The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's …
Mix between Sci-Fi and Comedy
5 stars
A fun mix between Sci-Fi and Comedy. Short and light to read, highly recomennded. Made me laugh multiple times.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Book 1 by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy …
TobTobXX reviewed The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, …
Entertaining & well-written
5 stars
The writing style is great. Got hooked from the first page and was never bored til the last page. Sometimes it would've been nice to have had better descriptions of certain objects (l still have trouble picturing the rovers). There is a nice amount of humor too, I liked it.
TobTobXX finished reading The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, …
Ugh! I got sucked in and stayed up way too late to finish the book. Now my sleep scedule is messed up again.
TobTobXX started reading The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
TobTobXX started reading Atomic Habits by James Clear
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, …
Curious if I'll see connections to the pedagogic theories I'm studying in Uni.
TobTobXX reviewed Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the …
Backstory quite forced and complex
3 stars
Some details in the book were amusing and the story was ok, but the backstory of the virus was extremely forced and many details still make absolutely no sense.
The world setting was cool though. Dystopian (which I usually don't like), but quite coherent and not constantly depressing.
TobTobXX finished reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
TobTobXX reviewed Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #1)
Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two …
Worldbuilding is top, story is meh.
4 stars
The first roughly two chapters were quite difficult to get into. Many terms I didn't understand, and I naturally didn't have a grasp of the political landscape, which would've been quite important to understand at the start. However, this feeling soon went away, as the situation became clearer.
I didn't like the story arc at all. The buildup was huge and monumental, but the resolution was frustratingly lame. Maybe this is only because this book is the first of a series, but still not satisfying.
What I really liked, was the world building. Instead of focusing on a technology-dominated future, Herbert forbid all AI-related machinery in his novel and instead focused on enhanced capabilities of humans. A concept that I'd say really worked out. The ecosystem of Arrakis is quite interesting too, as is the way of living of its inhabitants. And glimpses the reader gets into the politics, economy, …
The first roughly two chapters were quite difficult to get into. Many terms I didn't understand, and I naturally didn't have a grasp of the political landscape, which would've been quite important to understand at the start. However, this feeling soon went away, as the situation became clearer.
I didn't like the story arc at all. The buildup was huge and monumental, but the resolution was frustratingly lame. Maybe this is only because this book is the first of a series, but still not satisfying.
What I really liked, was the world building. Instead of focusing on a technology-dominated future, Herbert forbid all AI-related machinery in his novel and instead focused on enhanced capabilities of humans. A concept that I'd say really worked out. The ecosystem of Arrakis is quite interesting too, as is the way of living of its inhabitants. And glimpses the reader gets into the politics, economy, and religion are also fascinating.
TobTobXX reviewed Auf zwei Planeten by Kurd Lasswitz
Two Planets (German: Auf zwei Planeten, lit. On Two Planets, 1897) is an influential science …
A fun story with serious gems about politics, utopianism and racism.
5 stars
Read it (in German) as part of my final assessment, and it ended up as my favorite. Even though the size initially discouraged me, the pages flew by, and I wished it'd continue.
The Science in the novel's Sci Fi is clearly outdated by today's knowledge (it was written in 1897), but once you're aware of that, it just adds to the fun and immersion. Besides the obvious love story, there are also many hidden gems about politics, utopianism and racism embedded.
Definitely worth a read, though be aware that the paperback version I had (from exlibris.ch) had some printing errors and some of the many freely available digital versions have too.
Just sad I wasn't tested on this book in the end :'(
TobTobXX finished reading Auf zwei Planeten by Kurd Lasswitz
Two Planets (German: Auf zwei Planeten, lit. On Two Planets, 1897) is an influential science …
Read it (in German) as part of my final assessment and added it to Bookwyrm in post, because it is one of my favorites :).
TobTobXX wants to read Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter
The virus now known as Stuxnet was unlike any other piece of malware built before: …
Heard it featured on a Darknet Diaries episode...