Reply #8: Jack London, Tom Wolf, David Deutch, Steven Baxter

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In the middle of Wolf's "Kool Aid Acid Test" mainly because the Magic Bus movie is making the rounds and even though "I'm thinking of Neal Cassady, I'm thinking of Neal Cassady..." I'm not enjoying this read so far. But then it's a product of it's time.

Not so London's "People of the Abyss" which I'm just now finishing. London's writing is just clear and punchy and concrete, and his Abyss is as riveting today as it was when it was written.

David Deutch's "The Beginning of Infinity" is what? Physics? Philosophy? Common Sense? All of the above? As densely argued as can be and still a compelling read. Well maybe not the chapter on the history of the apportionment problem, but aside from that.

What can I say? I read SciFi. I just finished Baxter's "Flood" and "Arc". I liked the former. And, as a sequel, Arc is disappointing. I've read Baxter's "Evolution" and I had hope that he would spring board off the premise setup in Flood into something interesting. Oh well.