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Kneeling in the fragrant moist grass of the village green Clara Morrow carefully hid the Easter egg and thought about raising the dead, which she planned to do right after supper.

The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

The Last Colony by John Scalzi

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carre

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque

My Mum is a Twat by Anoushka Warden

Bella Bella by Harvey Fierstein

Intimations by Zadie Smith

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton

Leviathan by Paul Auster

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Light of Day by Eric Ambler

Omeros by Derek Walcott

Humiliated and Insulted by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Rumble Fish by SE Hinton

Becoming Abigail by Chris Abani

August 19, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Cruelest Month – 3/5 Stars This is the third Louise Penny “Inspector Gamache” detective novel, and I think it’s a decided dip in quality from an overarching look at it. The mystery itself, quaint, small town, punctuated with poetry and art and other little considerations is perfectly interesting. At a seance, from a combination of fright and maybe poisoning, a woman is found dead. There must be an elaborate set of circumstances to come to pass to have her die, but if they were […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Princess of Mars, all quiet on the western front, Anoushka Warden, becoming abigail, bella bella, Chris Abani, Derek Walcott, Edgar Rice Burroughs, eric ambler, Erich Remarque, Ernest Hemingway, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Harvey Fierstein, humiliated and insulted, intimations, john le carré, john scalzi, leviathan, Louise Penny, Michael Crichton, my mum is a twat, omeros, Paul Auster, rumble fish, SE Hinton, The Cruelest Month, the last colony, the light of day, the old man and the sea, the spy who came in from the cold, the terminal man, Zadie Smith

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:456 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Princess of Mars, all quiet on the western front, Anoushka Warden, becoming abigail, bella bella, Chris Abani, Derek Walcott, Edgar Rice Burroughs, eric ambler, Erich Remarque, Ernest Hemingway, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Harvey Fierstein, humiliated and insulted, intimations, john le carré, john scalzi, leviathan, Louise Penny, Michael Crichton, my mum is a twat, omeros, Paul Auster, rumble fish, SE Hinton, The Cruelest Month, the last colony, the light of day, the old man and the sea, the spy who came in from the cold, the terminal man, Zadie Smith ·
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If Start Trek Got Blah and Some Part of it Knew That

Red Shirts by John Scalzi

August 16, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo Review 17: Red Red Shirts (‘red’ is in the title, and occasionally referenced in-text) is basically Star Trek gone meta, really meta. I would divide the story into two parts: the part where certain members of the crew of the Intrepid start to notice some strange patterns surrounding the away missions: certain crew members always are fine (relatively) while certain others are nearly guaranteed to end up dead. But why is that? Ensign Dahl is the driving force behind trying to solve this strange […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr12bingo, john scalzi, meta-literary, Red Shirts, Star Trek fanfic

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:73 · Genres: Fanfiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr12bingo, john scalzi, meta-literary, Red Shirts, Star Trek fanfic ·
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Third time through liked this just as much.

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

August 10, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

It was interesting to read this after finally having read Little Fuzzy, the original novel Scalzi reimagined, that forms the basis of the story of this book. They were essentially the same story, but had key differences that made them entirely different reading experiences. Scalzi’s version of the story is much less sweet, for one. It’s much more anti-capitalist, though I wouldn’t quite say anti-colonial, and it’s less about answering the central question of “What is sapience?” and more about how the Fuzzys find a […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Fuzzy Nation, john scalzi, narfna, re-read, retellings, sci-fi

narfna's CBR12 Review No:95 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Fuzzy Nation, john scalzi, narfna, re-read, retellings, sci-fi ·
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“We should be focused on saving the Interdependency from collapse. Instead we’re playing palace intrigues. It’s pointless. It’s wasteful. And it’s going to end in our ruin.”

The Last Emperox (The Interdependency, #3) by John Scalzi

July 7, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

A good ending to the series. This hasn’t been my favorite of Scalzi’s series (I still hold a very fond place in my heart for Old Man’s War), but it was overall a great read. It also takes his usual smart-ass style and amps it up to a thousand. The tongue-in-cheek tone makes for a nice contrast with the serious subject matter, and makes it so that when a character is doing something serious, you feel it more than maybe you would otherwise. I’ve been […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, john scalzi, read harder challenge 2020, sci-fi, space opera, the interdependency, The Last Emperox, wil wheaton

narfna's CBR12 Review No:65 · Genres: Audiobooks, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, john scalzi, read harder challenge 2020, sci-fi, space opera, the interdependency, The Last Emperox, wil wheaton ·
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It’s a lot harder to write reviews than it is to read books.

Duma Key by Stephen King

The Totally Awesome Hulk (Vol. 1): Cho Time by Greg Pak

The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

July 1, 2020 by ingres77 3 Comments

Duma Key (3.5 stars) These days, most of my “reading” comes in the form of audiobooks. I can burn through stories a lot quicker that way, because it allows me to listen to them while I’m driving, or while I’m at work. But, given that I’m largely home-bound because of the coronavirus, and I’ve got two small kids to take care of, I’m not left with much time to listen to my books. So, I pulled this book off of one of my many book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Duma Key, Greg Pak, john scalzi, Stephen King, The Incredible Hulk, the interdependency, The Last Emperox

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Duma Key, Greg Pak, john scalzi, Stephen King, The Incredible Hulk, the interdependency, The Last Emperox ·
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Ambassador Sara Bair knew that when the captain of the Polk had invited her to the bridge to view the skip to the Danavar system, protocol strongly suggested that she turn down the invitation.

The Human Division by John Scalzi

Miniatures and other stories by John Scalzi

April 20, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Human Division – 3/5 Stars A thirteen episode book told in separate chapters, published separately, and for me, purchased separately in audio installments. I bought them all at once, so I don’t know what, if any, kind of serializing this made out. The book takes place concurrent with the world of Old Man’s War, which is a kind of Starship Troopers riff where citizens who hit a certain age can opt to join up for military service (at 75) and receives a new body, new […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: john scalzi, miniatures, the human division

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:208 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: john scalzi, miniatures, the human division ·
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