I read when I can't sleep, so yes there's a lot of books here. Nearly all SF.
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17% complete! Stephen has read 8 of 45 books.
I always feel bad for giving a rating a book by how I enjoyed it rather than its quality. But after suspecting I wouldn't like Kingfisher's teen horror books, I bought one in a sale. And I don't like it. But it's just as well written as her other books, just creepier and more dreamlike.
Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut …
This is a love story, but quite a messy one. I'm a bit sad the protagonist didn't get to eat more people! Also quite funny, despite touching on a number of quite sad themes.
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there …
This is alright, I preferred Kaiju Preservation Society. As I read more Scalzi (and I enjoy his work so I will continue to do so) I haven't quite worked out why I like some books more than others. This one I felt I was missing some American references as it felt like there were more than usual.
I think one thing for me is the story is both a "fish out of water" story as the protagonist is introduced to this new world of villainy, and also a "quiet competence" one of he just makes all the right decisions. But his character is that he's also ruined his life, so why is he suddenly much better at all this stuff? Yeah that's it, I didn't really get the main character, unless it's an unreliable narrator and he's just taking credit for everything.
Entertaining though.
Really enjoyed this, very easy to read, very relaxing. Although the of-the-time racism (that she explicitly regrets) and misogyny is sometimes a surprise! Oh, she got married, so she's not allowed to keep working. The irony of trying to work out whether she uses farenheit or celsius is also entertaining, as -40 degrees is the same in both.
Went to Dawson City this year, and it's very easy to see it through her eyes.
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. …
Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut author John Wiswell
Shesheshen has …
Jack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp's headquarters on planet, …
Viv's career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned.
Wounded during the hunt for a powerful …
David R. Gray: Alert: Beyond the Inuit lands (Hardcover, 2004, Borealis Press)
Take a top secret military listening post, set it overlooking the incredible chaos of the arctic ice park, add a …
A lot of this is "why I hate short-term politicking, and the politics I am most familiar with is Canadian". Some of the 20th century social history is interesting. The "rah rah rah, I hate Canadians, well not really" does spoil it.
In some ways, this one roasts more than "Why I hate Canadians" but Ian perhaps removes some of the misanthropy, so it's a bit more cheerful. By this book I learned to just browse through the chapters that didn't immediately grab me. You can read in whatever order, any actual references between chapters are referenced.
My favourites are the discussions of the provinces and their driving styles. Bloody Canadian drivers.
