New to BookWyrm. Trying to de-Kindle my ebook reading. I mostly read non-fiction, hard Sci-Fi and some fantasy. My preferred reading platform is a Boox Go 6.
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The number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines”, and …
The number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines”, and …
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, …
I tried to read this unsuccessfully on 3 different occasions.
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold …
Alan Stern: Chasing new horizons (2018)
Shares a behind-the-scenes account of the science, politics, egos, and public expectations that shaped the New Horizons' mission to Pluto …
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges …
Roadside Picnic is set in the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event called the Visitation that took place in several locations …
Poul Anderson's Tau Zero is an outstanding work of science fiction, in part because it combines two qualities that are …
Jeffrey Kluger: Apollo 8 (2017)
Recounts the bold but dangerous mission to secure America's position as the first nation to reach the moon, revealing the …
I highly recommend We as an alternative to 1984 or Brave New World for any …
I think that I gave it 4 stars for all of the high-level concepts that are explored but I take one star off, due to my not really connecting with the rhythm and grimmer. I suspect this ding is due to the translator. I understand that there is a newer translation that may flow better and I have added that version to my long to-read queue.
That being said, I really enjoyed the concepts discussed and the overall story. It is obvious that Orwell borrowed heavily from this for his 1984. I will be pondering on this one for a while.
