Tag Archives: five star
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
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of empire sci-fi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I am grateful that Martine’s A Desolation Called Peace came my way at the end of 2020 instead of during the … Continue reading
The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer. Tell me more secrets!
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of rouge AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I first read this about the time that Murderbot installments were coming out, leading me to an epiphany that I had … Continue reading
Driving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of submarines, space adventures! ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Interesting that it has been sci-fi books in the past few years to really pull me out of my slump. Driving the Deep was … 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
A Song of Shadows by John Connolly
Read June 2019 Recommended for fans of the series ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Easily the best Charlie Parker book since The Lovers (#8). It was, for me, a perfectly balanced Parker book: mystery, the supernatural, vengeance, visceral horror, … Continue reading
The Size of the Truth by Andrew Smith
Read June 2019 Recommended for fans of quirky kids ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I (excuse me) hated sixth grade. So I was hesitant to read a book about Sam, who, “during the first week of sixth grade … Continue reading
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Read May 2019 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, world-traveling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ With reservations. What do you mean, what do I mean? There’s something about it–as good, as inclusive, as remarkable as it is–that just fails … 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
helium by rudy francisco
Read July 2018 Recommended for poetry fans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Tell me a story and let’s laugh like it’s the only thing keeping us alive. Play a song and give the stereo permission to use its outside … Continue reading
