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Contortion started reading Matter by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #8)
Matter by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #8)
Contortion finished reading Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #7)
Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks (Culture, #7)
It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.
It led to the destruction of two suns …
Contortion finished reading Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)
Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun …
Contortion finished reading Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #3)
The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit …
Contortion reviewed The Meaning of Beer by Jonny Garrett
What's the oldest and most consumed alcoholic beverage on earth? BEER, of course. And it …
Essential reading for beer lovers
4 stars
Contortion rated Leviathan Falls: 5 stars
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #9)
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the …
Contortion rated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: 4 stars
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a 1971 novel …
Contortion rated Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited: 5 stars
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley prophesied a capitalist civilization, which had been reconstituted through scientific and psychological engineering, …
Contortion rated Hell's Angels: 4 stars
Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
This is an in depth examination of the notorious motorcycle club and its members. Thompson was allowed extraordinary access to …
Contortion rated Gods of Risk: 4 stars
Gods of Risk by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #2.5)
As tension between Mars and Earth mounts, and terrorism plagues the Martian city of Londres Nova, sixteen-year-old David Draper is …
Contortion rated Life of Pi: 4 stars
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only …
Contortion rated The Vital Abyss: 4 stars
The Vital Abyss by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #3.5)
Somewhere in the vast expanse of space, a group of prisoners lives in permanent captivity.
The only company they have …
Contortion rated The Churn: 5 stars
The Churn by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #0.3)
Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Amos Burton was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you …
