I'll admit it. I watched the show Haven and loved it, so then I found my way to this story. This is a great short novel. I really enjoyed it! That said, it's fascinating to think that the creators of Haven took this story and went where they went with it.
77. Time Loves a Hero by Allen Steele
When I was in high school, I bought a book called Timescape by Gregory Benford. The guy at the register told me that the author would be there the next day for a book signing. I could come in and have the author sign my book. Well, I didn't know anything about the book or the author; it had just sounded interesting. Still the next day, my parents kindly took me to Tower and I got to go to the signing. I handed my book to the author, who promptly told me he wasn't Gregory Benford. Well, I was confused. I looked around and discovered that the book tour was for a book called Heart of the Comet written by Gregory Benford and David Brin. David Brin talked to me for what now in my memory was hours while my parents waited outside. Well, I didn't like Timescape, but I did like Heart of the Comet and just about everything else David Brin has written. So here it is some 30 years later, and I'm reading Time Loves a Hero and who should appear in the book but Gregory Benford! Timescape, Heart of the Comet, and David Brin all get discussed. So a book I was already enjoying- it's a time travel story!!!- goes from good to delightful! It's a whole little inside story that means so much to me!
78. Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories by Naomi Kritzer
I read the eponymous title and was hooked. I had to go get this book. It's still one of my favorite stories in this book, but I can honestly say I loved most of the books and thought they all were excellent!!
79. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
I was so excited to read this adult version of Scooby Doo!! It was good, really well written, and engaging.... but it is a tad darker than I wanted and I don't know how they could have physically done all the things they did....
80. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
I love the premise of this book. We have a long history of not looking at animals in an intelligent way, so we can't understand animals well. Our biases deeply impact how we try to understand animals. I would have liked it to be a little tighter and a little less repetitive, but I was on board and it was clear he was trying to get people on board...
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