He/Him. A wandering Spanish physicist who reads too much of everything that is not related to my work. I enjoy reading books (mostly #SciFi, #fantasy or #mystery), comics (mainly #EuropeanBD but I just devour anything that looks interesting to me) and from time to time #TTRPG manuals, #nonfiction (#physics and #anarchism) and whatever else I find that might be cool. Glad to join Bookwyrm and I'm loooking forward to see what everyone is reading!
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Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from …
This is the second Kosuke Kindaichi novel I have read and it does quite a good job of being a mystery, a thriller and even a horror novel.
It is a very entertaining tale, but I enjoyed more the Honshin Murders, most likely because I was in a better state physically (I do need holidays).
The Winter Queen (Russian: Азазель, Azazel) is the first novel from the Erast Fandorin series …
It is the first book in the series, but the second one I read from the author and I have to say that I was expecting something more in line with what I have read from his other book (a political and mystery novel, with a very experienced detective).
This one tells the tale of a novice detective on his first case and it evolves into a daring tale of espionage and conspiracy, spanning continents. Good pacing, good character developments and very entertaining. I am definitely looking forward to reading more!
Eadweard Muybridge, pionnier de la photographie, pionnier du cinéma, meurtrier...
Once again, Guy Delisle has brought us a very interesting read, with very good pacing and showcasing not only Edweard Muybridge's life but also how his photographies and discoveries impacted other fields.
I read this book when I was a kid, and a few other times after that. Each time the book becomes a different one and each time is a wonderful read.
There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A detective. …
When I picked up this novel as "documentation" for a locked room mystery TTRPG that I am (very slowly) developing, I definitely didn´t know that it was going to be so fitting to it and that it was going to provide me with a mathematical ruleset for designing murder mysteries.
All in all, this is a collection of several stories, with an overarching theme and a plot that links the whole story. The general idea revolves around providing a mathematical definition for a murder mystery and the possible permutations within it.
This has been the happiest I've been studying a mathematical definition ever (and, as a physicist I've had my more than fair share of theorems, definitions and other mathematical fauna to study) and it has been a joyful ride, at least for me (unlike for the characters involved). I highly recommend it and I am looking forward to further …
When I picked up this novel as "documentation" for a locked room mystery TTRPG that I am (very slowly) developing, I definitely didn´t know that it was going to be so fitting to it and that it was going to provide me with a mathematical ruleset for designing murder mysteries.
All in all, this is a collection of several stories, with an overarching theme and a plot that links the whole story. The general idea revolves around providing a mathematical definition for a murder mystery and the possible permutations within it.
This has been the happiest I've been studying a mathematical definition ever (and, as a physicist I've had my more than fair share of theorems, definitions and other mathematical fauna to study) and it has been a joyful ride, at least for me (unlike for the characters involved). I highly recommend it and I am looking forward to further work from the author (I might even be convinced to check his PhD thesis).
A Fire Born of Exile is a sapphic Nirvana in Fire/Count of Monte Cristo in …
A Fire Born of Exile is a sapphic Nirvana in Fire/Count of Monte Cristo in …
I have heard great things about this book and the author and I'm quite excited about it!
Enter a new frontier. "An empty apartment, a missing family, that's creepy. But this …
As with every book from The Expanse that I have read before this one, the authors do a great job of imagining a possible future for humanity and to take those premises to places that feel extremely plausible.
Also, murder mystery on a galactic scale, which is always nice. Looking forward to the next one!
Blake y Mortimer (Norma)
LLEGA LA ESPERADA EDICIÓN INTEGRAL DE UNO DE LOS GRANDES CLÁSICOS DEL 9º ARTE
Al fin en edición integral las …
Blake y Mortimer (Norma)
LLEGA LA ESPERADA EDICIÓN INTEGRAL DE UNO DE LOS GRANDES CLÁSICOS DEL 9º ARTE
Al …
I have read some Blake & Mortimer albums in the past, but it is my first time owning one and actually reading the first ones. Exciting!
I am not a big fan of WWII stories, but this book reads very well, features prominent physicists (always a plus in my book, it makes for relatable content) and also displays the point of view of the "Others".
This will be a short review, but the long and short of it is that Zdarsky and the rest of the team have been outdoing themselves once more.
"He is a record collector -- a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive …
For a book whose main plot is the finding of rare vinyls in small shops in London, the book itself it's one of these unearthed gems.
Without spoiling much of the book, it starts with the protagonist (the Vinyl Detective) looking for a rare jazz album for a mysterious client. Then the book continues with this plot, but adding classical elements from the mystery genre ("accidental" deaths with the worst timings possible, mysterious strangers following the protagonists, layers of plot threads to unravel) mixed with a commentary on the history of Jazz and the exploitation of its musicians.
I love Jazz, I also have a terrible musical ear and I am a cheapskate with my audio equipment, so a lot of the technicalities in the text I wasn't able to fully understand. But it is fine, as most of the characters also didn't get them.
Like any good mystery novel, …
For a book whose main plot is the finding of rare vinyls in small shops in London, the book itself it's one of these unearthed gems.
Without spoiling much of the book, it starts with the protagonist (the Vinyl Detective) looking for a rare jazz album for a mysterious client. Then the book continues with this plot, but adding classical elements from the mystery genre ("accidental" deaths with the worst timings possible, mysterious strangers following the protagonists, layers of plot threads to unravel) mixed with a commentary on the history of Jazz and the exploitation of its musicians.
I love Jazz, I also have a terrible musical ear and I am a cheapskate with my audio equipment, so a lot of the technicalities in the text I wasn't able to fully understand. But it is fine, as most of the characters also didn't get them.
Like any good mystery novel, the characters are well rounded, with many depths and very interesting to follow.
Also, the book, like vinyls, has a Side A and a Side B and that is great, as there is a big overarching plot but also individual plots to each side.
I think I will try to buy the next books on the series sooner rather than later.
As always, all the Usagi Yojimbo stories are great and by reading the earlier ones, such as this one, you can see how Stan Sakai's craft improved over each the previous ones.
This is the first multi issue story arc, and the first to involve all the previously introduced characters. It follows a familiar structure (admitted by Stan Sakai himself on the notes), but it does so in a way that it is incredibly difficult to notice.
The fact that it is colourised only adds to the piece, without substracting anything.
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of …
This is the first book from Samantha Shannon I have read, and I have really liked it. The overall story is very good, the characters are very interesting and the worldbuilding has many layers (as it should).
I like how each chapter starts by having a geographical distinction, which helps situate the different characters in the map. It also cements the differences between each region and the lore.
Another important topic of the book is the rupture with other fantasy novels in the importance of the women in the plot (which is good) and the prominence of queer characters in it (which is also good).
I am looking forward to more works from the same author and I imagine that I will be reading them as soon as I know that they are released.