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TomasEkeli

TomasEkeli@bookwyrm.social

Joined 4 years, 8 months ago

developer in norway. i read mostly technical books, sci-fi and fantasy - for my own enjoyment of course. life is too short to finish a boring book.

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Hannu Rajaniemi, Hannu Rajaniemi: The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) (2010)

A breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, …

Putting this away for now. There are great concepts and cool things, but it just doesn't pull at me. Feels like a chore to read, so then I don't.

Terry Brooks: The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3) (2002)

The Elfstones of Shannara is a 1982 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. …

Fantasy has moved on since the 70s - this might have been readable then but not now.

Just looking at the maps makes me cringe. "Westland" to the west, "Northland" to the north, "Southland" to the south and (you guessed it) "Eastland" to the east.

With that level of creativity I'm dropping this, I cannot be bothered.

Dennis E. Taylor: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (2017)

Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life …

great fun!

This was a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it! A bit of a Mary Sue protagonist, but there's so many creative and fun twists and turns that is thoroughly enjoyable throughout.