François finished reading For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse, 2)
„Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a …
Still thrilling :-) Onwards to book #3 !!! Need to know how this ends...
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François finished reading We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse, #1)
Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life …
Interresting book, not at all what I expected but very decent scifi. Starting point is very clever and opens a lot of possibilities. Got hooked, so will start #2 asap !
Interresting book, not at all what I expected but very decent scifi. Starting point is very clever and opens a lot of possibilities. Got hooked, so will start #2 asap !
François finished reading No place to park by Alexander McCall Smith
short story about a crime writer who is challenged at a panel discussion to write …
Nice little story, as McCall Smith can write them - very quick read :-)
François finished reading Dead Famous by Ben Elton
One house, ten contestants, thirty cameras, and forty microphones. Everybody knows the rules—total strangers are …
Vey interesting whodunit. It took me a while to get into it, but it was worth persevering. Not only don't you know the murderer until the final moment, but you don't even know the victim until past half-book ! But once you get hooked.... worth it !!!
Vey interesting whodunit. It took me a while to get into it, but it was worth persevering. Not only don't you know the murderer until the final moment, but you don't even know the victim until past half-book ! But once you get hooked.... worth it !!!
François finished reading The Long Sunset by Jack McDevitt (The Academy series(Priscilla Hutchins), #8)
Hutch has been the Academy’s best pilot for decades. She’s had numerous first contact encounters …
As usual, nice to read, but I've got a feeling we're getting near the end of the series...
As usual, nice to read, but I've got a feeling we're getting near the end of the series...
François finished reading Stone mattress by Margaret Atwood
A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice …
Not at all what I expected. I wanted to read an Atwood that was not Handmaid's tale. This is a surprise. The style is what it is, and she has a definite technique. All in all a very interresting book - give it a try.
Not at all what I expected. I wanted to read an Atwood that was not Handmaid's tale. This is a surprise. The style is what it is, and she has a definite technique. All in all a very interresting book - give it a try.
François finished reading Starhawk by Jack McDevitt (The Academy series(Priscilla Hutchins), #7)
Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins has finally realized her lifelong dream: She’s completed a nerve-bending qualification flight …
This episode takes us to the beginning of the career of hutch. As usual, nice and easy reading :-)
François finished reading Cauldron by Jack McDevitt (The Academy series(Priscilla Hutchins), #6)
The year is 2255. The academy that trained the starfarers is long gone and veteran …
As usual, nice and easy reading for this 6th nstalment of the academy/hutch saga, with some nice twists and turns - I'll say no more :-)
As usual, nice and easy reading for this 6th nstalment of the academy/hutch saga, with some nice twists and turns - I'll say no more :-)
François finished reading 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, …
I was going to write *more of the same", but that wouldn't do justice to the book. Of course there is a certain amount of repetition if you have read recently, as have I, both his previous books. Whereas the first was concerned with the past and the second with the future, this one delves right into the present, and boy, he don't take no prisonners. Definitely a must read. Not necessarily an easy book, as he goes against a lot of "generally accepted" ideas, but scientific as ever, everything is documented. Very very very recommended.
I was going to write *more of the same", but that wouldn't do justice to the book. Of course there is a certain amount of repetition if you have read recently, as have I, both his previous books. Whereas the first was concerned with the past and the second with the future, this one delves right into the present, and boy, he don't take no prisonners. Definitely a must read. Not necessarily an easy book, as he goes against a lot of "generally accepted" ideas, but scientific as ever, everything is documented. Very very very recommended.
François finished reading Deeds of darkness by Edward Marston (The home front detective series, #4)
June 1916. When a young woman is murdered in a darkened cinema, DI Harvey Marmion …
Nice - see previous one :-) Not a pulitzer but will afford a nice relaxing moment.
François finished reading Instrument of Slaughter by Edward Marston (The Home Front detective series, #2)
- Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case when the body of …
Not bad at all, but the author is cheating. In any good thriller/murder, the reader should have the same clue as the detective, and here we don't.. So no chance to find whodunnit...
Not bad at all, but the author is cheating. In any good thriller/murder, the reader should have the same clue as the detective, and here we don't.. So no chance to find whodunnit...
François finished reading Vagabond des mers du sud by Bernard Moitessier
Marie-Thérèse : cette belle jonque en ferait rêver plus d'un, Bernard Moitessier en est tombé …
Je sais qu'il s'agit d'un livre mythique, et donc je m'attends à ce que beaucoup ne soient pas d'accord, mais je trouve quand même que ce livre * d'une part s'adresse à des marins et qui plus est des marins de voiliers, et * d'autre part a beaucoup vieilli. De plus, c'est plus un manuel de bricolage et de navigation qu'autre chose. Alors entendons-nous bien: je suis marin et j'ai un voilier, donc c'est intéressant, même s'il n'y a plus beaucoup de voilier en bois de nos jours, mais je défie un non-marin de comprendre:
"Bien entendu, je me garderais de lancer mon bateau au plus près serré dans une mer dure, avec mes tangons se projetant de chaque côté, car cela augmenterait le fardage. Mais au vent de travers, pas de problème : il suffit de relever l'extrémité des tangons en étarquant la balancine, afin que le bout …
Je sais qu'il s'agit d'un livre mythique, et donc je m'attends à ce que beaucoup ne soient pas d'accord, mais je trouve quand même que ce livre * d'une part s'adresse à des marins et qui plus est des marins de voiliers, et * d'autre part a beaucoup vieilli. De plus, c'est plus un manuel de bricolage et de navigation qu'autre chose. Alors entendons-nous bien: je suis marin et j'ai un voilier, donc c'est intéressant, même s'il n'y a plus beaucoup de voilier en bois de nos jours, mais je défie un non-marin de comprendre:
"Bien entendu, je me garderais de lancer mon bateau au plus près serré dans une mer dure, avec mes tangons se projetant de chaque côté, car cela augmenterait le fardage. Mais au vent de travers, pas de problème : il suffit de relever l'extrémité des tangons en étarquant la balancine, afin que le bout de ces espars ne risque pas de traîner dans la mer pendant un coup de roulis."
Si cela vous parle, ce livre est pour vous !
François finished reading Odyssey by Jack McDevitt (The Academy series(Priscilla Hutchins), #5)
To boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to …
Nice read, lots of twists until the end. Hutch is taking a bit of a back seat in this one, but we see some characters from previous books come back more prominently. Very enjoyable read, even if not the next pulitzer :-) Can be read without having read the previous ones.
François finished reading Londres by Julio Camba
Londres. Impresiones de un español, como la mayoría de los libros de Camba, es básicamente …
Este libro me hizo reir mucho. Se trata de un autor espanol que vive algun tiempo en Londres y nos livra sus impresiones de los ingleses y de la vida inglesa. Es precioso. Como se trata de un livro de1916, claro que hay cosas que cambiaron mucho (como el smog y la utilisacion del carbon que desaparecieran completamente hoy dia), pero el resto sigue siendo pertinente.
François finished reading Omega by Jack McDevitt (The Academy series(Priscilla Hutchins), #4)
A world of humanoid beings is discovered to be in the path of an Omega …
Still a pretty good read - installment 3 or 4 in the academy series. Hutch still there and as usual some pretty interresting philosophical questions raised at the same time. Go for it :-)