Bob Irving finished reading Vengeresse by Alastair Reynolds
Revenger is a 2016 science fiction novel by British author Alastair Reynolds. It is unconnected …
Great read! Page-turning fun from start to finish.
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Bob Irving started reading Vengeresse by Alastair Reynolds
Revenger is a 2016 science fiction novel by British author Alastair Reynolds. It is unconnected …
I'm actually reading the English version, not the French, but new to Bookwyrm and not sure how to get that. Anyway, loving it so far! About halfway through. Swashbuckling space pirate adventure and a real page-turner.
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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is …
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Bob Irving reviewed Salvation of a saint by Keigo Higashino (The Detective Galileo novels)
When a man about to leave his wife is found murdered and the wife has …
Great Japanese police procedural
My first "Galileo" book. Intricate mystery, interesting characters, and inside look into modern society in Tokyo.
Bob Irving reviewed Salvation of a saint by Keigo Higashino (The Detective Galileo novels)
When a man about to leave his wife is found murdered and the wife has …
Great Japanese police procedural
My first "Galileo" book. Intricate mystery, interesting characters, and inside look into modern society in Tokyo.
Bob Irving reviewed Newcomer by P. J. Ochlan
Newcomer
Great Japanese police procedural. First I've read and eager to read more by this author.
Bob Irving rated Kill My Darling (Bill Slider, #14): 4 stars
Bob Irving rated The ultimate player's guide to Minecraft: 5 stars
Bob Irving reviewed Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
A worldwide diaspora has left a quarter of a million people at the foot of …
Review of 'Central Station' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Really well written, thought-provoking... characters and ideas stick with you after you finish the book.
Bob Irving reviewed In Real Life by 젠 왕
From acclaimed teen author Cory Doctorow and rising star cartoonist Jen Wang, In Real Life …
Review of 'In Real Life' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Fun read, nice illustrations. Deals with some serious issue of digital economy and its impact on people's lives.
Bob Irving reviewed Transition by Iain M. Banks
A world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall …
Review of 'Transition' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Generally great! First 350 pages were mind-bending, well written, with fascinating characters and ideas. Last 50 pages kind of fell into B-movie plotlines. I'd still give it four stars though.
Bob Irving rated Petty : The Biography: 3 stars
Petty : The Biography by Warren Zanes, Warren Zanes
Zanes provides an honest and evocative examination of Petty's music, and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his …
Bob Irving reviewed City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett (Divine Cities, #2)
A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war …
Review of 'City of Blades' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I found this a truly original fantasy, esp in terms of setting. It's kinda neo-industrial, with "modern" technology: cars, rifles, etc. What really hooked me was some original and very likeable characters and a fast-moving plot. Also, the book was not a 1000 page fantasy novel! Less than half that.
I would have given it 5 starts except for the whole "the gods are dead but wait they're not really" angle. Probably just personal taste, but I find there's no way to introduce divinities in a fantasy to my satisfaction. It usually ends up sounding kind of lame or forced. But it was a fun read and I've already gotten the first one to read next.
Bob Irving reviewed So Many Roads by Sean Runnette
Review of 'So Many Roads' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I was never a Deadhead and kinda lost touch with the band after Workingman's Dead, so most of this was new to me. However, it's a fascinating look at the creative process that stayed largely intact over 5 decades and the personalities that made it all happen. It made me want to find a lot of this music and give it a listen, and that's pretty high praise for the book.
Bob Irving reviewed The autobiography of Donovan by Donovan
Review of 'The autobiography of Donovan' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Since Donovan's music formed a big part of the background music of my adolescence, I really enjoyed his story of his life and music. Yes, he takes credit for lots that he probably wasn't responsible for, and yes, he seems pretty chauvinistic in his approach to some women. But he's one of the seminal figures of that era and is still making music that defies categorization.