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Old 02-15-2010, 09:19 PM   #56
Daephex
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I haven't read anything of White's besides the Sector General ones yet. I'm on the 11th book of 12 right now... but I'll probably miss his style, so I'll have to look for that one. The funny thing is, in some ways, the books aren't all THAT great-- he re-uses some descriptions across 5 or 6 books, and often introduces characters or information by literally copy-pasting a few paragraphs from one book into the next. It's hilarious. But on the other hand, his ability to really come up with believably odd aliens (and even their thought patterns) is pretty incredible. To top it off, this is a hugely pacifist storyline across all the books, which I appreciate.
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