2009/08: Newton's Wake -- Ken MacLeod

Newton's Wake -- Ken MacLeod

"Information wants to be free."
"Yeah," said Lucinda bitterly. "That's how we got into this whole fucking mess." (p. 334)
( non-spoilery review )

2009/09: The Historian -- Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian -- Elizabeth Kostova

... we historians are interested in what is partly a reflection of ourselves, perhaps a part of ourselves we would rather not examine except through the medium of scholarship: it is also true that as we steep ourselves in our interests, they become more and more a part of us. (p. 263)
( non-spoilery review )