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: Ready Player One
Oh man! What a book! Though, I am pretty sure I’m the exact demographic that this book is playing to – I got most of the references (though not some of the really old video game ones). So plot: It’s about 30 years in the future and everything is basically pants. Poverty, climate change, massive … Continue reading
Book review: Shards of Honour
I was quite looking forward to this book. Some of the later books in the Vorkosigan Saga showed up the list of Goodreads feminist science fiction books. So the plot of this book is basically: Two ‘enemies’ meet (Captain Cordelia Naismith and Aral Vorkosigan), find out that they have more in common, fall in love, … Continue reading
Book review: The Dispossessed
Wow. What a book! My first Ursula Le Guin. I’m not sure why it took me so long. At least 3 separate people have told me how much they loved this book. 2 friends and a coworker. 3 nationalities, 3 different ages. I can safely say, I’m a fan. So. The plot. It takes place … Continue reading
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