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Summary: Not Science Fiction
Review: This book is a good read, but it you are looking for science fiction this is not science fiction. This reads more like a mild horror novel by "Knuth" or the authur of "Pet Semitary".
Rating:
Summary: Not Science Fiction
Review: This book is a good read, but it you are looking for science fiction this is not science fiction. This reads more like a mild horror novel by "Knuth" or the authur of "Pet Semitary".
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Summary: What a great Will Smith- Jada Pinkett movie this'd be!!!
Review: This book reminds me of Toni Morrison's _Beloved_ and Octavia Butler's _Wild Seed._ (This is very high praise, in case you didn't know.) None of these are hard sf -- if that's what you want read Arthur C. Clarke instead. They are mythic fiction, speculative fiction, horror, literature, historical fiction, urban fantasy, who cares what the genre is called? (Hint: no star ships here.) What Butler, Morrison and Barnes have in common is that their characters during slave times must make truly *terrible* choices to preserve their families. In the present Derek Waites, Austin Tucker and Dahlia Washington have to make similar bargains to keep their families intact. I have read Barnes' earlier work which is (for me) too reliant on physical violence. This book which has the thoughtful Derek and the kinesthetic Tucker is much more enjoyable. In fact, I couldn't put it down. That the backdrop for the story in the present is the Rodney King riots is visceral.
So-- when will Smith and Pinkett make this as a movie?!!!
Rating:
Summary: What a great Will Smith- Jada Pinkett movie this'd be!!!
Review: This book reminds me of Toni Morrison's _Beloved_ and Octavia Butler's _Wild Seed._ (This is very high praise, in case you didn't know.) None of these are hard sf -- if that's what you want read Arthur C. Clarke instead. They are mythic fiction, speculative fiction, horror, literature, historical fiction, urban fantasy, who cares what the genre is called? (Hint: no star ships here.) What Butler, Morrison and Barnes have in common is that their characters during slave times must make truly *terrible* choices to preserve their families. In the present Derek Waites, Austin Tucker and Dahlia Washington have to make similar bargains to keep their families intact. I have read Barnes' earlier work which is (for me) too reliant on physical violence. This book which has the thoughtful Derek and the kinesthetic Tucker is much more enjoyable. In fact, I couldn't put it down. That the backdrop for the story in the present is the Rodney King riots is visceral.
So-- when will Smith and Pinkett make this as a movie?!!!
Rating:
Summary: Great mixture of action and mysticism
Review: This was a great read! As so many of Barnes' novels, Blood Brothers tackles a series of human issues. The story essentially centers around two men who could not be more different: A black former computer hacker; divorced and still dealing the the pain of his split family. And a white, former special forces/martial artist serving a life sentence for the murder of his family...oh, and he is involved with the Aryan Nation in prison. What makes this story so interesting is not how different these men are, but how truly similar they are. The two are forced to work together to unravel a mystery that is over a hundred years old. As always Barnes does a masterful job of getting his reader to 'become' each of the characters. In my opinion, great writing is about people, not about deep storylines, and Barnes pulls the reader in from the first page, making them truly empathize and care about all the characters. A great read with lots of twists and turns.
Rating:
Summary: Great book
Review: This was a very good read, I do believe that it is a book that is a mixture of science fiction, horror and mystery all rolled into one. It also addresses the issues of race relations. All in All I enjoyed it.
Rating:
Summary: Twists-Turns-Plots & Sub-Plots
Review: This was one of the best books I've read since discovering this author. The flow and style will grab you and you'll never see or guess what's coming on the next page. Two words sum up this book: "Read it!"
Rating:
Summary: Twists-Turns-Plots & Sub-Plots
Review: This was one of the best books I've read since discovering this author. The flow and style will grab you and you'll never see or guess what's coming on the next page. Two words sum up this book: "Read it!"
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Summary: A great read!!
Review: Wow! I've followed Steven Barnes for a long time, and this is definitly his best work so far (although I haven't read Iron Shadows). I suppose, in hind sight, that there were so other logical courses of action. But my response to those comments and others like them is: "But if they did that, there wouldn't be a story!". I was captivated by the plot of this book, and i whole-heartedly recommend it.
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