[meteorite-list] "The Fallen Sky" Redux

[Pete Pete]

Are there limericks?

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> From: geoking at notkin.net

> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:42:16 -0700

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "The Fallen Sky" Redux

>

> Darren Garrison posted:

>

>> I wonder how much your views of the book are influenced by your

> being a personal friend of the author.

>

> I am a professional science writer and my personal friendships do not

> influence my book reviews.

>

>

>> I'm already at the point of just skimming the page until I come

> to a passage that is actually relevant to meteorites and doesn't read

> like a personal blog.

>

> Your loss.

>

> "The Fallen Sky" is a complex and impeccably researched non-fiction

> work that -- to some degree -- uses meteorites as a vehicle for

> personal exploration and a quest for meaning, rather than being just a

> straightforward history of space rocks, although there is plenty of

> fascinating historical material included, some of which was new to me.

> And if bloggers could write half as well as Chris, the web would be a

> much more interesting place.

>

> Darren is quick to criticize others, so I hope List members will read

> this unique book and decide for themselves. If you enjoy rich, lyrical

> prose and ponder questions along the lines of: "Why are some of us

> driven to such extraordinary lengths to find meteorites?" then "TFS"

> is for you. It also includes insightful portraits of some of the

> remarkable figures in meteorite history and good doses of dry humor

> and adventure. Chris spent almost two months inside a tent in

> Antarctica with ANSMET!

>

> I found "The Fallen Sky" to be the most original and thought provoking

> non-fiction work I've read in many years. It is bound to be

> controversial since there's never been a book like it written before.

>

>

> Geoff N.

>

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>

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