Read fiction as well as non-fiction. Started reading somewhere in the seventies, still enjoying a good book :)
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Although I am a great fan of Stanislaw Lem, I didn't enjoy this book that much
Although I am a great fan of Stanislaw Lem, I didn't enjoy this book that much
The Lathe of Heaven is a 1971 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. …
Wonderful book easy to read great and surprising story. Must read!
Very weird, but captivating story. Sometimes if fieels like some kind of drug-induced trip... Not like other books I have read from Stanislaw Lem at all. This is possibly not a book for every one, but in my opinion worthwhile to read. It is a short book.
Very weird, but captivating story. Sometimes if fieels like some kind of drug-induced trip... Not like other books I have read from Stanislaw Lem at all. This is possibly not a book for every one, but in my opinion worthwhile to read. It is a short book.
Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He …
From the book:Whatever hour you woke there was a door shunting. From room to room …
A small bundle of short essays/stories, lovely written. Gives us a view inside her head. What a terrific good writer!
A must read!
Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Maigrat have fairy godmother-dom thrust upon them.
This is the sixth book of the Discworld series. The humor is there, the characters are great, but on the whole, I had expected more.
This is the sixth book of the Discworld series. The humor is there, the characters are great, but on the whole, I had expected more.
The Forever War (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, …
This book is listed as a SF-masterwork, so had to read it :) I enjoyed it, and like the way the relativity of time influences people during nterstellar travel. There are certainly sexistic elements in this book.
This book is listed as a SF-masterwork, so had to read it :) I enjoyed it, and like the way the relativity of time influences people during nterstellar travel. There are certainly sexistic elements in this book.
Meet Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't …
This book contains a number of short stories, that are chronological ordered, content wise.
So stories that play in an earlier time are positioned before stories that play in a later time.
For me, the greater part still reads as a book.
The writer is creates very original ideas and I loved reading it!
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated …
Kathy, a clone about to donate all her organs and die, reflects on her past about her school and the …
Kathy, a clone about to donate all her organs and die, reflects on her past …
This dystopian science fiction novel is about the life of three friends, from childhood until adults. it is more about friendship and human relations and less science fiction. But a wonderful book, that you must absolutely read!
This dystopian science fiction novel is about the life of three friends, from childhood until adults. it is more about friendship and human relations and less science fiction. But a wonderful book, that you must absolutely read!
"The trouble with dreaming is that we eventually wake up"
This book is a kind of memoir of Patti of the year 2016. This was the year that lead to Trump's election and it was also, how fitting, the year of the monkey, according to the Chinese calendar.
At the beginning of the year a friend of Patti dies, and during the year another friend is slowly losing the battle against ALS. At the end of the year Patti turns 70 years old.
In the book the reality and dreamworld blend into each other.
I have highlighted a lot, there are many beautiful sentences in this book. I enjoyed reading this book!
"The trouble with dreaming is that we eventually wake up"
This book is a kind of memoir of Patti of the year 2016. This was the year that lead to Trump's election and it was also, how fitting, the year of the monkey, according to the Chinese calendar.
At the beginning of the year a friend of Patti dies, and during the year another friend is slowly losing the battle against ALS. At the end of the year Patti turns 70 years old.
In the book the reality and dreamworld blend into each other.
I have highlighted a lot, there are many beautiful sentences in this book. I enjoyed reading this book!
