Too little time; sleeping when I should be reading and reading when I should sleep. Mostly English language SF/F, but I occasionally read other fare.
What it means when I rate something: ★★★★★ - This moved me in a way that changed my life. ★★★★☆ - I loved it. ★★★☆☆ - It was OK ★★☆☆☆ - Meh, it was entertaining at least ★☆☆☆☆ - Complete trash (if I dislike something, but it is well written I'd rather not give it any rating. The single star is reserved for the real trash). Addendum: I will not rate badly written stories by obvious first time writers. If you have managed to self publish your first story and people actually read it, I'm not going to piss on your parade. I'll reserve that single star for your next book (or the fifteenth one for that matter).
Note: I have heaps of books imported from another database where the rating used was 1-6 (dice), so some books are rated higher than I would normally. I'll be adjusting stuff as I work my way thru the list of books (once I have fixed the 300 or so books that didn't import automatically :P)
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Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet …
Two twinned worlds are waiting for war …
America is caught in a deadly arms race with the USA, its …
Two twinned worlds are waiting for war …
America is caught in a deadly arms race with the USA, its …
Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross dives deep into the underbelly of paratime espionage, nuclear warfare, and state surveillance in this …
Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross dives deep into the underbelly of paratime espionage, nuclear warfare, and state surveillance in this …
I usually like John's books, but for some reason this one didn't vibe with me. Maybe because the whole things feels… too easy? You know how it will end, there is no real danger for the clueless protagonist. Every character seems either too smug or too dumb. Human lives are extremely cheap, and there are no real consequences for their deaths. It's not a bad book, but maybe I need more "grounded" stories at the moment (which is a bit weird as the previous book I read was Stross' "Empire Games", a book about a multi-dimensional cold war escalation, but still it felt more "real").
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. …
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. …
Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.
Sure, there are the things you'd expect. …
The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord--Grand Admiral Thrawn--has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and …
The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord--Grand Admiral Thrawn--has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and …
Promoted for his gallantry in the war against India's rebellious Mahratta confederacy, Richard Sharpe is …
Har lest et par av disse nå, og konklusjonen er at Richard Sharpe er Englands Morgan Kane.
Promoted for his gallantry in the war against India's rebellious Mahratta confederacy, Richard Sharpe is uncomfortable with his newfound authority …
