I picked up Martian Time-Slip because the plot described on the back cover is exciting. The fact that the book is written by PKD is just icing on the top. He was a most brilliant writer; bending reality with just words and making you believe impossible worlds.
Novellas are a great way to get the feel of a future series. I love the idea of getting a taste of a series without reading 500 pages of the first book. Recently I have read a lot of good novellas which has convinced me that not all great stories need to be thicker than a brick. Martha Wells has done a bang-up job of getting me excited for her future books in the Murderbot series. If the name, Murderbot, wasn’t enough to excite you, the book definitely will.
Andy Weir’s second novel brings us to the lunar colony, Artemis. Artemis is a small colony which serves both as a tourist destination and a place to immigrate for some skilled workers who call it their home. The main plot of the book concerns a heist (of sorts) and a smart, witty protagonist called Jazz Bashara. Andy Weir brings his trademark ‘science’ styled writing here and explains in detail how a colony on the moon could survive on its own. Is the book any good? Let’s find out!
It’s surprising that I never got around to reading this book earlier. Starship Troopers is one of the big controversial books about the subject of war. A lot of context for this book comes from Heinlein’s experiences during the Korean War. Heinlein puts a lot of ideas and philosophies in the book which you may not agree with. Still, the book can be enjoyed without subscribing to the author’s beliefs.
I read it because it was the subject of our podcast discussion. If you’re interested in listening to that podcast, it’s here – Starship Troopers podcast on Gadgets360
tl:dr review: Wonderfully weird! Or weirdly wonderful! Either one works.
Long review: Yet another book recommended to me. The back cover makes this book sound almost like a normal thriller. There’s a psychopath who tortures children, a girl who was taken from her parents and has some delusions as to the identity of her abductor. The actual story is so weird, wonderful and touching that the blurb almost doesn’t do it just. Read on for a full review!
Having read some of Brandon Sanderson’s books before, I was excited at the prospect of another novella! The back cover painted a very exciting plot and it lives up to it. At about 80ish pages the book packs in quite a story; the protagonist has a well developed character. There’s hints in the book about events in past which I hope are explained in Skin Deep.
So my book club voted to read this and I have to say that I am quite disappointed. I got the audio book version for this and it was narrated by Jesse Bernstein. While reading about the book, it felt like this would definitely be something I would like if not love. The plot seemed excellent and there was a movie tie-in which led me to believe the book definitely has substance. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so.
This book was recommended to me by a friend and I started reading it not knowing what it was about. The back cover was a bit vague and I had never read anything else from the author. I was skeptical but it turned to be quite an experience! Drew Magary has also written The Postmortal which seems just as quirky and it is now on my reading list.
If I had one word to describe Deadhouse Gates, it would be this – Wow! Simply amazing. What a delight this book was. So many loveable characters all jammed into this one book! I have to say, Deadhouse Gates was far better than Gardens of the Moon!
Ah how this journey started!
Before I got started with this book, I knew what I was getting into. But the way people described these books to me, that made up my mind. Even if it took ages, I’d finish reading all these books.Pretty much everyone who recommended the Malazan series said that the first book will be a bit confusing and I have to agree with them.
