Journal Entry 1 by judygreeneyes from San Diego, California USA on Saturday, October 02, 2010

"Nothing links person to person like the frequent passage from hand to hand of a good book."

This is a wild story about a giant hurricane in the Pacific ocean that was started accidentally by a nuclear explosion. Many other hurricanes also spin off from it. The story takes place some time in the near future when the world is linked by virtual reality networks that people use to experience what others are experiencing first hand. A great romp of a story that takes the reader all over the world. I also enjoyed "A Million Open Doors" and "Orbital Resonance" by John Barnes.
 

Journal Entry 2 by judygreeneyes at San Diego, California USA on Saturday, October 02, 2010

Released 2 yrs ago (10/2/2010 UTC) at San Diego, California USA

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This book is a surprise gift to thallase in Finland. Enjoy!! 

Journal Entry 3 by Thalasse at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Saturday, October 09, 2010

Received the surprise gift yesterday, thank you so much!! I have been wanting to read this book ever since I heard about it in... was it 2006 or so? Meanwhile, Barnes has become my new favourite author, even though I have read only two novels by him. 

Journal Entry 4 by Thalasse at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Saturday, January 15, 2011

I enjoy a good climate disaster story, and this got plenty of superhurricanes and enormous storms. There were lots of characters and each one was potrayed with interest, even a child-raping sadistic killer. This is one of Barnes' skills: his touch is very human and he seems to understand _all_ kinds of people. I also felt like Barnes had crammed stuff for several books in this one; other topics were e.g. implants and networks offering people a chance to be another person, human consciousness being loaded inside a machine, a sex criminal is hunted. Complex and interesting. 

Journal Entry 5 by Thalasse at Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Thursday, June 07, 2012

Released 11 mos ago (6/9/2012 UTC) at Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland

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I'll give the book to a fellow Bookcrosser. I hope you will enjoy it! 

Journal Entry 6 by Kemppu at Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Sunday, June 10, 2012

Thank you for the book!