tivasyk reviewed The cure by Douglas E. Richards
"A novel in the best tradition of Douglas Preston and Michael Crichton ... with a …
Review of 'The cure' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
не шедевр, але читабельно.
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tivasyk reviewed The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials (3))
In the astonishing finale to the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in …
Review of 'The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
not entirely ininteresting, but in the end it's just a YA fairy-tale with a little to much mixed in.
not entirely ininteresting, but in the end it's just a YA fairy-tale with a little to much mixed in.
tivasyk reviewed Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
Review of 'Ancillary Justice' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
не певен... окремі фрагменти читаються цікаво й легко: ті, де події розвиваються швидко. решта — повільні, заплутані діалоги або монологи, в якх я плутався (на слух, бо аудіокнижка) як мале дитя... коротше кажучи, таке.
tivasyk reviewed Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle, #2)
Our heroes are back… kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes …
Review of 'Aurora burning' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
one star for being literate, anothe one for the effort. honestly, this book is so disgustingly pathetic, so naïvely cartoonish, it's almost physically painful to read. i could only finish it because i was too lazy to turn the audioplayer off and go look for something else to listen to.
one star for being literate, anothe one for the effort. honestly, this book is so disgustingly pathetic, so naïvely cartoonish, it's almost physically painful to read. i could only finish it because i was too lazy to turn the audioplayer off and go look for something else to listen to.
Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in North America and some other countries) is a …
Review of 'The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
не знаю, не вразило, м'яко кажучи.
не знаю, не вразило, м'яко кажучи.
tivasyk reviewed His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in North America and some other countries) is a …
Review of 'His Dark Materials Trilogy' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
не для мого віку…
tivasyk rated Judge Anderson: Year One (1): 3 stars
tivasyk reviewed The Nine by Tracy Townsend (Thieves of fate, #1)
"A book that some would kill for -- Black market courier Rowena Downshire is doing …
Review of 'The Nine' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
not impressed. difficult for me to analyse, but some of the reviewers here who gave 3 stars do a great job of sharing their experiences that i find similar to mine.
tivasyk reviewed Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
Review of 'Uprooted' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
величезний потенціял, і такі ж грандіозні «діри»... цю казку для дорослих хочеться полюбити — але авторка зробила все, щоби зіпсувати читачеві враження.
п.с. і так, чорти забирай, звідки там хрещення?! ані слова про християнство, чи навіть якісь інші релігії — але є хрещення?! панове писаки, ви вмієте здивувати.
tivasyk reviewed Black chamber by S. M. Stirling
"An alternate history of World War I novel"--
Review of 'Black chamber' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
i don't know... as far as spy thrillers go, this one beats the 007 series imho, but the part of "uncle theodore" (roosevelt) reminds so strongly the soviet "grandaddy lenin" children's propaganda that it's not even funny ; what was the need for that ugly stuff?
i don't know... as far as spy thrillers go, this one beats the 007 series imho, but the part of "uncle theodore" (roosevelt) reminds so strongly the soviet "grandaddy lenin" children's propaganda that it's not even funny ; what was the need for that ugly stuff?
tivasyk reviewed At Home by Bill Bryson
“Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.”
Bill Bryson and …
Review of 'At Home' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
3/5 at best: a collection of anecdotes and trivia loosely assembled around the (mostly) history of the western household culture — (not) a bit too loosely for my taste. also, did i really need that chapter on child mortality?
tivasyk reviewed Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff (The Aurora Cycle, #1)
Review of 'Aurora Rising' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
some parts of this are like watching summer glau sequencer of «mission serenity» again (the bar fight?!), reading «hitchhiker's guide» (data entries?!) etc. overall, it's so much weaker than «the illuminae files», so teens-only that even the audiobook voice acting doesn't save it.
some parts of this are like watching summer glau sequencer of «mission serenity» again (the bar fight?!), reading «hitchhiker's guide» (data entries?!) etc. overall, it's so much weaker than «the illuminae files», so teens-only that even the audiobook voice acting doesn't save it.
tivasyk reviewed Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole
Review of 'Sixteenth Watch' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
wow... where dovi get some more of this?
tivasyk reviewed Revelation space by Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds's critically acclaimed debut has redefined the space opera with a staggering journey across …
Review of 'Revelation space' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
ok, where do i begin... with over two thousand reviews and rated at four stars, «revelation space» should be one of the masterpieces one is looking for when combing through one's library's records for their next sci-fi read, right? right? having finished the book, i've looked through reviews to see what people like about this one. every second review stresses that the novel's packed with great ideas on a global scale... why then does «revelation» seems so... bland and difficult to read? great ideas are necessary but not sufficient, one looks for characters to connect to, for a story one wouldn't be able to put down, for writing that would immerse one into the unique atmosphere of that story... well, maybe the «revelation» isn't just my sort of sci-fi.
ok, where do i begin... with over two thousand reviews and rated at four stars, «revelation space» should be one of the masterpieces one is looking for when combing through one's library's records for their next sci-fi read, right? right? having finished the book, i've looked through reviews to see what people like about this one. every second review stresses that the novel's packed with great ideas on a global scale... why then does «revelation» seems so... bland and difficult to read? great ideas are necessary but not sufficient, one looks for characters to connect to, for a story one wouldn't be able to put down, for writing that would immerse one into the unique atmosphere of that story... well, maybe the «revelation» isn't just my sort of sci-fi.
tivasyk reviewed The Robots of Gotham by Todd McAulty
"A thrilling adventure in a world one step away from total subjugation by machines. After …
Review of 'The Robots of Gotham' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
surprisingly entertaining! i need to get the second part ofcthe series.