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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated All Fall Down (Supervolcano, #2) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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All Fall Down (Supervolcano, #2)
Harry Turtledove | 2012
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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The follow up novel to [Harry Turtledove's] [Supervolcano: Eruption] was worth the read. The continuing story of the characters as they try in their own ways to survive was enjoyable.

[Supervolcano: All Fall Down] picked up right where [Eruption] left off. In the midst of this disaster the way [Turtledove] portrays his characters not as hero's out to save the world but as humans with all their faults makes the story more believable. It even has a serial killer mystery twist within the plot.

I definitely prefer my science fiction based on real science and not super natural. That is what [Turtledove] has produced so far with the two books from the [Supervolcano] series. I like my fantasy with a good does of reality in most cases.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths in Books

Mar 10, 2020  
Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths
Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths
Darren Naish | 2017 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Thoughtful and generous look at the so-called science of cryptozoology and some of its most famous subjects. Unlike (for example) Abominable Science!, which largely focused on demolishing the literalist approach to cryptids, Naish's book is more interested in why people keep thinking that they're seeing monsters, identifying a number of cultural and psychological factors.

That said, the book does include a fairly comprehensive overview of the big-name cryptids (bigfoot, Nessie, sea monsters, etc), although as book is written from a scientific perspective the conclusions should come as no great surprise. Accessibly readable and notably positive; makes a coherent case that cryptozoology as a discipline has genuine scientific value even if all the best-known topics of it are bunkum.
  
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