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Eclectic reader - switching between genres, styles, periods and languages. Mostly here to discover

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China Miéville: Embassytown (Hardcover, 2011, Ballantine Books)

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Thomas Ekman reviewed New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson: New York 2140 (2017)

New York 2140 is a 2017 climate fiction novel by American science fiction author Kim …

Great imagination - anticlimax

3 stars

Content warning Spoiler

I loved the image of New York under water, and it makes you think about climate change. However, ending with the US as a Scandinavian-style welfare state is a bit of an anticlimax. Also, Robinson's idea that a sudden event can make everyone 'wake up' seems a little naive. But, read it, by all means.

Thomas Ekman finished reading Old filth by Jane Gardam

The title, first of all, is an acronym, and stands for "Failed in London, Try …

It takes a little effort to get over the half, but there are bits of beauty all the way through, with a crescendo at the end

Thomas Ekman rated Old filth: 4 stars

Old filth by Jane Gardam

The title, first of all, is an acronym, and stands for "Failed in London, Try Hong Kong." Old Filth -- …

Thomas Ekman finished reading Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin: Always Coming Home (Paperback, 2023, Harper Perennial)

This is a book that you will keep thinking and wondering about long after you put it down. Rarely have a read anything so deep.

Thomas Ekman started reading Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin

Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin

Thomas Ekman rated Time Shelter: 2 stars

Georgi Gospodinov: Time Shelter (2023, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

In Time Shelter, an enigmatic flâneur named Gaustine opens a 'clinic for the past' that offers a promising treatment for …

Thomas Ekman finished reading Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

In Time Shelter, an enigmatic flâneur named Gaustine opens a 'clinic for the past' that …

Well written, but on the verge of being pretentious and with very little drive. I kept asking myself why I was reading it, and why I should care about what happened.

Thomas Ekman finished reading Über Menschen by Juli Zeh

Über Menschen by Juli Zeh

Dora ist mit ihrer kleinen Hündin aufs Land gezogen. Sie brauchte dringend einen Tapetenwechsel, mehr Freiheit, Raum zum Atmen. Aber …

Thomas Ekman rated Cave 72: 5 stars

Fann Attiki: Cave 72 (French language, 2021, JCLattès)

Cave 72 by Fann Attiki

La Cave 72 est un bar de Brazzaville, refuge idéal pour boire, discuter d’amour et de livres et pour oublier …

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Kazuo Ishiguro, Anne Rabinovitch: Klara et le Soleil (Paperback, French language, 2021, GALLIMARD)

Klara et le Soleil by Kazuo Ishiguro, Anne Rabinovitch

"Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells …

Thomas Ekman rated Le problème à trois corps: 5 stars

Cixin Liu: Le problème à trois corps (Paperback, French language, 2018, Actes Sud)

Le problème à trois corps by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体; lit. 'Three-Body'; pinyin: sān tǐ) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu …

Thomas Ekman rated The Explosion Chronicles: 5 stars

Lianke Yan: The Explosion Chronicles (Hardcover, 2016, Grove Press)

The Explosion Chronicles by Lianke Yan

Man Booker International finalist Yan Lianke has been lauded for his imaginative satire and insightful cultural critique as "one of …

Thomas Ekman reviewed Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #1)

James S.A. Corey: Leviathan Wakes (Paperback, 2011, Orbit)

Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars …

Not very exciting...

2 stars

For me, this was a frontier western story in space, and I was not sure why I should be interested. It made me question the whole premise of 'humanity conquers the solar system/universe' science fiction. Why would humanity settle Mars and the Asteroid Belt to begin with, and why would society change so little in that process?

If you like mystery, violence, horror and want it set in space, this might just be your thing; it did not appeal to me.

Thomas Ekman rated Leviathan Wakes: 2 stars

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #1)

Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our …