Welcome to Litsy!

I had this novel backburnered from a #classicLSFBC buddyread, but I‘m happy to have finally read it! Great cover, wacky book. I‘m giving it a low pick bc the idea of humanity entering the space-faring universe as one of the only species not to have a patron to introduce technology led to interesting alien dynamics. But the plot was all over the place - a Jekyll-&-Hyde thing, a murder mystery, oddly timed pov shifts, hand-to-hand fighting… I dunno

I had read this many, many years ago and reread it just now. I'm not sure I liked it any better second time around. There were interesting sci-fi ideas but I found the plot dragged with its inconsistent pacing.

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#192025 #1980 @Librarybelle
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#AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #GottaCatchEmAllSpooky
#gottacatchemall (18. Vespiquen: Yellow cover)

A couple of questions for any who have finished this month‘s #ClassicLSFBC pick. If anyone would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know.

2. In some ways this is primarily a mystery novel. Did you like that aspect of it? Did you guess who the real culprit was?

A couple of questions for any who have finished this month‘s #ClassicLSFBC pick. If anyone would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know. 😃

1. How do you feel about the concept of”uplifting” another species? Is it ethical? Is it plausible?

This is really toward the low end of the pick scale for me. It had some issues with pacing. I‘m glad I read it, though I doubt I‘ll read others in the series. I just didn‘t get the motivations for some of the characters actions. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

There‘s not been tons of action in this book, and suddenly there‘s now tons of action! I‘ve got a couple of hours left, so I should finish soon. Beautiful day for a walk with temps in the 70s. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

97/150 I'm pretty sure I read this when it first came out, but it's been long enough that I've forgotten most of the plot. Humans have discovered plasma beings inside the sun, and using the Sundiver project, seek to make contact. This could have leaned toward a hard science science-fiction, but Brin creates interesting characters, human and alien, that adds more dramatic points to the story. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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#whereareyoumonday I am literally in the heart of the Sun with the crew of the Sundiver project.
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Got two walks in today so more listening to Sundiver. I‘ve been trading it on and off with Kris Kristofferson though, so I haven‘t gotten as far in as I might have otherwise. #audiowalk

This is mostly a fast listen for me except for that one part where a character went on too long about the history of a particular alien civilization. #audiowalk

Started Sundiver for #ClassicLSFBC and for my. Ew #audiowalk book. I think I‘m going to like it, but as with many older books, I‘m going to have to adapt to sexist attitudes. Of course an attractive female biologist is going to run around barely clothed all the time. 🙄 Alligators and turtles again.

Interesting concepts but the writing makes it extremely boring. I'm never picking more books by this author if I can avoid it.

4 ⭐️s
An expedition into our Sun attempts to make contact with mysterious entities said to live within. Humans hold a unique place in the universe, being the only species known to have evolved to sentience without aid from another species. Do the “Sun Ghosts” hold the secret to prove otherwise? Was humankind really abandoned by a race of ancient caretakers? With some intrigue and a bit of whodunnit thrown in, it‘s a fun ride that I quite enjoyed.

Loved the Postman, so now I'm getting into the Uplift War series.

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🎥 Sunshine (2007)
🎶 Mr Blue Sky - ELO

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Going a little old school. Some sci-fi for late summer.