Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
Aliens arrive on present-day Earth and one befriends a Canadian paleontologist. These of religion & alien civilizations are covered. Good read. 3/5
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A Caro
A series of articles on the author’s process & experiences researching and writing his biographies. Short but interesting. 4/5
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
A “spy story” within a interstellar conflict, it introduces “The Culture” civilization. Reasonable main character and lots of stuff for Hard Core SF fans. 3/5
The Hunt for Vulcan: . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe by Thomas Levenson
Fun story following a few main characters (Thomas Edison has a cameo). 4/5
My Audiobook Scoring System
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recommend
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70% of books I read
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
