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<blockquote data-quote="Justinian" data-source="post: 960846" data-attributes="member: 6358">I took a shot at the Hugo nominees as well, with only The Scar left to try.I guess I'm one of those who doesn't find Sawyer's books appalling, but Hominids is still the second lowest on my list. Not much to say other than I find his stuff interesting enough to buy his books, usually, although I may be crediting his earlier works too highly. Certainly Hominids and its predecessor are a step down.Lowest is Rice and Salt, which I simply could not get into when I started it a few months back. The method he used to link chapters grated on me, and the couple that I read seemed weak. I might try again after I read The Scar.I found Kiln People disappointing, not because it is a bad book (in fact, it's my top choice), but because it could have been so much more. Brin had a chance to write about some really fascinating things...duplicated memories, identity issues, human/clone rights. And sometimes it seemed like he tried to, but ended up back in the detective story. I liked it, but it is a good book that could have been great.Bones of the Earth was, to me, one of the average books. I found it mildly interesting, but nothing extremely special. This book also triggered my sense of &quot;the author is making A POINT&quot; about evolution vs. creation. Seems I remember his characters harping about it. Surely that's a debate that doesn't require a large amount of space, whichever side one believes in. It detracted from the book for me.I'm looking forward to reading The Scar. PSS was an intriguing book, and it's lured me into the sequel. (Or not-so-sequel, I suppose, depending on your definition.)So to sum up, my rankings are Kiln People -&gt; Bones of the Earth -&gt; I'm starting not to care -&gt; Hominids -&gt; The Years of Rice and Salt, with The Scar upcoming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Justinian, post: 960846, member: 6358"] I took a shot at the Hugo nominees as well, with only [I]The Scar[/I] left to try. I guess I'm one of those who doesn't find Sawyer's books appalling, but [I]Hominids[/I] is still the second lowest on my list. Not much to say other than I find his stuff interesting enough to buy his books, usually, although I may be crediting his earlier works too highly. Certainly [I]Hominids[/I] and its predecessor are a step down. Lowest is [I]Rice and Salt[/I], which I simply could not get into when I started it a few months back. The method he used to link chapters grated on me, and the couple that I read seemed weak. I might try again after I read [I]The Scar[/I]. I found [I]Kiln People[/I] disappointing, not because it is a bad book (in fact, it's my top choice), but because it could have been so much more. Brin had a chance to write about some really fascinating things...duplicated memories, identity issues, human/clone rights. And sometimes it seemed like he tried to, but ended up back in the detective story. I liked it, but it is a good book that could have been great. [I]Bones of the Earth[/I] was, to me, one of the average books. I found it mildly interesting, but nothing extremely special. This book also triggered my sense of "the author is making A POINT" about evolution vs. creation. Seems I remember his characters harping about it. Surely that's a debate that doesn't require a large amount of space, whichever side one believes in. It detracted from the book for me. I'm looking forward to reading [I]The Scar[/I]. [I]PSS[/I] was an intriguing book, and it's lured me into the sequel. (Or not-so-sequel, I suppose, depending on your definition.) So to sum up, my rankings are [I]Kiln People[/I] -> [I]Bones of the Earth[/I] -> I'm starting not to care -> [I]Hominids[/I] -> [I]The Years of Rice and Salt[/I], with [I]The Scar[/I] upcoming. [/QUOTE]

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