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Fiction, Novel, Schlock, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

September 16, 2022August 29, 2021

The Infinite and the Divine – Robert Rath

This Warhammer book handles a a common sci-fi trope really poorly. But who cares?

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Classics, English, Fiction, Novel, War  0 Comments

September 2, 2022August 27, 2021

A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway still feels like a burden, but I didn’t this one so much.

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Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

August 19, 2022August 24, 2021

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse – K. Eason

A futuristic fairy tale.

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Comedy, English, Fiction, Humour, Novel  2 Comments

August 5, 2022August 22, 2021

Right ho, Jeeves – P. G. Wodehouse

Jumping into a novel in the middle of a series is never a great idea.

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Crime, Fiction, Novel, Thrillers, Whodunit  0 Comments

July 22, 2022August 20, 2021

Km. 123 – Andrea Camilleri

For all of Andrea Camilleri’s laurels, this was just plain bad.

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Fantasy, Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

July 8, 2022August 20, 2021

A Clash of Kings – George R. R. Martin

Have you seen the TV shows? This is season two. Second verse same a the first.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  8 Comments

June 24, 2022July 28, 2021

Ringworld – Larry Niven

If ever you want to see the power of Worldbuilding, this is the book that will show it to you.

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Classics, Fiction, Novel, Satire  0 Comments

June 10, 2022July 28, 2021

Gulliver’s Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World – Jonathan Swift

So called ‘classics’ pretty frequently don’t age very well. I am not sure why this is such a controversial statement.

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May 27, 2022July 28, 2021

Florence of Arabia – Christopher Buckley

While the story was interesting enough, the humor failed to deliver.

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Comics, Fiction  3 Comments

May 13, 2022July 28, 2021

I Hate Fairyland – Skottie Young

I Hate Fairyland is a quick an easy read. But for that matter, it was alright.

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