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.
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Dr Ms Kat commented on Shikasta (Canopus in Argos: Archives) by Doris Lessing
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 finished reading Livesuit by James S. A. Corey (The Captive's War, #1.5)

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 end the endless slaughter is …
Dr Ms Kat started reading Livesuit by James S. A. Corey (The Captive's War, #1.5)
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 started reading Bound Worlds by Megan E. O'Keefe
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 started reading The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #2)
Dr Ms Kat finished reading The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #1)
When a spy is stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, she must first figure out how to …
Dr Ms Kat started reading The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe (The Devoured Worlds, #1)
When a spy is stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, she must first figure out how to …
Dr Ms Kat finished reading The Javan War by John Birmingham (The Cruel Stars)

The Javan War by John Birmingham, Jason Lambright (The Cruel Stars)
Dr Ms Kat started reading The Javan War by John Birmingham (The Cruel Stars)

The Javan War by John Birmingham, Jason Lambright (The Cruel Stars)
Dr Ms Kat finished reading Polostan by Neal Stephenson
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
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").










