Enno Rehling
I was excited to start on another of McGuire's fantasy series after finishing Wayward Children. This book was good, can't-stop-reading material, but I wonder how there's possibly going to be a sequel, it seems so self-contained and finished.
I'm with Spip on this. Why are the bad guys always so incompetent? They're not terrifying at all, and by comparison, thwarting their plans isn't very inpressive.
Murderbot and ART together are so much fun, can't wait to see how their “relationship” develops from here.
A captivating look into the United States' late nineteenth century, the Chicago Fair and its influence on the future of architecture, spiced with the history of America's first mass-murderer. I couldn't stop listening, and let a lot of other books languish to get to the end of this one.
This reminded me of my own time backpacking, which must have been just a year or two before the events of this book (The Grateful Dead were still touring). Lovely combination of autobiography and travel book, made me feel things, and tear up a few times.
As I'm reading more books set in this world, I feel they are delivering diminishing returns. New characters and locations get introduced, and there's a new steampunk contraption or other, but overall, it felt very much like the same thing. It didn't help that I found the “Movie in your mind” production of these Graphic Audio CD to be more than a little distracting. It was more radio play than audio book, with a big cast of voices and constant sound effects.
This was lucky find. It's a really sweet little book, and what appears to be a pretty decent translation.
Unusual story, interesting universe. If I had spent more time in New York at some point in my life, I probably would have gotten more out of it, so I'm hoping that maybe one of the sequels takes place somewhere I've actually lived.
I played the game back when it was an indie darling, and liked it well enough, but was surprised to find that there was a comic sequel, and our library had he first three collections on a shelf. Having read the first of them now, I'm not quite sure what to make of it, and not exactly chomping at the bit to read the next ones, though since I have them here, I probably will, and maybe they'll make this first act be more meaningful in retrospect.
You never know what you're going to get with a Jo Walton book, but it's always an interesting idea. I loved this one, maybe not as much as I adored Lent, but definitely up there with my favorite books this year. And there are two more for me to read!
This book took a while to grow on me, the way it was with white noise. Going to need to chew on it for a while.
I wish I could have read this in the original Spanish, but alas, that's not a language I understand.
It's the classic British whodunit, set in a seaside town, with two elderly ladies taking on the role of the nosy private investigators. They are no Miss Marple, and I feel that this book didn't add anything new to the genre, so I probably won't read any of the others. But if this genre is your jam, then it's competently written, and you'll probably enjoy it.
The style emulates that of an author who is paid by the word, and can at times get tedious. The story is fine, but there are a few to many characters whose motivations don't become clear until late into thw book, and I found myself confused about who was who a few times.
This was a slog. Things keep happening to the protagonist, he never really gets in control of them, and then eventually, his quest just ends and the book is over. There are some similarities to Wizard's Guide, but that book was much better.
I think I may be over Max Barry. The themes are repeating themselves (corporations are bad, mkay?), and the characters in this book are very one-dimensional. I never felt much empathy for the protagonist, either.
I'm beyond excited to have found another Paranormal London series. This book scratches the same itch for me as the Rivers of London books or the Athena Club series do.
Plausible near-future Science Fiction that reviews the impact of a technology like Elon Musk's Neuralink might have on our society and those who cannot participate, as well as the dangers of giving corporations like that too much unchecked control. Themes include LGBTQ and disability, and it's refreshing to see an unconventional family (Sophie and David have two moms) at the center of this story, without the story being about that.
Why did I read this? What is wrong with me? The TV show was classy, highbrow entertainment in comparison.
I was hoping for more space travel and aliens, but got a murder mystery in a corporate dystopia. And a grim one at that.
There were times when this book got very uncomfortable, but the twists and eventual resolution made it worth staying with the story.
Hollywood Noir with a female protagonist. Unusual enough that I gave it a try, and it did not disappoint.
