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Fugitive Telemetry
Read April 2021 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, humor and AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2021 is looking to be a pretty special year. No, I don’t mean the vaccine, although that’s pretty … Continue reading
Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the World Under the Sea by Julia Rothman
Read January 2020 Recommended for people who like oceans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Almost perfect* This is a solid overview of the ocean environment that should appeal to both visual and book learners. Done … Continue reading
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
Read December 2018 Recommended for fans of supernatural mysteries, Peter Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 The Post in Which I Muse on Audio Versions of Books Stop reading the paper copy and give listening a … Continue reading
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. Please, don’t.
Read November 2018 Recommended for fans of introverted robots ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “I had a complex emotional reaction. A whole new burst of neural connections blossomed. Oh right, I often have complex emotional reactions … Continue reading
Vallista by Steven Brust
Read June 2018 Recommended for fans of assassins and complex fantasy worlds ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I’ve been a fan of Brust’s Draegera books since 1988 or so, and all have a spot on my physical bookshelves. So clearly, … Continue reading
Jhereg by Steven Brust
Last read 2012 Recommended for fans of assassins and complex fantasy worlds ★ ★ ★ ★ The release of Iorich sent me down the path of re-reading the Taltos series. While Iorich was enjoyable and engrossing, memories sent me back … Continue reading
Claire DeWitt and the Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran
Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of mysteries ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Five million stars. But wait, if I rate this book that high, what does that make Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead? Fucking awesome, … Continue reading
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
Read February 2018 Recommended for fans of slow mysteries, great writing ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 What is it about Brooklyn? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Joe Pitt in Half the Blood of Brooklyn. Last Exit to Brooklyn. Not … Continue reading
Interstellar Pig by William Sleator. Or, a board game I could actually play.
Read September 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, board games ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 It takes a special book to stick in one’s memory for over thirty years. There are some I remember because I read them over and … Continue reading
A Rare Book of Cunning Device by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook Smith
Listened May 2017 Recommended for fans of UF police detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ aka “Ben’s Ode to Librarians and Their Charges,” free at Audible. A wonderful introduction to both Peter Grant and the wonders of Kobna Holdbrook-Smith’s voice … Continue reading
