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kino

kinopuff@bookrastinating.com

Joined 3 years, 2 months ago

I like #LiteraryFiction, #StarWarsBooks, #WeirdLit, #Horror, #Fantasy, and #SciFi

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Matt Haig: The Humans (2014, Simon & Schuster)

Review of 'The Humans' on 'Goodreads'

I like the writing style but this has a lot of boomer humor in it, especially in the beginning. It was pretty hyped so I was hoping for something with a little more depth. I want to see a different author attempt this subject. NK Jemisin's Emergency Skin is a fantastic take on a similar concept.

reviewed Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Star Wars: The High Republic, #1)

Charles Soule: Light of the Jedi (2021, Del Rey Books)

Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before even The Phantom Menace. . . …

Review of 'Star Wars: Light of the Jedi' on 'Goodreads'

The audiobook is so much better than reading the text. There's too many characters and not enough time to dig into them all, but the top notch voice acting and audio drama effects helps fill in the gaps.

David Macaulay: Motel of the mysteries (1979, Houghton Mifflin)

In the year 4022, an amateur archeologist makes an important discovery in the long buried …

Review of 'Motel of the mysteries' on 'Goodreads'

This was a lot shorter than I expected. I'd like to see a take of this idea with modern technology in mind.