spin

Playskool Musical Sit N Spin (colors may vary)
$29.99
I regret this purchase. My 1.5 year old just sat on it and looked at me like "seriously, you bought this."
ha.

Spin: A Novel
$24.99
If you're looking for a book that will keep you reading and that you won't want to put done until you're finished----pick up Robert Rave's "Spin." You won't want to put down. It's an inside look at the NY public relations business-and celebrity "news" will never the be same.

Spin
$7.99
Spin was a hard concept for me to take in when I was considering reading it. I couldn't imagine how or what was going to be written about and why was it a science fiction. After putting it off for a while I finally gave in. After all, it did win the Hugo Award, right? Spin completely shattered any ideas I had about it and excelled beyond what I thought it would.

You quickly find that, as with many Hugo and Nebula winners, the story itself is what is important, more so than the actual science fiction. The story of Jason, Tyler and Diane and how their lives interacted through their friendship and the crisis when the Spin happened. The chapters alternate from the present time to the past, some interaction between the characters at varying ages. At first you might think that this could drown the main storyline out, but in fact it accentuates the story perfectly so that you come to know and love the characters and, more importantly, begin to understand them and how they think. Robert Wilson did a fantastic job in capturing their respective personalities, especially how their personalities related to where they were in life.

The science fiction was very subtle at first. You have the Spin, mysterious and awe inspiring, to some apocalyptic. Gradually as you begin to understand what the Hypotheticals had done to Earth you begin to take in the dimensions of science fiction that are present and seemingly very accurate. Although I love science fiction that is a bit more science fiction, this style of writing tends to stand out more so when you use science fiction to accentuate a great story. Bravo to Robert Wilson. I would recommend the book to anyone.

5 stars.

SPIN
$47.88
I enjoy reading SPIN magazine, for its interesting articles about music, and also it helps inform me of new upcoming bands, as well as existing music that I should listen to. SPIN magazine is oriented towards the mainstream reader like myself, who want to read about bands that are in the mainstream, or just about to become popular. With a circulation of over 400,000 readers SPIN magazine is no longer a small indie magazine focusing on local banks, and counter-culture articles. I have noticed that some of the other reviewers are pretentious and look down upon those who do listen to mainstream music on the radio.