Aneel reviewed City Come A-Walkin' by John Shirley
Review of "City Come A-Walkin'" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The book felt dated in plot points, but the themes are still current. I imagined Anesthesia as being the DNA Lounge.
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Aneel reviewed March: Book Three by John Lewis
Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, …
Review of 'March' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A quick, engaging introduction to John Lewis's early life, the SNCC, and the events leading up to the march from Selma to Montgomery. I appreciate getting Lewis's perspective on events. It helps me remember that History is not an abstract thing, but something that people are still participating in.
Aneel rated March: Book Two: 5 stars
March: Book Two by Nate Powell, John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through …
Aneel rated March: Book One: 5 stars
March: Book One by John Lewis
March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern …
Aneel rated The inheritance trilogy: 3 stars
The inheritance trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned …
Aneel reviewed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, …
Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Interesting format. Read like a series of episodes of a TV series, where a problem is introduced and then wrapped up by the end of the hour. My problem was that the characters are all too nice. The intra-crew tension that would have led to interesting interactions was missing.
Aneel rated Weapons of math destruction: 4 stars
Weapons of math destruction by Cathy O'Neil
A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life and threaten to rip …
Aneel rated Lilith's Brood: 4 stars
Aneel rated Big Dead Place: 4 stars
Aneel reviewed Binti: home by Nnedi Okorafor
It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since …
Review of 'Binti' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Too much coincidence. The only person who could possibly do the thing that needs to be done just happens to be right there, with exactly the things needed?
Aneel reviewed Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
A retelling of "Snow White" set in the "gritty gun-slinging west." Her parents were a …
Review of 'Six-Gun Snow White' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I liked the stylistic flourishes more than the structure of this.
Aneel reviewed Uprooted by Naomi Novik
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside …
Review of 'Uprooted' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Excellent. A classic fairy tale at heart, but with much better characters.
Aneel rated Two Serpents Rise: 4 stars
Two Serpents Rise (2014, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)
Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone
"Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc--casual gambler and professional risk manager--to …
Aneel rated The Ocean at the End of the Lane: 2 stars
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a 2013 novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The work was …
Aneel rated This Is How You Lose Her: 3 stars
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
This Is How You Lose Her is the second collection of short stories by Junot Díaz. It is the third …