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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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Passage is a fantasy novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, published in 2008. It is the third in the …
Horizon is a 2009 fantasy novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. It is the …
There are some interesting ideas in this series, and some likeable characters. Bujold goes a little crazy with the matchmaking, though.
The Sharing Knife: Legacy is a fantasy novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, published in 2007. It is the …
Solid follow-up to Starting Strength. The first book tells you how to do the exercises. This one tells you when. A lot of information about how to design weight lifting programs and when to change them.
Some interesting mathematical facts, and a debunking of the significance of the golden ratio in art.
Zoo City is a 2010 science fiction novel by South African author Lauren Beukes. It …
Interesting premise. Moved well. Didn't overexplain.
Interesting premise. Moved well. Didn't overexplain.
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger which took …
I thought this was clumsily-written, full of tedious and irrelevant details, and I didn't care overmuch for the plot, but it was strangely compelling reading after the first couple hundred pages.
I thought this was clumsily-written, full of tedious and irrelevant details, and I didn't care overmuch for the plot, but it was strangely compelling reading after the first couple hundred pages.
In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, …
Interesting exploration of the idea that language shapes thought.
Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum in 1900 about …
A good travel account. Made me want to learn to sail. Slocum makes it sound like, apart from a few rough patches, the trip was actually pretty easy. I think that's generally true of most travel. People believe it's harder than it is because the rough patches make the good stories.
A good travel account. Made me want to learn to sail. Slocum makes it sound like, apart from a few rough patches, the trip was actually pretty easy. I think that's generally true of most travel. People believe it's harder than it is because the rough patches make the good stories.
The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. It was published …
Swords Against Wizardry is a fantasy short story collection, first published 1968, by Fritz Leiber and Harry Fischer, featuring their …
Broken Angels (2003) is a military science fiction novel by British writer Richard Morgan. It is the sequel to Altered …
The Colour of Magic is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the …
When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now, magically, he's turned …
Eric, stylized as Faust Eric, is the ninth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. It was originally published in 1990 as …
