Big Red Bird With Fuzzy Pink Feet
BigRedBirdWithFuzzyPinkFeet@ramblingreaders.org
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An afficionado of Terry Pratchett, sci-fi and history books.
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Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the …
Plot twist after plot twist, the story gets progressively darker and darker. The third book will surely be a hoot. :)
Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the …
The first book left the story in a very open state, so anything can happen. I can't wait!
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired …
Very good fantasy reading, although quite brutal and unsettling in the latter half. But hey, it's supposed to be "dark fantasy", so that's par for the course.
I very much recommend this book, and can't wait to dive into the second book.
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired …
Some hundred pages in, and so far I like it. The story is a bit formulaic so far, but in a good way, if it makes sense.
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired …
Discovered this book randomly in a local bookstore, and the cover blurb got me interested. We'll see how I like the book when I get to it.
I'm both impressed and disappointed by the book. I guess I expected some more changes in everything when it's taking place 3500 years after the previous one...
An underground city. A deadly project. And an Intelligence agent who can help Jossey take …
A decent continuation of the first book, with an ending that was part expected, part unexpected. :Nice!
The only thing I disliked is a rather stilted handling of anything related to romantic love and affection between the characters. It felt like a thirteen year old was writing those parts.
It's a decent scifi in an interesting setting. A good reminder that not every post-apocalyptic story has to be set in North America. :)
Looks like decent #ClimateChange sci-fi.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …
I remember it as much longer, but it's in fact pretty trim. Each chapter does what it needs to do - lays out necessary exposition, moves the plot, makes its high point(s) - and lets the next chapter have the stage.
Herbert truly was a master wordsmith.
Finding out who you were in a previous life sounds like fun until you’re forced to grapple with the darkness …
Finding out who you were in a previous life sounds like fun until you’re forced …
An cool short solarpunk story with some colorful and interesting characters. Can't wait for more from the same author!
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …
I last read this back when I was maybe 15. Hopefully this time I'll be interested enough to finish the whole saga. :)
JASMINE BASHARA never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich. …
Heard that it's not as good as Weir's other two books, but we'll see.
Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. But beneath the …
A rather decent, very detailed summary of Persia's long history, from ancient history until pretty much the book's release date.
It has a structure which I prefer in historiography books - not a dry list of dates and events, but rather a coherent, almost story-like prose, explaining events in discrete thematic chapters.
The final parts, dealing with recent history, seemed a bit too naive and hopeful to me, in light of recent terrors unleashed by the Iran government on its populace, and unrest stemming from that - but understandably so - the author clearly cares for the Persian region of the world very much.