This second novel takes opportunities here and there to explain details I know from the first novel. It’s as if the author wants readers to be able to enjoy the story without having read the first novel. I think it might work. It is just not really necessary when you’ve just read the first novel. Luckily, it is not really annoying either.
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Thomas commented on The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson (The Wormwood Trilogy, #2)
Thomas started reading The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson (The Wormwood Trilogy, #2)
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Captivating sci-fi with many interesting ideas that work really well. It was especially interesting for me to read a story in a quite different setting from what I am used to - Nigeria. The novel both rounds the story off nicely and sets us up for more in the next volume which I cannot wait to read now.
Thomas started reading Rosewater by Tade Thompson
Rosewater by Tade Thompson
"Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious biodome, its residents comprise …
Thomas finished reading The Call of Cthulhu by François Baranger
Thomas finished reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale is a radical departure for Margaret Atwood. Set in the near future, in a locale that oddly …
Thomas reviewed The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Captivating dystopia
4 stars
I have not watched the TV series based on the book before reading it. I prefer it in that order. I was caught up in the story from the first few pages. It describes a dystopian future regime in the former United States with very strict rules and control and abundant capital punishment for those who step a bit out of line. The story has chilling similarities to some of what I read about present-day conservative America.
Thomas wants to read Rosewater by Tade Thompson
I just learned about the trilogy of which this is the first book from @yabellini@fosstodon.org's post. Reading about the plot gives me associations to Cixin Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. I think I need to start this one when I am done with The Handmaid's Tale.
Thomas wants to read The Real World of Technology by Ursula M. Franklin (CBC Massey lecture series)
The Real World of Technology by Ursula M. Franklin (CBC Massey lecture series)
In this expanded edition of her bestselling 1989 CBC Massey Lectures, renowned scientist and humanitarian Ursula M. Franklin examines the …
Thomas wants to read The Divide by Jason Hickel
Thomas started reading Dystopia by Dennis Jürgensen
Dystopia by Dennis Jürgensen
Der er flere verdener end der er stjerner. De kan være styret af Lyset eller Mørket. Deres beboere kan være …
Thomas started reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale is a radical departure for Margaret Atwood. Set in the near future, in a locale that oddly …
Thomas rated Animal Farm: 3 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell (duplicate)
In this biting satire upon dictatorship, George Orwell makes use of the technique perfected by Swift in A Tale of …
Thomas finished reading Animal Farm by George Orwell (duplicate)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (duplicate)
In this biting satire upon dictatorship, George Orwell makes use of the technique perfected by Swift in A Tale of …