Nathan
I enjoyed this entry in the series more than all the others, but that may be because I sat down and read this one for hours at a time; all the others were read in short sessions over a month each. Anyway, loved the book, love the series. It's insanely detailed, with so many characters and stories and way too much history to ever actually learn it all (that goes for the whole series, of course).
Stories of your life and others (Ted Chiang's other book) is one of my favourite books ever, and I'm sure that influenced my expectations for this new story. While it's an excellent story, it just didn't seem to be up to what I had hoped for. Don't let me stop you from reading it though, it is excellent, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Anything Ted Chiang writes is not to be missed.
I had some trouble getting into this book at first, but enjoyed it overall. Since I'm not very familiar with Hindu gods in general, it took some getting used to, but the story is really good. Technology plays a background role, woven into everyday life in mystical-sounding ways by a group of technology haves, who rule over the technology have-nots as gods. The “gods” seem quite convinced by their own godhood, raising interesting questions about human nature.
Very interesting book. The optimist in me went crazy dreaming of the possibilities of software brains that think similarly to humans. Of course, the realist in me kicked in eventually.
The principles and ideas Jeff Hawkins describes are fascinating, and I found them mostly easy to understand. Great book.
Valuable advice here, explained clearly and quickly. This book is a short, entertaining read that gives six important pieces of advice for living a better life.
Very entertaining book, I'll probably read more books by Moore, but I probably won't buy them; I'll just head to the library.