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Now We Try It My Way reviewed Artemis by Andy Weir

Andy Weir: Artemis (Hardcover, 2017, Crown)

JASMINE BASHARA never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich. …

Fun action, gripping writting, seems to know its weaknesses

3 stars

AFAIK Weir himself says hes not good at writing female characters.

Yeah...

Now We Try It My Way reviewed Time (Manifold 1) by Stephen Baxter

Stephen Baxter: Time (Manifold 1) (2000, Voyager)

Part of the Manifold series.

Doesnt meet the hype.

3 stars

I read it because ive heard of the Downstreamers in scifi discussions and found the idea enticing. But while the book does deliver in the hard scifi department, i felt the execution of the downstreamers lacking and disliked the actual story the book had and its characters. I probably wont read the other two books in the series.

Now We Try It My Way reviewed At the Mountains of Madness and Other Weird Tales by H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock: At the Mountains of Madness and Other Weird Tales (EBook, 2011, Barnes & Noble, Incorporated)

Multi-eyed protoplasmic entities, flesh-eating ghouls, animate corpses, time-traveling body snatchers and, yes, even huge albino …

From another age

3 stars

I mostly read it to get an overview over the cthulhu mythos stories, which this collection delivers. I couldnt really get into the other stories it includes (which is why i give it only three stars). The introduction is very well written and very helpful in understanding the stories and the author.

Now We Try It My Way reviewed A Colder War by Charles Stross

"A Colder War" is an alternate history novelette by Charles Stross written c. 1997 and …

Quick read, keeps you in its grip

5 stars

Now We Try It My Way reviewed Hegel: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions Book 49) by Peter Singer

Peter Singer: Hegel: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions Book 49) (2001, OUP Oxford)

Delivers what it promises

4 stars

In hindsight i would have prefered it if the book had broader look at Hegels philosophy and went less into Hegels life, but i guess thats a matter of taste and pre-existing knowledge about Hegel.

Now We Try It My Way reviewed The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds, #1)

Micaiah Johnson: The Space Between Worlds (Paperback, 2020, Hodder & Stoughton)

Eccentric genius Adam Bosch has cracked the multiverse and discovered a way to travel to …

Enticing take on parallel universes

4 stars

Great characters and story, pacing sometimes felt a bit strange and the world felt small, but still a very enjoyable book with beautiful writing.

Now We Try It My Way reviewed Johnny got his gun by Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo: Johnny got his gun (Paperback, 1984, Bantam)

Terrifying

4 stars

Being stuck in a characters head for over 200 pages really gets you to know them, making you really root for them and the ultimate pay off even more tragic.

Now We Try It My Way reviewed Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #9)

Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks is a science fiction novel in his Culture series, …

I miss Banks

5 stars

Now We Try It My Way rated Old Man’s War: 3 stars

John Scalzi: Old Man’s War (Paperback, 2005, Tor Books)

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #1)

John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in …

Now We Try It My Way rated Old Man’s War: 4 stars

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #1)

John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in …

Now We Try It My Way rated The Ghost Brigades: 4 stars

John Scalzi: The Ghost Brigades (2006, Tor)

The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #2)

Now We Try It My Way rated The Last Colony: 3 stars

The Last Colony by John Scalzi

The Last Colony is a science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, the third set in his Old Man's …

Now We Try It My Way reviewed Neuromancer by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)

William Gibson: Neuromancer (Paperback, 2000, Ace Books)

The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of …

Genre setter

4 stars

I had a hard time following parts of it, but felt like i recognized a lot of the concepts, only to realize that i probably knew them from media that got them from Neuromancer.

Now We Try It My Way rated The Andromeda Strain: 3 stars

Michael Crichton, Michael Crichton: The Andromeda Strain (Paperback, 2003, Avon Books)

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, Michael Crichton

The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to …

Now We Try It My Way reviewed Firefall by Peter Watts

Peter Watts: Firefall (Hardcover, Head of Zeus)

The upside of delayed gratification is reduced risk.

4 stars

This volume includes both Blindsight and Echopraxia, the two books of the Firefall series. While both include great concepts and the notes are a great treasure trove for any hard scifi fan, the second book is definitely less interesting. But still a great read.