A Scientific Romance
5 journalers for this copy...
Think I was attracted to this by the title - as a scientist quite fond of romantic fiction!!! The writing isn't anything spectacular but the vision of what the world could be like in the future, in the (fairly topical) event of global warming, was definately food for thought.
An interesting premise for a book - I enjoy the odd 'dystopian future' based story now and again, not sure why.
Journal Entry 3 by Mai-day from Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, September 16, 2006
Really wasn't sure if I would like this (it was the 'romance' rather than the 'scientific' which gave me pause) but I actually found it a pretty good read. The premise is that a man comes across the time machine on which HG Wells based his book. He decides for a variety of reasons (read the book!) to go forward 500 years and the world he finds is facinating, terrifying, thought provoking. It certainly made me think - parts of it were a little too believable for comfort.
Oh, and my favourite charachter was Graham!
Taking back to York Meetup.
Oh, and my favourite charachter was Graham!
Taking back to York Meetup.
Journal Entry 4 by Mai-day at The Golden Lion in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 25, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (9/26/2006 UTC) at The Golden Lion in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Journal Entry 5 by TheGreenMan from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, September 29, 2006
This sounds MOST intriguing...!
It was the front-cover comparison to Russell Hoban's wonderful 'Riddley Walker' that particularly got my attention.
It's going on the TBR-shelf.
It was the front-cover comparison to Russell Hoban's wonderful 'Riddley Walker' that particularly got my attention.
It's going on the TBR-shelf.
I'm afraid that, since I'm not getting any closer to reading this any time soon, I've decided to release it back into bookcrossing - at tomorrow evening's appropriately 'romantic'-themed BC Meetup in York, in fact...
Journal Entry 7 by TheGreenMan at Monthly BookCrossing Meet Up in York in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, January 24, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (1/25/2011 UTC) at Monthly BookCrossing Meet Up in York in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom
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releasing, as promised...
Journal Entry 8 by 
AnonymousFinder
at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 26, 2011
AnonymousFinder at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 26, 2011
This has actually been on my to-read list for a while, so I went by and picked it up. Hopefully I'll have time to read and release soonish.
Journal Entry 9 by CarolyninYork at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, January 31, 2011
Picked this up last week, as it was on my 'to read' list--read it all today, and thought it was great. Graham is my favourite character too! It's now on the going out shelf--I'll leave it somewhere this week.
Journal Entry 10 by CarolyninYork at Railway Station in Durham, County Durham United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (2/1/2011 UTC) at Railway Station in Durham, County Durham United Kingdom
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On the mantelpiece in the down line waiting room.
Journal Entry 11 by AnonymousFinder at Durham, County Durham United Kingdom on Saturday, February 12, 2011
AnonymousFinder at Durham, County Durham United Kingdom on Saturday, February 12, 2011
In the train station of Durham - exactly in that moment I thought about, what I could read travelling to Edinburgh....magically I HAD to go to a mantelpiece - and there was waiting exactly the right book!!
Coming from London - where I have been the first time in my life to study in the British Library - it gave a surreal prolongation of my trip to the UK - I recommend it - its an intelligent look in a possible future!
I will let it free in my town now: in Berlin!
Coming from London - where I have been the first time in my life to study in the British Library - it gave a surreal prolongation of my trip to the UK - I recommend it - its an intelligent look in a possible future!
I will let it free in my town now: in Berlin!
