Enno Rehling
Peter is so much more clever and funny than his German counterpart, and I always love his wit and the references to nerd culture. Plenty of that in this book, which sees him investigating in the world of high tech. Wonderful, plenty of character development, and more hints to Nightingale's past during WW2.
I learned a lot about the U.S. empire that I didn't already know – the history of the Philippines or Hawaii wasn't really covered in any class I've ever taken, and outside of Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, I had never before had reason to look it up. Highly recommend this to anyone with more than a passing interest in the United States.
My break between reading the first five volumes and this one was too long, I'm afraid I had forgotten most of the story already. They were good books, and certainly warrant a re-read at a later time.
It took me a long time to warm up to this, which made me run out of time on my library loan in the end. I need to catch those lat 40 pages that I was only skip-reading, some other time.
A wonderful book, like all the previous ones in this series. Short and sweet, but also just a little sad.
Absolutely loved this book, the Nebula is well-deserved. I was admittedly hesitant at first, given that it starts out with a pandemic that seems to mirror recent events, and I was afraid it would be difficult to read in the way that Wanderes felt heavy. But it was not like that at all. This book is instead a declaration of love to live music, to community, and to finding your own path.
In other words, if this had been a movie, the body horror in the first act might have scared me off, and prevented me from seeing the beautiful road movie that makes up the second act, and the amazing and hopeful conclusion.
i liked this book even more than Farthing, it is a worthy sequel. Poor Inspector Carmichael breaks my heart, and Jo Walton tells a well-crafted story about the dangers of fascism. This close after the recent European elections, the book was a depressing read at times, and proved difficult for me to finish. I look forward to the final book in the series, but I need to take some time out with lighter fare before I'll be able to stomach it.
I loved the Handmaid's Tale, and I liked this book, too. The story takes us back to Gilead, but also to Canada. We learn more about the Aunts and how Gilead is founded and ruled. Not as ground-breaking as the original book, but definitely a good sequel, no reason to be concerned, Dear Reader.
I pulled a random Hellboy book off the shelf and it seems to have been later in the series. Have to go back and read the books before this one, I suppose.
I'm never going to finish this. The bad writing was taking me out of the story several times per page.
Walton writes very different books, you never know what you're in for, but it's always a treat. So in this book, which for the first half seems like a retelling of historical events, then takes a sharp turn and becomes a fantastic groundhog day story. Also really makes me want to see Florence, as if My Real Children hadn't done that already.
I don't abandon many books, and certainly not after only two days, but this one must go. It's military sci-fi of the Starship Troopers kind, but devoid of any humor. Every trope of the genre is employed: A fascist corporate dystopia, citizenship through service, an alien menace, and endless descriptions of how grueling and cruel boot camp is. Apparently, there is some technology for turning people into light, and a war on Mars, but they haven't appeared yet, and I cannot bring myself to wait for that.
Any book that starts with a map promises an exciting adventure, and this one's no different. There is a real sense of place here, helped by the great art. The characters are well written, and believable. I've definitely been in Josie's situation before, blind to what's right in front of me and also too timid to do something about a long held crush, so I was glad to see the happy ending.
Manages to make “We're going on an adventure” the most terrifying thing to hear.
Take the spiders from the previous book, add octopuses, a planet full of strange aliens, and a dangerous swarm intelligence.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is obviously an autobiographical book about a struggling young artist finding her voice. It deals with struggles of eating disorders and loneliness, LGBTQ issues and having to make new friends when the old ones leave you. It's also clearly written for a younger audience than myself :-)
Although I liked the book overall, I don't think I enjoyed it enough. There were a few times I considered abandoning it altogether.
The message about the plight of women in a patriarchal society is important, but the presentation here is very on the nose. The story takes a long time before it gets to the eventual climax, which is then crammed into the final chapters, making for a very unbalanced reading experience.
Not at all like the Ancillary books, but even in the genre of Fantasy, Leckie creates a world.unlike any other, and tells a gripping story of gods and their power.
I learned a lot, and got a lot of extra context for past events that I was aware of, but never thought this much about before. A remarkable deep dive into the history of the state of Israel and its use of assassination as a political tool. The author has incredible access to some leading figures, and I'm frankly surprised this book exists.
What an intense book. As dystopias go, this is one of the most oppressive, dark and inhumane ones in any book I have read.
