Right. Not going to beat around the bush with this one – this book was brilliant. It takes all those other books I’ve been reading and puts them to shame. Not only does it have great characters, thought-provoking settings, interesting plot, tension and all that – it mananges it with a mere 315 pages! Choke … Continue reading
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Book review: Pawn of Prophecy
Well. This was boring. But at least it went fast. Plot: Boy is uprooted from everything he knows and is moved about the country/world by his mysterious aunt and her compatriots. THAT’S IT. There’s no resolution! Who writes a book and expects it to do so well that all the interesting stuff will happen in … Continue reading
Book review: Perdido Street Station
So, after a bit of a break, here we are. Another book, another slightly ranty blog post about said book. Beware: spoilers. I want to say I enjoyed this book as it had some lovely ideas and was all imaginative and shit but on balance, I only liked about 45% of it. Like Neal Stephenson, … Continue reading
Book review: A Canticle for Leibowitz
This was a relatively short book (only 338 pages) but because of the way it was structured, it just took me awhile to finish it. It’s split into 3 parts, taking place centuries apart – so basically every 100 pages you have to learn about new characters and what is happening a few centuries down … Continue reading
Book review: Hyperion
WAAAAA! Okay. So I’m a bit upset at the ending because THERE WAS NO ENDING. I’m going to have to read the second book because I want to know what happens to all the characters in this one. It started off a bit ‘what the fuck is going on’ as there were many words that … Continue reading
Book review: The Illustrated Man
Right. This was fucking brilliant and super creepy. The Illustrated Man was written in 1951 and so in some respects shows it’s age a little bit. There is no real plot, it’s a collection of short stories as shown on the back of the Illustrated Man. Another man watches all night as the Illustrated Man’s … Continue reading
Book review: Kushiel’s Dart
Okay, so this book was equal parts intriguing, disturbing and frustrating. I’ve never read 50 Shades of Grey but this kind of felt like the medieval version of it. Okay, probably not like it all and since it’s not on the list, I’m not going to read it! So the plot revolves Phèdre who is … Continue reading
Book review: Final Empire
Oh gawd. So remember when I complained about Dragonflight‘s setting being a caricature of medieval times? This was like a caricature of the horrible setting of Dragonflight. Not only is everything fucking awful, it’s been that way for 1000 years, there are ashfalls – like ash falling from the sky ALL THE TIME, their ruler … Continue reading
Book review: Barrayar
Omg. Omg. Omg. So adorable. Barraryar is the first book I’ve read that is a sequel to one from the list. The first book in the series was Shards of Honour which as I said was friggin’ adorkable. THE ADORKABLENESS CONTINUES. The story starts from right after the end of the last book. Aral and … Continue reading
Book review: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
I think this is the first Jules Verne I’ve ever read. It was kind of laughably hilarious and completely improbable. So, plotwise it does what it says on the tin. A German professor finds a 16th century manuscript with a 12th century note that tells you the entrance the centre of the earth. The Professor … Continue reading
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