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59% complete! matthewmincher has read 31 of 52 books.

Sir Tony Robinson: No Cunning Plan (Hardcover, 2017, Pan Macmillan, imusti)

Open and interesting

This book is a refreshingly open look at lots of parts of his life. It goes into more personal detail than I expected.

Good to get a bit of a peek behind the curtain on the well known shows. The audiobook is narrated by Robinson himself which was obviously great.

I can't believe we almost didn't get him on time team or his version of Baldrick. I guess it's also an interesting lesson in serendipity and persistence.

Loved the bits on Mick Aston - it's good to hear he was as wholesome as he always seemed.

reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Martha Wells: All Systems Red (EBook, 2017, Tordotcom)

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …

Short and fun

Thought I'd give this series a go before the Apple TV show. It's pretty fast and doesn't hold your hand.

Didn't realise how short it was going to be - fun read with some great characterisation. Will probably reread and then continue the series.