Dr Ms Kat finished reading Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
This last book is definitely my favourite of the trilogy.
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Dr Ms Kat finished reading Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
When Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her unconventional tactics, Kel Command …
I'm glad I dropped the last book and started on this. Calendrical heresy is such an intriguing concept.
I'm glad I dropped the last book and started on this. Calendrical heresy is such an intriguing concept.
Dr Ms Kat started reading Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
When Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her unconventional tactics, Kel Command …
Read this before but time to revisit it.
Dr Ms Kat stopped reading Shikasta (Canopus in Argos: Archives) by Doris Lessing
Nope, I've had enough.
Nope, I've had enough.
Dr Ms Kat commented on Shikasta (Canopus in Argos: Archives) by Doris Lessing
This book is highly judgemental and it's getting on my nerves quite a bit. Remains to be seen if I will finish it.
This book is highly judgemental and it's getting on my nerves quite a bit. Remains to be seen if I will finish it.
Dr Ms Kat commented on Shikasta (Canopus in Argos: Archives) by Doris Lessing
The first 100 ebook pages have been a lot of turgid world-building, so I hope the remaining 1000 pages gets better. Also there are no chapters.
Dr Ms Kat started reading Shikasta (Canopus in Argos: Archives) by Doris Lessing
This has been on my Kobo wishlist for years, and it went on sale so I bought it. I have absolutely no idea what it's about - I think Adam Savage recommended it on a podcast.
This has been on my Kobo wishlist for years, and it went on sale so I bought it. I have absolutely no idea what it's about - I think Adam Savage recommended it on a podcast.
Dr Ms Kat started reading Livesuit by James S.A. Corey (The Captive's War, #1.5)
Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to …
This is unlikely to help with my apocalypse ennui but James S A Corey at least understands pacing.
Dr Ms Kat finished reading Bound Worlds by Megan E. O'Keefe
Yup this suffered from the same repeated ramping up and up and up that I mentioned about the previous book. I had to take breaks from reading it at times because I got so fatigued from Yet Another Plot Twist. Good story, just frustrating writing style. Also, does the universe have to be threatened with ending every time in this type of sci-fi?
Dr Ms Kat finished reading The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #2)
This was a rip-snorter of a book, but I can't help but feel it was too long. Actually most of O'Keefe's books make me feel like this. Approaching a good wrap up point for the story, except no, there's another quarter of the book to go. She's excellent at ramping up stories - tension, release - but she repeats it too many times, so that by the time you reach the end you're a bit fatigued from all of the new obstacles that keep getting placed in the protagonist's path.
This was a rip-snorter of a book, but I can't help but feel it was too long. Actually most of O'Keefe's books make me feel like this. Approaching a good wrap up point for the story, except no, there's another quarter of the book to go. She's excellent at ramping up stories - tension, release - but she repeats it too many times, so that by the time you reach the end you're a bit fatigued from all of the new obstacles that keep getting placed in the protagonist's path.
Dr Ms Kat finished reading Polostan by Neal Stephenson
The first installment in Neal Stephenson’s Light cycle, Polostan follows the early life of the …
Look, I know some people have trouble with Stephenson's writing, but he unfailingly hooks me in and this was no exception. This book didn't even suffer from the Seveneves problem (the final third of the book being far too long and unecessary), it was short and compact, and I'm already hanging out for the second book.
Look, I know some people have trouble with Stephenson's writing, but he unfailingly hooks me in and this was no exception. This book didn't even suffer from the Seveneves problem (the final third of the book being far too long and unecessary), it was short and compact, and I'm already hanging out for the second book.
Dr Ms Kat commented on Polostan by Neal Stephenson
The first installment in Neal Stephenson’s Light cycle, Polostan follows the early life of the …
I have a suspicion that Stephenson uses the word "lozenge" in every book. I have just encountered this book's usage ("lozengey").
I have a suspicion that Stephenson uses the word "lozenge" in every book. I have just encountered this book's usage ("lozengey").
Dr Ms Kat started reading Polostan by Neal Stephenson
The first installment in Neal Stephenson’s Light cycle, Polostan follows the early life of the …
New Neal Stephenson, let's goooo
New Neal Stephenson, let's goooo
Dr Ms Kat finished reading Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)
Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in …
Aw man, this was such a sweet, and terrible, and wonderful book. The acknowledgements made me cry.
Dr Ms Kat finished reading Pwning Tomorrow by Charlie Jane Anders
As part of EFF’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, we are releasing “Pwning Tomorrow: Stories from the …
This was a mixed bag. The Cory Doctorow story was hella depressing. There was randomly a paranormal romance novella (because the author was a plaintiff in an EFF-backed case, I think). The stories were fine but not an especially cohesive collection.