Studied English literature, love books, but struggle to find the time to read more these days. Mid-life is busy with responsibilities. Joining Bookwyrm to give myself a push to read more. I read mostly fiction, on paper it e-book. Audiobooks for the commute to work and back.
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Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The …
Content warning slight spoiler
I liked the first half world building and concepts. I liked the action-oriented second half less.
It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and …
Not my favourite Murakami book, but OK.
Breakfast Of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that …
Breakfast Of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, …
Good, funny at times, overall left me sad and gloomy about how little the world changed (or gotten worse) since this book was written.
"What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a …
Great sci-fi book that really felt sci-fi. By htat, I mean there is actual focus on the sci part. Detail about the world, the physics in space, etc. All that without making it dry or taking away from the story. The human dimension is equally well fleshed out. Just a great book from a great writer.