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I only track books that I read for pleasure, mostly SF/Fantasy. I've fallen out of the habit of actually writing reviews beyond giving a star rating. It would be nice to get back into that habit.
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The Goldfinch is a novel by the American author Donna Tartt. It won the 2014 …
This started out like a run of the mill coming of age novel, but turned out to be much more interesting.
The Bone Clocks is a novel by British writer David Mitchell. It was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2014, …
The Children of the Sky (2011)
The Children of the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. It is a direct sequel …
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is a 2010 fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, …
Excellent mythic fantasy setting. Good character development. Engaging action. Great read.
The Republic of Thieves is a fantasy novel by American writer Scott Lynch, the third …
This world seems, sadly, headed for an Overplot. It's a great setting. Why does there need to be a world-changing cataclysm?
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
Interesting premise. Unusual worlds. It's in character for the narrator, but I felt the language was too abstracted to really engage me.
Red Seas Under Red Skies is a fantasy novel by American writer Scott Lynch, the …
A solid adventure, but I like these characters less the more I learn about them.
The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it.
It's …
Gave up after a few chapters. Leaden writing, overly RPG world-building.
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned …
Part travelogue, part memoir, part meditation on whiskey, all delightful.
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned …
"At the end of her Coldfire trilogy, C.S. Friedman challenged readers to imagine what a …
I couldn't get through this. Seemed tediously predictable.
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