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Just a geek (2004, O'Reilly)
The Last Unicorn (2008, Penguin Books)
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under the dome (Hardcover, 2011)

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Under the Dome (Hardcover, 2009, Scribner)

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Uprooted (Hardcover, 2015, Del Rey)
At Home (Hardcover, 2010, Doubleday)
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Paperback, German language, 2000, Heyne)
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stopped reading Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas (2005) 4 stars

The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, …

i think i've finished it at some point, not sure now. what i remember though is: this was sooooo boring =( i'm sorry, i do love sci-fi and space operas specifically, but... just don't know how i could compare this to, say, «the expanse»?

reviewed L'arme à l'oeil by Ken Follett

L'arme à l'oeil (1981, LGF) 4 stars

One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and …

Review of "L'arme à l'oeil" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

not bad as those mass-produced thrillers go; i'll give one star less for the unexpected and rather awkwardly cringy transformation from a spy thriller into your typical a-stranger-menaces-to-murder-a-family thriller with porn elements… but hey, the author was probably bored himself and had to experiment, lol.

reviewed Supermind by Gordon Randall Garrett

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Supermind (2014, Start Publishing LLC)

 4 stars

Review of 'Supermind' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

далеко не шедевр, але… досить кумедне розважальне чтиво, що поєднало колишнє захоплення шпигунськими пристрастями, детективними історіями і паранормальними здібностями.

reviewed Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison

Planet of the Damned (Paperback, 1993, Tor Books) 4 stars

Man always expands his horizons, when Earth is full, man will venture out to space …

Review of 'Planet of the Damned' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

loved this novel. i don't know how i could have missed this one in my younger days. for some reason i considered harrison to be too... non-serious as a sci-fi writer. i was mistaken.

reviewed Deathworld 1 (Deathworld, #1) by Harry Harrison

Deathworld 1 (Deathworld, #1) (1983) 5 stars

Review of 'Deathworld 1 (Deathworld, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

вперше читав колись дуууже давно, ще підлітком, і російською; тоді оцінив би на трієчку (чомусь); зараз переслухав у оригіналі — тверда четвірка! чудова класична фантастика.

reviewed The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell

The Black Star Passes (Paperback, 2006, Wildside Press) 3 stars

Review of 'The Black Star Passes' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

надзвичайно занудна манера автора описувати події та технології радше як розповідати історію — перетворює неймовірні космічні пригоди на монотонну «жуйку». слухав-слухав, наче крізь нескінченне поле плентався… вислухав таки. на трієчку.