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Book Review: Kinning by Nisi Shawl
The story felt disjointed. Confused. Too many characters and voices and locations, all constantly and sometimes abruptly shifting.
Book Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
This is the first book in what looks like it’ll be a five book series about Amina and her friends, and after finishing it I’m already looking forward to the ...
Book Review: On Parchment by Bruce Holsinger
A good book, but too dry and dense for my tastes.
Book Review: Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
The problem with the Singing Hills Cycle is that they’re all novellas, and therefore over too quickly.
Book Review: The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Despite it being a (SFF) mystery, I ended up liking it.
Book Review: Dead Country by Max Gladstone
It was fine, but this first experience with the Craft Sequence universe didn’t convince me I need to run out and read the others any time soon.
Book Review: Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
It was a decent story, with familiar elements of coming-of-age and finding-oneself mixed in with action and adventure.
Book Review: Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
It’s not a bad book, and the story premise is interesting enough. It’s just that the thing was so s l o w.
Book Review: The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Easily one of the most facinating and compelling stories I’ve read in the past year.
Book Review: Koji Alchemy by Rich Shih and Jeremy Umansky
More theory than practice. Will be a good reference.
Book Review: The Iliad translated by Emily Wilson
As she did with The Odyssey, Wilson has done a masterful job here.
Book Review: How Logic Works by Hans Halvorson
Halvorson has a learner-friendly approach to teaching formal logic.
Book Review: Getting Things Done by David Allen
You don’t need to follow Allen’s GTD method religiously to get a lot of benefit out of it.
Book Review: Miso, Tempeh, Natto, & Other Tasty Ferments by Kirsten K Shockey and Christopher Shockey
It’s a pragmatic book that I’ll be adding to my collection very soon now.
Book Review: Successful Independent Consulting by Johanna Rothman
Overall, it was a timely and valuable read for me.
Book Review: A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
The entire book was fascinating and more than once I stayed up too late just to learn more.
Book Review: Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
Despite its complex and highly scientific topic, it was an engaging read.
Book Review: Seed to Harvest by Octavia E. Butler
I feel I’ve ended my journey with this series, enjoying the first half but not the final.
Book Review: System Collapse by Martha Wells
While I did like this one, of all the Murderbot books so far, this is the one I enjoyed reading the least.
Book Review: Swindled by Bee Wilson
‘The story of adulteration has been a story of the repeated failure of modern politics to value consumer interests above those of the market.’