Tag Archives: SF

Whoaah… we’re half way the-ere!

Posted on 31/05/2023 by readerofelse

Whoah-oh… no I can’t think of a funny way to continue that. Maybe if I’d read Spare? As of a couple of hours ago – I’m half way through my reading goal for the year, a whole month early. I’m … Continue reading →

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What I Read Last Week – 10th – 18th September

Posted on 20/09/2022 by readerofelse

Yeah I know that’s eight days, but it’s basically a week. Close enough. Anyway. Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell. I reviewed this more fully and coherently over at Nerds of a Feather, but because this is my blog, I can … Continue reading →

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Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir (some plot spoilers)

Posted on 24/07/2022 by readerofelse

Why the fuck is this on the Hugo ballot? I know there’s normally a bit more entry into a blog post than that but that is the abiding question I have, now that I’ve finished this book. It’s a bad … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Contrasting Books, or Trash is REALLY COMPLICATED GUYS

Posted on 25/10/2020 by readerofelse

I talk about books as being “trash” a lot, right? And it’s often not derogatory… I love me some trash sometimes. I suppose a better term for them might be “beach reads”, as a lot of friends call them, but … Continue reading →

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Voting in the Hugos 2020

Posted on 25/07/2020 by readerofelse

Weirdly, the first year I actually vote in the Hugos, I haven’t actually read all the novels. Pandemic has had a weird effect on my reading habits. But still, I read all the short fiction and nearly all the graphic … Continue reading →

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To Be Taught, If Fortunate – Becky Chambers

Posted on 20/07/2020 by readerofelse

I’m voting in the Hugos this year – very exciting stuff. As such, I’d intended to wait until I voted (and had read all I was going to read, which I admit, I’m leaving a bit up to the wire) … Continue reading →

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Fire with Fire – Charles E. Gannon

Posted on 15/03/2020 by readerofelse

And so, inauspiciously, I begin the Nebula novel nominee read. The slate for this year is as follows: A Memory Called Empire – Arkady Martine (already read) Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir (already read) Gods of Jade and Shadow – Silvia Moreno-Garcia … Continue reading →

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A Memory Called Empire – Arkady Martine (reread)

Posted on 18/02/2020 by readerofelse

This is a post for people who’ve already read the book, without question. But it’s also not really a post for anyone at all, except myself. If you’re interested in my more general thoughts, I posted about it when I … Continue reading →

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Exhalation – Ted Chiang

Posted on 16/12/2019 by readerofelse

I adored Stories of Your Life and Others. And it wasn’t just because Story of Your Life is both brilliant and perfectly designed to appeal to me (although that is true). I felt a connection or a sympathy or a fascination for several … Continue reading →

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The Mythic Dream – edited by Dominik Parisien, Navah Wolfe

Posted on 05/11/2019 by readerofelse

It’s been aaages since I read a short story collection, but what better way to draw me back than a bunch of authors I think are great writing their takes on myths? I mean, how better were you going to … Continue reading →

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