.post-32196253635618966922010-05-19T09:00:10.849-07:002010-05-19T09:00:10.849-07:00I read the Neandertal Parallax trilogy and was tot...I read the Neandertal Parallax trilogy and was totally icked out. The whole trilogy should have been one book. More importantly, it showed that Sawyer doesn't understand women at all. That doesn't really bother me with Heinlein because (most) of his books are so good anyway. With the Neandertal Parallax, Sawyer has his female protagonist change her religious beliefs and sexual preferences in less than three weeks. Plus, she agrees to see the love of her life have a male lover and only see him 3 days out of the month. I'm sorry, but no self-respecting woman would ever do that. Plus, the Neandertal trilogy is totally pedantic. He doesn't handle exposition of philosophical ideas nearly as well as Heinlein. I'm planning to read Wake just for the Hugos, but unless one of the sequels is short-listed, I don't really want to read any any more Sawyer.<br /><br />http://www.carapowers.comCara Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629469295992958988noreply@blogger.com