Funny how after reading some many books with stories that make no sense, an author comes along who makes it look easy
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TwisTwain finished reading Neom by Lavie Tidhar
Neom by Lavie Tidhar
Today, Neom is a utopian dream—a megacity of the future yet to be built in the Saudi desert. In this …
TwisTwain finished reading Hornblower and the Atropos by C. S. Forester
Hornblower and the Atropos by C. S. Forester
In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London …
TwisTwain finished reading The Book of Love by Kelly Link
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attuned to all …
TwisTwain finished reading The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. …
TwisTwain finished reading The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey (Carrion City, #1)
The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw (Carrion City, #1)
Julie Crews is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-something who packs a lot of magic into her small body. She’s been trying …
TwisTwain finished reading Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
Suttree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Cormac McCarthy, published in 1979. Set in Knoxville, Tennessee, over a four-year period starting …
TwisTwain finished reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch #1)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch #1)
Ancillary Justice is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ann Leckie, published in 2013. It is Leckie's debut …
TwisTwain reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …
Original with a good story
5 stars
TwisTwain finished reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
TwisTwain reviewed Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold
Nice well formed short novel
4 stars
Good story telling, engaging.
TwisTwain reviewed Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, Book 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Sharing Knife (1))
Troubled young Fawn Bluefield seeks a life beyond her family’s farm. But en route to …
Turns into a really bad romance novel
The first half isn't too bad, but the second half of the book is really just a basic romance novel where the female lead just goes on about her wedding.
TwisTwain rated Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, Book 1): 2 stars
Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, Book 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Sharing Knife (1))
Troubled young Fawn Bluefield seeks a life beyond her family’s farm. But en route to the city, she encounters a …
TwisTwain finished reading The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. Its …
