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finished reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time (Hardcover, 2015, Tor) 4 stars

A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find …

A page-turner. Simple yet interesting. I was a bit disappointed in the ending. It was all too abrupt. It was a bit undeserved. Either that or there were too much setup that flew over my head.

My key takeaway from this experience - a drama through space and time.

reviewed A room with a view by E. M. Forster (The Abinger edition of E. M. Forster ;)

Review of 'A room with a view' on 'Goodreads'

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I picked up the book at random via Guthrnberg. I hoped it would be a social parody of pompous people, but after finishing chapter one I realised it is a chic flick made 100 years ago. Nothing wrong with chick flicks, but at this time this is not for me. 

Walter M. Miller Jr.: A Canticle for Leibowitz (Paperback, 2006, Harper Collins EOS) 4 stars

In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred books". …

Review of 'A Canticle for Leibowitz' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

It might seem that people are doomed to repeat their folly. But even in failing we stretch for the stars