I didn’t intend to stay up to 1230 am an finish Exit Strategy, but I think once you start a Murderbot Diaries novella you are compelled to finish it. Or maybe that’s just me. Continue reading
Category Archives: Book reviews
Book review: Space Opera
For those of you familiar with Eurovision, the plot is basically a galactic version of the terrible/wonderful spectacle that is the Eurovision song contest. Instead of deciding what beings are sentient, newly found species have to compete in the contest or have their entire species eradicated from existence. Pretty ridiculous. Continue reading
Book review: The Boy Who Stole Time
The world and tasks are absurd, but no more so than any other fantasy novel. It almost feels like Mark Bowsher is poking fun at the grand fantasy tradition (but in a loving way). Continue reading
Book review: Ms Marvel (2006-2010)
You would think that writers would have moved on from the same boring tropes of the 1970s by the 2000s, but mostly, you’d be wrong Continue reading
Book Review: A Natural History of Dragons
The universe is basically Victorian Britain with different names. So it’s all upper class disdain, casual colonial references, and of course an overwhelming patriarchal culture. Gag. Continue reading
Book review: The Stars are Legion
My first impression as I was reading it on the bullet train from Shanghai to Beijing was that it was fucking weird. My final conclusion after finishing it after arriving in Beijing is that is it really fucking weird. Continue reading
Book review: Record of a Spaceborn Few
I think if you appreciate the tone of Becky Chambers’ previous books, you’ll get along with this one. Not as many aliens, but another insight into the GC. I really hope there are many more books to come as I really love this universe. Continue reading
Book review: Marvel Masterworks – Ms Marvel vol. 2
There’s far less Carol vs Ms Marvel too-ing and fro-ing which was soooo nice. There’s no real story arc though to keep everything together, just random fights and villains. We also get a new Ms Marvel costume (which is the more iconic lightening bolt that we’re used to). Continue reading
Book review: Marvel Masterworks – Ms Marvel vol. 1
It’s an odd mixture of trying to be right on feminist (because its a female super hero) and just kind of outrageously sexist. If I’m being charitable, I would consider it comic effect. If I’m not being charitable, some of the characterisation of some of the male characters are awful. Continue reading
Book Review: Just one Damned Thing After Another
he setting is one we’ve seen before. It’s a word with time travel, however because history is a fickle thing, there are specially trained historians who get to do all the time travel. So far, so Doomsday Book. Continue reading
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