Incredibly disappointing. A pan-solar shaggy dog story with thin characterisation and not much going on.
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Ben Harris-Roxas reviewed Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
With nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series and the real science of Neal Stephenson's …
Conceptually and emotionally bereft
2 stars
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Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
With nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series and the real science of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves, a touch of Hugh …
Ben Harris-Roxas reviewed Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
With nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series and the real science of Neal Stephenson's …
Shaggy space dog
2 stars
Profoundly disappointing and directionless. The characterisation is thin, the plot moves but seemingly erratically, and overall it’s bereft of ideas. This is the first in a series—I won’t be continuing.
Ben Harris-Roxas rated Collapse: 3 stars
Collapse by Vladislav M. Zubok
In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, …
Ben Harris-Roxas finished reading Collapse by Vladislav M. Zubok
Collapse by Vladislav M. Zubok
In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, …
Ben Harris-Roxas finished reading Watching the English: the hidden rules of English behaviour by Kate Fox
Ben Harris-Roxas started reading Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
With nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series and the real science of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves, a touch of Hugh …
Ben Harris-Roxas started reading Minority Rule by Ash Sarkar
Ben Harris-Roxas started reading Watching the English: the hidden rules of English behaviour by Kate Fox
Ben Harris-Roxas set a goal to read 12 books in 2025
Ben Harris-Roxas reviewed Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera
A collection of fanciful, philosophical science fictions by “one of Mexico’s finest novelists” (Vulture).
The …
Bumpy
3 stars
Disappointingly uneven, though I appreciated the broader perspective that hadn’t been through the very narrow filter of the limited number of English language short fiction publishers.
Ben Harris-Roxas finished reading Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera
Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera, Lisa Dillman
A collection of fanciful, philosophical science fictions by “one of Mexico’s finest novelists” (Vulture).
The characters that populate Yuri Herrera’s …
Ben Harris-Roxas started reading Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
On the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving …
