This book reminds me why I spent years reading nothing but short stories. Fantastical and yet relatable, the author delivers punchy stories without a need to ease in or out. There's a wide variety here, and they're all good.
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pwinn rated Akata Warrior: 5 stars
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Warrior (retitled Sunny and the Mystery of Osisi in Nigeria and the UK) is a 2017 young adult fantasy …
Review of 'Sea, swallow me and other stories' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book reminds me why I spent years reading nothing but short stories. Fantastical and yet relatable, the author delivers punchy stories without a need to ease in or out. There's a wide variety here, and they're all good.
pwinn rated The Deficit Myth: 5 stars
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about …
pwinn reviewed The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett (The Long Earth, #1)
1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring …
Review of 'The long earth' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Every now and then I read a book with a premise that takes my breath away, as this one did. If the final denouement didn’t quite measure up to the initial shock of the Big Idea, that was counterbalanced by the series of smaller reveals, almost all absolutely astounding.
pwinn reviewed Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
In Hank Green's sweeping, cinematic debut novel, a young woman becomes an overnight celebrity before …
Review of 'Absolutely Remarkable Thing' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Inventive and interesting, which is what I ask for from an sf novel. I look forward to more in the series.