DrAmyR's Blog – June 2011 Archive (2)
Science fiction vs science thriller: what's the difference?
In the past year I've posted over 50 reviews of books I deem to be "science thrillers." I have declined to review some because I felt they were "science fiction."
So what's the difference?
To paraphrase a worn-out but still-apt quote from a Supreme Court Justice, the difference between science thrillers and science fiction/SF/SciFi is like pornography: hard to define, but (usually) I know it when I see… Continue
So what's the difference?
To paraphrase a worn-out but still-apt quote from a Supreme Court Justice, the difference between science thrillers and science fiction/SF/SciFi is like pornography: hard to define, but (usually) I know it when I see… Continue
Added by DrAmyR on June 11, 2011 at 11:34am — 2 Comments
YA LabLit book review: Deadly by Julie Chibbaro
(out of 5 stars)
Year published: 2011
Category: Young adult (YA) LabLit
Tech rating (out of 5):
SUMMARY (from book):
In the early 1900’s, sixteen-year-old Prudence Galewski leaves school to take a job assisting the head epidemiologist at New York’s Department of Health and Sanitation, investigating the intriguing case of “Typhoid Mary,” a seemingly… ContinueAdded by DrAmyR on June 6, 2011 at 9:07pm — No Comments
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