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The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female …
The pace on this is excellent and it keeps up an interest that really distracts you from how despicable the main character is.
Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of …
Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes …
This is an easy read that I recommend. The two lost stars are because it's probably not going to change your life, it's just a light thing.
This is an easy read that I recommend. The two lost stars are because it's probably not going to change your life, it's just a light thing.
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the …
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House …
All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The …
This book (and series) is about its protagonist, who is a joy to listen to. It's also fun to hear about the stuff it gets up to with technology. There are action scenes at the appropriate places to be exciting. I wouldn't go expecting a thematic interrogation of some idea though — the plot moves quickly and breaks things.
This book (and series) is about its protagonist, who is a joy to listen to. It's also fun to hear about the stuff it gets up to with technology. There are action scenes at the appropriate places to be exciting. I wouldn't go expecting a thematic interrogation of some idea though — the plot moves quickly and breaks things.
Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome …
I liked the book a lot, but I don't recommend it as much as I do the trilogy as a whole. It didn't really have my investment at the start, but by the end I was excited for Ancillary Mercy.
I liked the book a lot, but I don't recommend it as much as I do the trilogy as a whole. It didn't really have my investment at the start, but by the end I was excited for Ancillary Mercy.
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his …
This is a good classic to read if you'd like to have read a classic. It's about a few good people with tragic flaws, among their friends.
This is a good classic to read if you'd like to have read a classic. It's about a few good people with tragic flaws, among their friends.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Colin Salmon known for his starring roles in Resident …
Well worth reading. Shelley commands many voices with equal poetry. At times reading it felt bleak, but perhaps that is the result of hubris. Frankenstein opens beautifully. Towards the latter half the plot turns into Victor being sad and everything happens just as you'd expect it to, which lost my interest a little. The end was warmer, it definitely found its direction again.
Well worth reading. Shelley commands many voices with equal poetry. At times reading it felt bleak, but perhaps that is the result of hubris. Frankenstein opens beautifully. Towards the latter half the plot turns into Victor being sad and everything happens just as you'd expect it to, which lost my interest a little. The end was warmer, it definitely found its direction again.
What if you knew how and when you will die?
Csorwe does. She will …
The best part of this book was the character relationships. The worst is it could probably give the reader a bit more credit.
The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will …
I liked only some of the characters, some of the time. Chaotic, although some of that chaos was channelled into some exciting moments. I think I'd have enjoyed it a bit more if I read it after Provenance (and the Imperial Radch trilogy). I did like the exploration of the Presger and it made me understand some things in the other books, but I also feel like Translation State could have benefited from something drawing it together a bit more. For Ancillary Justice, that was the protagonist. For Provenance, that was the politics and mystery. If Translation State tries to narrow in on something, perhaps it's the relationship between Presger Translators and humanity, but I don't think it provides the story enough grounding especially in the first half.
I liked only some of the characters, some of the time. Chaotic, although some of that chaos was channelled into some exciting moments. I think I'd have enjoyed it a bit more if I read it after Provenance (and the Imperial Radch trilogy). I did like the exploration of the Presger and it made me understand some things in the other books, but I also feel like Translation State could have benefited from something drawing it together a bit more. For Ancillary Justice, that was the protagonist. For Provenance, that was the politics and mystery. If Translation State tries to narrow in on something, perhaps it's the relationship between Presger Translators and humanity, but I don't think it provides the story enough grounding especially in the first half.
Amma is a heartfelt book about queerness, brownness and intergenerational trauma in and around New Zealand through decades. The style choices are striking, and the structure weaves three lifespans into a kind of radial shape. Every so often the novel plunges a tiny knife into you, but it gives the wounds time to close up afterwards. I almost cried on public transit. The unfilled fifth star is my mere personal preference on how to tie ideas together; I will be eager to devour every book else de Silva publishes.
Amma was written directly from the heart.
Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an …
The author of She Who Became The Sun said it was a queer body horror book.
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and …
This was recommended to me as a thorough exploration of minds and what they could be if they were not human.
