Barry's Updates en-US Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:34:32 -0700 60 Barry's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review6340846253 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:34:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Barry added 'Shards of Earth']]> /review/show/6340846253 Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky Barry gave 5 stars to Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Really enjoyed this epic space opera, good observations on humanity hundreds of years from now, and plenty of aliens and gritty save battles! ]]>
Review6092330659 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 23:44:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Barry added 'Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe']]> /review/show/6092330659 Black Holes by Brian Cox Barry gave 5 stars to Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe (Kindle Edition) by Brian Cox
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Rating655982415 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 05:07:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Barry Kirwan liked a review]]> /
The Eden Paradox by Barry Kirwan
"The first thing I thought when reading through the first chapter is that the hype is justified for this book. If you’re a sci-fi fan and have not read The Eden Paradox, then I would definitely recommend you do yourself a favor and change that asap. What a thouroughly enjoyable and interesting book this is. There are a landslide of other reviewers that can tell you all about the story itself, so I will skip that. 

I found I had to push myself just a little at the beginning, which is common for me and sci-fi books, but everything falls into place quickly enough after that. Once everything did fall into place the pages started to fly by. The various characters, groups, races in the book are all brilliant and memorable and I felt a pang of sadness when I realised the story was drawing to its conclusion.

A 5 star review from me. The Eden Paradox was a pleasure to read. "
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The Eden Paradox by Barry Kirwan
"The Eden Paradox y a SCI-FI thriller developed in a new galaxy. A dystopian world, where everything is collapsing, and humans need a new home. The third journey to a new planet that promises to be the next home for humans, but as so many factors are unknown there are other that completely made me open my eyes for what our future might be, there were so many topics that the author develops in this book that I was afraid to get lost but actually I found it to be very specific just for the reader to totally get lost in this. "
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The Eden Paradox by Barry Kirwan
"Well Written & Well Thought Out Story

This is a pretty straightforward invasion story. However, the author’s skilled writing style provides the vehicle for imagining this dystopian universe in which humanity is in deadly danger. I liked the way the story begins with the concept that humans have ruined their own world and were reaping the rewards of their destructive behaviors only to discover that aliens were at the heart of most of histories catastrophic events. There’s a lot going on in this story but the author successfully ties them all together. Looking forward to book 2…and the rest of the series. "
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Comment264731392 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:58:54 -0700 <![CDATA[Barry commented on "Please add book cover" in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Librarians Group]]> /topic/show/22590400-please-add-book-cover Barry made a comment in the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Librarians Group group:

So, I am not sure what to do, as I can only have one Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ account apparently, which is for my science fiction books. When I search for The Dead Tell Lies on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, the first page I see there is no cover and the link doesn't seem to work. If I scroll down I then see the kindle edition and paperback versions with the orange / red covers, and these are correct. The old cover with a dagger and blood is no longer valid. So, I'd like people to see the new cover when they search for it and be able to find it on Amazon. Many thanks if you can tell me how to achieve this. ]]>