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.
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Thomas Ekman rated Time Shelter: 2 stars
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 …
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
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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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
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
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)
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 …
Thomas Ekman rated Frydendal--og andre gidsler: 4 stars
Thomas Ekman reviewed Frydendal--og andre gidsler by Solvej Balle
OK nostalgi
4 stars
Fint tidsbillede, fine historier - tænksomt og lidt trist...
Thomas Ekman rated Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: 5 stars
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its …
Thomas Ekman finished reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its …
Thomas Ekman finished reading Tank Girl by Alan Martin
Tank Girl by Alan Martin
She's got a shaved head, drinks massive amounts of beer, chain-smokes, packs mean weapons, drives a tank around the Australian …