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Coalford

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reviewed A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (The Age of Madness, #1)

Joe Abercrombie: A Little Hatred (Hardcover, 2019, Orbit)

The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But …

Review of 'A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness)' on 'Goodreads'

Joe Abercrombie cannot write a bad character.

Even the shittiest person he can think of is still wildly entertaining and unique. He is truly one of the best fantasy writers.

Grant Morrison: The Multiversity (Hardcover, DC Comics)

The biggest adventure in DC's history is here! Join visionary writer Grant Morrison, today's most …

Review of 'The Multiversity' on 'Goodreads'

One of the few comic books I had to double back on a few times to understand the stories... and even then I'm still not sure I understood them.

Beautiful art. Great themes and deep cuts I only understood after going on Reddit to figure out what the hell was going on.

Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (Hardcover, 2021, Ballantine Books)

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …

Review of 'Project Hail Mary' on 'Goodreads'

I've never learned so much science in my entire life. Thank the stars that Grace was a 5th grade teacher.

I'm not crying, you're crying.

Pierce Brown: Dark Age (2019)

Dark Age is a 2019 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, the second …

Review of 'Dark Age' on 'Goodreads'

One of the best science fiction / fantasy novels I've ever read. Only cried 7 times.

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Matt Kindt: Past aways (2016)

"When five deep-time explorers find themselves stranded in the distant past of 2015, they're forced …

Review of 'Past aways' on 'Goodreads'

Found this peeking out of a corner at the local library.

What an incredibly enjoyable find. With only a few books, still able to provide interesting characters, great twists and turns, and an insane amount of charm in a small package. The red info boxes and Herb's journaling make the story really stand out and the art is next level.

Highly recommend.

Cixin Liu, Ken Liu: The three-body problem (Hardcover, 2018, Head of Zeus)

"1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. …

Review of 'The Three-Body Problem' on 'Goodreads'

I feel like the one saving grace for this book was that I went into it completely blind, not knowing anything about it, so was pulled forward by the mystery and wondering what was going on and how it blended into the backdrop of the cultural revolution.

All of the characters felt like two dimensional moving parts just to push the plot forward. I'd describe this book as 'stuff happens' with the only character having any 'depth' being Shi and the first few chapters of Ye.