I'm not sure I appreciate the Inception Ending. Who was the main character of the book?
I liked Zelu as a character but very few of the rest of the cast.
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UncleJosh finished reading Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (duplicate)
The future of storytelling is here.
Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in …
I'm not sure I appreciate the Inception Ending. Who was the main character of the book?
I liked Zelu as a character but very few of the rest of the cast.
UncleJosh finished reading Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton (Mickey7, #2)
Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and …
Fun sequel to a fun book. I'm looking forward to the movie coming out later this year.
Fun sequel to a fun book. I'm looking forward to the movie coming out later this year.
UncleJosh started reading Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton (Mickey7, #2)
Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton (Mickey7, #2)
Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and much to his own surprise, …
UncleJosh finished reading Logan's Run by William F. Nolan
It's a classic for a reason. It moves quickly through its paces and doesn't let up. The world is sketched out but anyone familiar with the tropes of the genre shouldn't get caught up by it.
I was a little concerned that I'd hit massive sexism and racism given the era in which it was published, but it didn't stink of it.
Reading about the Little War and after some conversations I've had with Gen-Z, I admit I'm a little more spooked.
It's a classic for a reason. It moves quickly through its paces and doesn't let up. The world is sketched out but anyone familiar with the tropes of the genre shouldn't get caught up by it.
I was a little concerned that I'd hit massive sexism and racism given the era in which it was published, but it didn't stink of it.
Reading about the Little War and after some conversations I've had with Gen-Z, I admit I'm a little more spooked.
UncleJosh finished reading Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould
Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled …
Pseudo orphaned sisters go to a small town straight out of the Twilight Zone to uncover a family history. I was surprised at how much the mystery drew me in.
UncleJosh rated Uncanny Vows: 4 stars
UncleJosh finished reading Uncanny Vows by Laura Anne Gilman
I enjoyed the worldbuilding here. I strongly suspect there is at least one more book in the series, which I'm looking forward to.
I enjoyed the worldbuilding here. I strongly suspect there is at least one more book in the series, which I'm looking forward to.
UncleJosh finished reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes, #1)
Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes …
What a fun little book. It's like popcorn fantasy from the TTRPG world.
What a fun little book. It's like popcorn fantasy from the TTRPG world.
UncleJosh reviewed The Kuiper Belt Job by David D. Levine
Once upon a time in the Solar System, there was a gang called the Cannibal …
Fun homage to a great show and a great start to a series
5 stars
Levine has admitted this is book started as a love letter to Firefly and to Leverage. Those elements are still clearly there but the characters aren't cheap ripoffs of the other franchises. The story is told through a series of "Jobs" narrated by different characters, which adds a fun element to the read. There is a wonderful twist at the end, one that is hinted at a couple of times but right before the reveal I thought it was obviously not what it was. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised.
I hope it doesn't take him six years to write a sequel.
Levine has admitted this is book started as a love letter to Firefly and to Leverage. Those elements are still clearly there but the characters aren't cheap ripoffs of the other franchises. The story is told through a series of "Jobs" narrated by different characters, which adds a fun element to the read. There is a wonderful twist at the end, one that is hinted at a couple of times but right before the reveal I thought it was obviously not what it was. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised.
I hope it doesn't take him six years to write a sequel.
UncleJosh reviewed Off-Time Jive by A. Z. Louise
In an alternative Harlem Renaissance where a new form of magic created by Black joy …
A nice variation on the hardboiled detective
Content warning This review spoils the ending
The narrative fits in nicely in the tradition of a first person narrator trying to solve a crime. It builds the world realistically without too much modern "gee isn't racism bad" opinion. The exact mechanics of New Magic and Old Magic aren't directly spelled out, but it doesn't quite matter. It only emphases the bigotry of the culture.
The time travel magic at the end works for me and resets the story in a satisfactory way.
UncleJosh finished reading Off-Time Jive by A. Z. Louise
Off-Time Jive by A. Z. Louise
In an alternative Harlem Renaissance where a new form of magic created by Black joy strain against the white establishment, …
UncleJosh reviewed Starter Villian by John Scalzi (duplicate)
Enjoyable and Satisfactory
4 stars
Starter Villain runs a silly premise up the flagpole and finds some of the logical holes in it. I found the pacing a bit slow in the first part only because the blurb gave away the surprise, so the buildup to the big reveal about Charlie's uncle took too long. Had I not know what to expect, it probably would have been fine. I liked all the characters, but I suspect he'll be pilloried for a practically all-white cast and of course the sheer joy of swearing some characters have puts some people off. Ah well.
Starter Villain runs a silly premise up the flagpole and finds some of the logical holes in it. I found the pacing a bit slow in the first part only because the blurb gave away the surprise, so the buildup to the big reveal about Charlie's uncle took too long. Had I not know what to expect, it probably would have been fine. I liked all the characters, but I suspect he'll be pilloried for a practically all-white cast and of course the sheer joy of swearing some characters have puts some people off. Ah well.
UncleJosh finished reading Starter Villian by John Scalzi (duplicate)
Maybe a small hiccup in the ending of the book, but otherwise a good straightforward novel. Fun characters, nothing ground-breaking but I don't expect that from Scalzi's "New Comprehensible" stylings.
Maybe a small hiccup in the ending of the book, but otherwise a good straightforward novel. Fun characters, nothing ground-breaking but I don't expect that from Scalzi's "New Comprehensible" stylings.
UncleJosh started reading Starter Villian by John Scalzi (duplicate)
The problem with reading the blurb of a book is that the first several chapters feel slow just because you know the big reveal that gets the story moving.