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Ripped through this in about six hours. The story is simple. A few characters, an implacable foe, and an insane mission. Don't let the first chapter turn you off.
Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that …
I enjoy reading Mr. VanderMeer's books. I found the story in Hummingbird Salamander to be more relatable than those in the Southern Reach trilogy. My 2-star rating for this book is very much a reaction to how it ended. Without going into too much detail, the protagonist loses everything in her pursuit of a mystery, and the payoff isn't proportional to the sacrifice needed to achieve it.
TLDR, enjoyable journey, disappointing destination.
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …
True to form. Mr. Weir has told another very readable yarn about how science can solve dire situations, as long as you can survive the scientific process.
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a …
The 2-star rating here doesn't mean this is a bad book by any means. All reviews are subjective, and this is just where I am on Circe right now. I think Circe breathes fresh life into the old epics. I'm interested in reading more of Miller's work in Greek mythology. But when I look back on this book, I can't bring myself to say I "liked" it. I am not intimately familiar with Greek epics, and I feel this book would be best appreciated by those who are.
Imaginative, but ultimately I was more interested in finishing the book than I was in what was actually happening in the book. At the halfway point I wanted to abandon it, but I kept saying to myself maybe something interesting would happen and kept reading.
So to those who find themselves in the same boat, I'll say nope, if you're losing interest halfway through, there's nothing better down the line.
"Karl, Eleanor, and their daughter, Irina, arrive from New York City in the wake of Karl's infidelity to start anew. …
An unnamed woman checks into a guesthouse in a mysterious district known only as the …
This is the first of Lennon's books I've read. It reminded me of Lost and Wandavision, where you're obviously in a foreign territory that's laced with hidden meanings, but it's up to you to decode what those meanings are. I'm looking forward to digging into Lennon's other works.
Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she …
Hot damn I loved this book. LOVED. THIS. BOOK.
Ms. Walschots's style is punchy and direct. There's no fat on this book. Ms. Walschots opts to skip the parts of a story that might be mundane and delivers a story with the crisp, action-packed editing of a fight in a Rocky film and the casual obscenity of a Kevin Smith diatribe.
Not to take anything away from Ms. Walschots, but any fan of Mr. Smith's work will be right at home here. Yes, it's a superhero tale, but the protagonist isn't a hero, and isn't super. She focuses on the aspects of superhero-dom that resonate with the same blue-collar vibe as Smith's "what about the independent contractors on the Death Star" speech in Clerks.
There's plenty of space for a sequel here, and I hope to see one in the future... along with a TV show or movie. Because this …
Hot damn I loved this book. LOVED. THIS. BOOK.
Ms. Walschots's style is punchy and direct. There's no fat on this book. Ms. Walschots opts to skip the parts of a story that might be mundane and delivers a story with the crisp, action-packed editing of a fight in a Rocky film and the casual obscenity of a Kevin Smith diatribe.
Not to take anything away from Ms. Walschots, but any fan of Mr. Smith's work will be right at home here. Yes, it's a superhero tale, but the protagonist isn't a hero, and isn't super. She focuses on the aspects of superhero-dom that resonate with the same blue-collar vibe as Smith's "what about the independent contractors on the Death Star" speech in Clerks.
There's plenty of space for a sequel here, and I hope to see one in the future... along with a TV show or movie. Because this book ROCKED.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an …
For me, the big takeaway from this book is that you can do a lot with a little. Don't be put off (as I was) by the seemingly clunky start of this novel. This is a straightforward story in what is essentially a closed room. There aren't many characters to track and not a lot of characterization of anyone but the protagonist. This is a quick, quick read. It took me a little over three hours to finish.
A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS …
Bravo, Mr. Sullivan.
Anyone reading this review of the last book in the First Empire series probably knows of Mr. Sullivan's talent. He weaves a well-told story filled with memorable characters, switches plotlines with every chapter, and lays plot hooks that often don't get a payoff until three books later.
Here, at the end of the First Empire series, things pay off, but in ways that go beyond just plot elements. Age of Empyre reminds me of The Good Place. Much like The Good Place made you look at your preconceptions of good, evil, and the afterlife, Age of Empyre presents a full mythology that also serves as a vehicle for delivering a philosophy about life. Sacrifice, forgiveness, ambition, contentment, guilt, self-loathing, they all get a turn here.
There are life lessons here, in addition to a well-told epic.
I've cherished this series and look forward to Mr. Sullivan's future …
Bravo, Mr. Sullivan.
Anyone reading this review of the last book in the First Empire series probably knows of Mr. Sullivan's talent. He weaves a well-told story filled with memorable characters, switches plotlines with every chapter, and lays plot hooks that often don't get a payoff until three books later.
Here, at the end of the First Empire series, things pay off, but in ways that go beyond just plot elements. Age of Empyre reminds me of The Good Place. Much like The Good Place made you look at your preconceptions of good, evil, and the afterlife, Age of Empyre presents a full mythology that also serves as a vehicle for delivering a philosophy about life. Sacrifice, forgiveness, ambition, contentment, guilt, self-loathing, they all get a turn here.
There are life lessons here, in addition to a well-told epic.
I've cherished this series and look forward to Mr. Sullivan's future works.
Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells’s Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems …
Why is there not a six-star rating? There should be one that Goodreads users can bestow a very limited number of times in a year, or perhaps a lifetime.
Absolutely brilliant. Loved it. A fantastic conclusion to an epic tale. Butch & Sundance have nothing on Royce & Hadrian.
