ghostworld reviewed The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …
Very entertaining thread with a satisfying conclusion
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ghostworld rated Sea of Tranquility: 4 stars
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an …
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Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled …
ghostworld reviewed Pond: stories by Claire-Louise Bennett
"Longlisted for the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize "What Bennett aims at is nothing short …
Not for me
2 stars
While some of the stories are nice, I found the style unfocused and meandering.
ghostworld reviewed My year of rest and relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Early 2000 on New York City's Upper East Side. The alienation of an unnamed young …
A nice journey but unconvincing
3 stars
When it started I was curious to see where the year would take her, it escalates but ultimately leads to a convenient and unconvincing finale. Not bad, but underwhelming.
ghostworld reviewed Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (Penguin plays)
intense, mean, and overall a good ride
4 stars
ghostworld started reading Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (Penguin plays)
know it mostly from of montreal references, time to read the play
ghostworld reviewed La invención de Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares (Libro de bolsillo.)
Good adventure story
4 stars
Starts slow and confused, but delivers at the end
ghostworld finished reading La invención de Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares (Libro de bolsillo.)
I ended up enjoying it a lot, the second half is the unraveling of the mystery and a simple but satisfying conclusion
ghostworld commented on La invención de Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares (Libro de bolsillo.)
It really picks up around the halfway point! Getting intriguing
ghostworld rated Un verdor terrible: 4 stars
Un verdor terrible by Benjamín Labatut, Benjamín Labatut
Las narraciones incluidas en este libro tienen un hilo conductor que las entrelaza: la ciencia, con sus búsquedas, tentativas, experimentos …
ghostworld commented on Un verdor terrible by Benjamín Labatut
Las narraciones incluidas en este libro tienen un hilo conductor que las entrelaza: la ciencia, …
really Good storytelling, connections everywhere. A great account of science and people
ghostworld rated A Memory Called Empire: 4 stars
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire is a 2019 science fiction novel, the debut novel by Arkady Martine. It follows Mahit Dzmare, …
ghostworld finished reading A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire is a 2019 science fiction novel, the debut novel by Arkady …
Beautiful world, really good read.
ghostworld rated The terminal man: 3 stars
The terminal man by Michael Crichton, Michael Crichton
Harry Benson is a brilliant computer expert, who is also an epileptic given to increasingly severe black-outs in which he …