Barbarius rated The Sunbird: 5 stars
The Sunbird by Sara Haddad
Nabila Yasmeen is in her eighties. She lives alone with over a hundred plants that she keeps in pots because …
Everyone should read this. Like, now.
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Barbarius finished reading The Sunbird by Sara Haddad
Nabila Yasmeen is in her eighties. She lives alone with over a hundred plants that …
Everyone should read this. Like, now.
Barbarius commented on The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis
Book two, "Perelandra", done. I would've finished it a few nights ago, but I kept dozing off (not for lack of interest!).
Book two, "Perelandra", done. I would've finished it a few nights ago, but I kept dozing off (not for lack of interest!).
Barbarius commented on The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis
Book 2: Perelandra. Here we go!
Book 2: Perelandra. Here we go!
Barbarius started reading False Gods by Graham McNeill (The Horus Heresy, #2)
The Great Crusade that has taken humanity into the stars continues. The Emperor of mankind …
I'm out and don't have access to my current tome. So on to the ereader!
I'm out and don't have access to my current tome. So on to the ereader!
Barbarius wants to read Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of …
Had this on my list, but another friend just recommended it to me, so I may have to bump it up!
Barbarius commented on The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis
Just finished the first book: "Out of the Silent Planet" I'm very much enjoying this so far!
Just finished the first book: "Out of the Silent Planet" I'm very much enjoying this so far!
Read this for the first time today. Genuinely cried my eyes out at the end. And what has changed in the seventy years since its publication!? Nothing! Capitalism is monstrous.
Barbarius reviewed The Vision by Tom King (Vision (2015), #1)
The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads …
Super-Bicentennial Man
3 stars
What happens when Vision, who is immensely powerful, longs for a "regular family" including all the turmoil, unpredictability, and emotional struggles that come with it. Superman meets the Bicentennial Man.
What happens when Vision, who is immensely powerful, longs for a "regular family" including all the turmoil, unpredictability, and emotional struggles that come with it. Superman meets the Bicentennial Man.
Barbarius finished reading Luthor by Lee Bermejo
The superstar, critically acclaimed team behind BATMAN: DAMNED and JOKER deliver a bold story in …
What if Lex Luthor is actually a good guy? And his motivations were that knowing that all that stops the end of the human race is staying on the good side of an alien?
Barbarius commented on Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #1)
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about …
A bunch of Scalzi's books are going in a Humble Bundle right now; 21 books for A$30 (www.humblebundle.com/books/john-scalzis-interdependency-old-mans-war-and-more-tor-books-encore). Are they any good?
A bunch of Scalzi's books are going in a Humble Bundle right now; 21 books for A$30 (www.humblebundle.com/books/john-scalzis-interdependency-old-mans-war-and-more-tor-books-encore). Are they any good?
Barbarius started reading Critical Role – Vox Machina: Origins #1 by Matthew Mercer (Vox Machina: Origins, #1)
Roguish twins Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia investigate a curse afflicting the impoverished citizens of the port …
I was given this as a gift years ago... Now's a good time to read it, I guess?
I was given this as a gift years ago... Now's a good time to read it, I guess?
Barbarius finished reading Roche limit by Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, #2)
It's 75 years after the events that left the Roche Limit colony in flames. When …
I like that this series is three separate stories, and not a continuation of characters throughout. It's also definitely scratching a hard SF itch in a way that SF comics seem to not normally be able to do.
I like that this series is three separate stories, and not a continuation of characters throughout. It's also definitely scratching a hard SF itch in a way that SF comics seem to not normally be able to do.
Barbarius rated Roche Limit: 3 stars
Roche Limit by Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, #1)
"Our destiny is the stars, and I will lead us there." Twenty years after this promise, billionaire Langford Skaargard's dream …
Barbarius finished reading Mae Volume 1 by Gene Ha (Mae, #1)
When she was just a girl, Abbie discovered a portal to a fantasy world and …
That was enjoyable. But it feels like the author has a huge world with an incredible history and lore developed and we only get a teeny tiny sneak peak at it. Apparently it only went for another six issues after this?
That was enjoyable. But it feels like the author has a huge world with an incredible history and lore developed and we only get a teeny tiny sneak peak at it. Apparently it only went for another six issues after this?