Eon – Greg Bear
I didn’t want to dislike this book, but I just didn’t seem to scratch any itch.
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Babylon’s Ashes – James S.A. Corey
This book was a bit of a dip in the series, at least in comparison to the previous one.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Becky Chambers
If you try to make a book of characters alone, surely something will be missing. Notably, story.
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Parable of the Sower – Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler was a master of showing us the worst of all possible outcomes, but not letting us lose our faith on the way.
Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake lingers around in your head like a bad house guest. That’s actually a pretty nice thing to say about it.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August – Claire North
Sometimes things are not as you expect them to be. Pleasantly so.
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Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future – Marshal Brian
A decent vision polluted by very poor execution.
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Children of Time – Adrian Tchaikovsky
Some books are just so good you want to start reading them a new right as you finish.
Nemesis Games – James S.A. Corey
Sometimes persistence pays off in the form of a series you didn’t really like starting to be enjoyable finally.
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
Sometimes giving an author a second chance really pays off.
Failures in Polymathy 