Matto reviewed The Investigation by Stanisław Lem (Frye annotated, No. 1730)
Review of The Investigation by Stanislaw Lem
3 stars
Although I am a great fan of Stanislaw Lem, I didn't enjoy this book that much
Reviews and Comments
Read fiction as well as non-fiction. Started reading somewhere in the seventies, still enjoying a good book :)
This link opens in a pop-up window
Matto reviewed The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Lathe of Heaven is a 1971 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. …
Review of the Lathe of Heaven
5 stars
Wonderful book easy to read great and surprising story. Must read!
Review of The Futurological Congress (from the memoirs of Ijon Tichy)
4 stars
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.
Matto rated Agent Running in the Field: 3 stars
Agent Running in the Field by John Le Carre
Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He …
Matto reviewed Monday or Tuesday by Virginia Woolf (Dover thrift editions)
From the book:Whatever hour you woke there was a door shunting. From room to room …
Review of 'Monday or Tuesday' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A small bundle of short essays/stories, lovely written. Gives us a view inside her head. What a terrific good writer!
A must read!
Matto reviewed Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (6))
Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Maigrat have fairy godmother-dom thrust upon them.
Review of 'Wyrd Sisters'
3 stars
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.
Matto reviewed The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman
The Forever War (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, …
Review of 'The Forever War'
5 stars
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.
Matto rated Wyrd Sisters: 3 stars
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #6)
Meet Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't …
Matto reviewed The Rediscovery of Man by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony (Sf Masterworks 10)
Review of 'The Rediscovery of Man' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
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!
Matto rated His master's voice: 4 stars
The Book by Alan Watts
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated …
Matto reviewed Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kathy, a clone about to donate all her organs and die, reflects on her past …
Wonderful, must read novel about friendship and human relations
5 stars
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!
Matto reviewed Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
Weird, entertaining and beautiful written
4 stars
"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!
Matto reviewed The Curse of Bigness by Tim Wu
From the man who coined the term "net neutrality," author of The Master Switch and …
The curse of bigness
In this short and very readable book the writer shows how antitrust laws came to be, why these laws are very important for democracy, and how enforcement or the lack thereof, has developed over time.