First of all, if you like science fiction at all, this is THE BOOK you should be reading right now. Just stop what you’re doing and go buy it, or reserve it at the library. It’s important you get in on this now before everybody loves it and then the inevitable contrarians pop up to tell everyone how much they dislike it and how everyone who likes it is probably dumb and/or reading it wrong and really it means THIS and HOW DARE YOU. And if […]
This could make a great TV show.
The day I finished reading this book, the news broke that SyFy had optioned The Expanse as a TV show. It was quite auspicious timing, especially since the third book had done wonders for my excitement over the future of this series. Abaddon’s Gate is the third book in James S.A. Corey’s* Expanse series, and it’s my favorite of the series so far. I am probably going to spoil them (probably meaning definitely), so don’t read any farther if you’re planning on reading. The first […]
Seize the Night by Dean Koontz
“If we were always conscious of the fact that people precious to us are frighteningly mortal, hanging not even by a thread, but by a wisp of gossamer, perhaps we would be kinder to them and more grateful for the love and friendship they give to us.” I reviewed the first book in this series (which will hopefully be a trilogy soon if Dean Koontz gets off his ass and delivers) a couple months ago, and I just finished the second (also on audiobook). They […]
Genetic engineering, a nuclear holocaust, human identity, and twoo wuv?
The first thing I will say is this: Ruins, despite its bleak title, had possibly the happiest ending in a YA dystopian trilogy that I remember reading in quite some time, and, admittedly, I was kind of relieved. I was getting the sense that many YA authors have been under pressure from publishers — and their own ambition — to write ‘shocking’ or ‘original’ endings, so they’ve been steered away from neat resolution and feel-goods. But an ending can be positive without being trite, you know? […]
Resistance is futile!
Twenty-second book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. The reputation of this book precedes it. It is a revered work of literature and has been hailed as one of the best satirical novels of our age. And boy, does it live up to it! It’s an absurdly and subtly funny story. And wrapped in impeccable wit, undeniable irony and unbeatable sarcasm, are innumerable obscure references to scientific theories, observations on the nature of human beings, their psychology and in general, the human condition. Everything […]
In which I call the Giver a d*ck
Jonas lives in a world that is perfectly organised. And yet he is apprehensive because in December the Appointment Ceremony will take place. This is his 13th year and thus he will be appointed training for the task he will perform for the rest of his adulthood. But as Jonas’ friends receive regularly jobs he is passed over until, at last, he is given the task of “The Receiver”. The Receiver carries all memory from back and back and back. It is told that this is […]
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