May 9, 2024

A fine read.

As always seems to be the case, Iain M Banks has wrought a, well written sci-fi adventure that fits in well with his epic Culture series.

August 5, 2017

A fascinating insight into both the life of Henrietta Lacks and her HeLa cells which have contributed so much to modern medicine.

January 16, 2017
January 15, 2023
April 23, 2024

A short horror. It explores feminist and anti-feminist themes with a subtle rye humour. Don't mistake this for an anti-feminist story. Very cleverly written, can be read in a single sitting, but gives hours worth of contemplation.

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April 8, 2024
May 25, 2024

Loved it. A classic Victorian Gothic Horror.

October 13, 2012
May 21, 2024

It certainly read better than a Vogon's poetry!

January 1, 1984

I loved the concept of this book, it's dark and troubling and has some excellent scenes. I struggled with it in parts, mostly due to it being a bit dry - still very worth the read and an excellent twist at the end - quite different in places to the TV Series.

December 19, 2017

A dark insightful view of war, espionage and the danger of ideology. The author accepts that no one is purely good or bad but in reality a bit of both. in some ways this is a very cynical perspective but it is closer to ‘real' than most authors get

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June 29, 2019

I really ‘groked' this book when I read it in my late teens. Today looking back on it I am not quite so enthralled, especially with Heinlein's socio-political views. It probably deserves a 3 but I do remember it fondly so have given it a 4.

January 1, 1988

An excellent fun read

Once again Nnedi Okorafor delivers a punchy rollicking good read. It's full of interesting twists and turns taking the reader on an adventure of discovery.

February 12, 2018
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April 13, 2024

An excellent modern telling of the old Norse legends

Neil Gaining spins a great yarn. Here he retells the tales of the old Norse Gods in everyday modern language.

April 3, 2018
August 14, 2017

Informative and educational

The author explains the difference in attitude between successful investors and the rest of us. It requires learning a bit a little bravery and some action but the author manages to 8mpart this knowledge in a way that sounds achievable.

August 11, 2017

A brilliant, highly original sci-fi novella.

A beautiful story that examines and celebrates both what makes us unique and what makes us the same . This is a very short story but t packs some brilliant punches!

August 6, 2017

Fascinating insights into the world of real world data

The author by no ,Evans limits himself to data sets from OKCupid. Rather he draws from a rich pool with sources from Google, Facebook etc. Well worth reading.

April 14, 2015

Doesn't read as well as some of his more famous works. However it is an excellent story and one that I think will stand the test of time.

November 5, 2016