The Forever War (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, …
Not as good as expected
4 stars
This was sold to me with pretty strong promises it did not quite keep. However, it's still good and does hold up.
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Abstract Reader reviewed The Infinite and the Divine by Robert Rath
Cool new perspective
4 stars
This book is written fully from the point of view of non-humans, humans only playing a minor role. That's a lot of fun!
Abstract Reader reviewed Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. …
Fun, quick read
5 stars
Read the whole thing in a day. Lots of fun!
Abstract Reader reviewed Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of …
Completely surprised by how good this was
5 stars
I expected some of the usual teen dystopia YA but got so much more!
Abstract Reader reviewed Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett
Lots of payoff
5 stars
There's a great cast of characters which grows on you. Later books keep calling back to the events of previous books and the included short stories.
Abstract Reader reviewed The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)
A vividly imagined fantasy of court intrigue and dark magics in a steampunk-inflected world, by …
Surprisingly comforting
5 stars
It starts out reading like a palace intrigue story, with many scary and daunting things looming in the future of the protagonist, once he starts making friend and allies, things turn around for him. The last ~100 pages are just pleasant pay off for all the characters introduced and bonds built, which was very pleasant to read. All of it still feels earned as well.
Abstract Reader reviewed Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how …
Strange and good
5 stars
I read this in a day because it just gripped me. Slightly disturbing but in a very strange way.
Abstract Reader reviewed The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company #1) by Glen Cook (TOR fantasy)
Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. …
Strange but fun
4 stars
The narration style takes a little bit to get used to and things are very confusing at first. However, it becomes great quite quickly. There are a lot of short timeskips in the book which mean you only every read some of the most exciting bits of this story.
Abstract Reader reviewed Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
Interesting ideas, if a bit aged
4 stars
As any work in short-term futurism, this book was probably much more fascinating closer to its publication date. It does hold up quite well, though.
Abstract Reader reviewed Gente Normal / Normal People by Sally Rooney
At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, …
Interesting read
5 stars
This is very much out of the range of books I usually read, but I really enjoyed it. I might not be the best judge of the book's qualitative standing in its genre, though.
Abstract Reader reviewed The Book of Elsewhere by China Miéville
The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic …
Some interesting ideas in there
3 stars
Abstract Reader reviewed Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) by Octavia E. Butler
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last …
Refreshing
5 stars
It might be because I hadn't read anything like it before, but this book was full of fresh ideas and constantly kept me guessing.
Abstract Reader reviewed The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut
A prodigy whose gifts terrified the people around him, John von Neumann transformed every field …
Ruined by technical inaccuracies
2 stars
The book generally is a fun fictionalization of von Neuman's life and work. However, many small inaccuracies in the explanations of the various technical topics central to the plot ruined the experience for me.
Abstract Reader reviewed Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- book II)
"It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to …
Excellent
5 stars
A worthy, impressive continuation of the previous book.
Abstract Reader reviewed Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- Book 1)
"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …
Stunning
5 stars
I don't want to spoil anything but please read this book. Combines science fiction, political intrigue and philosophy.