Monthly Archives: May 2016

The Aeronaut’s Windlass – Jim Butcher

Posted on 30/05/2016 by readerofelse

And the final Hugo nominated novel has been read. Huzzah! This is also, I think, the second most interesting post to write about the Hugo novels. Not the second most interesting book (I’m not moving Uprooted or Ancillary Mercy) but the second … Continue reading →

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Uprooted – Naomi Novik

Posted on 24/05/2016 by readerofelse

Hurrah! A book I enjoyed! But it also presents me with a dilemma. Because I did enjoy it, completely and unequivocally. I couldn’t put it down. I started it at 11.30pm on Sunday, and finished it on Monday, shortly after … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Season – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 21/05/2016 by readerofelse

And so, hard on the heels of… a not particularly favourable post, I return to Jemisin for Hugo-related chatterings. I’ll get straight to the point with this one: it’s better than The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – and it is noticeably, definitely … Continue reading →

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Seveneves – Neal Stephenson

Posted on 20/05/2016 by readerofelse

God this was a slog. I’m sorry, Neal Stephenson is great and everything, but yeesh this book was hard to finish. But it did give me some more insight into my grumbles with SF, and particularly hard SF, so it … Continue reading →

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