Cordelia's Honor

Jeff gave me this book for Christmas. It was most excellent. Lois McMaster Bujold is a great author, it turns out. I should have always known, since Jeff recommended her sci fi novels. The ultramodern Beta Colony descriptions are fascinating, and the links to the world we know are amazing too. The characters are lovable and it is really easy to feel their emotions with them. Good stuff.

Grade: A

Snow Crash

This sci fi novel by Neal Stephenson may be 15 years old, but it's still just as exciting today. Unlike many sci-fi novels which are very obviously old by this point, this one could have been written right now. It's still a very plausible future. It is really interesting, quite intelligent, and a very absorbing read. The world is so complex and revealed through the plot. The book is exciting, quirky, and enthralling. It's about hackers but not just that... A must read!

Grade: A+

Tin Man (miniseries)

This came on SciFi the past three nights. It was a 'new cinematic retelling' of the Wizard of Oz story. While only nodding briefly to the original here and there, I thought it was imaginative and cool. It was silly and slightly cheesy, as any good SciFi original production should be. I like Zooey Deschanel, also. I would recommend watching it, but don't expect just a new version of the old one.

Grade: B