I mostly read science fiction and fantasy books, simple manga in Japanese, and about one non-fiction book a year. See also StoryGraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hwesta
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Teens form an all-girl band in the face of an impending comet. A woman faces …
Good anthology, but it's set during various apocalypses so was a tough read right now
There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn't as friendly as …
It's 1963, and riots and sabotage plague the space program. The climate change caused by …
Took a while to get going, but once it did it didn't slow down. Heartwrenching, and full of great scenes of folks being good at what they do
Took a while to get going, but once it did it didn't slow down. Heartwrenching, and full of great scenes of folks being good at what they do
Ella has a Thing. She sees a classmate grow up to become a caring nurse. …
I couldn't finish this book because it was too good at what it set out to do. It delves into the lives and systematic problems that Black people in America face, and was too challenging for what I wanted to read.
I couldn't finish this book because it was too good at what it set out to do. It delves into the lives and systematic problems that Black people in America face, and was too challenging for what I wanted to read.
Cairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments …
Excellent short piece in a magical modern metropolis of Cairo in the early 1900s. Makes me want to read more in this universe
Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. …
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The …
I rarely cry at books but this one made my cry. So much emotion and character as these three travellers are unexpectedly stranded together and learn and teach a little with each other. Their stories are unfinished, but this provides a brief, heartfelt glimpse into their lives
The security droid with a heart (though it wouldn’t admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry!
*No, I …
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress …
Pulp Western with an explicitly antifascist, near-future story of queer identity.
“That girl’s got more wrong notions than …
These are stories that ambush the reader with Elison's signature style: a drolly disturbing admixture of dry irony and simmering …
Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse …
Weird, heartwarming adventure from an IKEA-analog with wormhole to other universes. I enjoyed the setting and loved the characters.
Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend their city.
Every city …
Lots of character, lots of sense of place. I liked the different avatars of New York and the twist at the end. Looking forward to the next book.
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.
Language is humanity's most spectacular …