I’m not the most prolific reader, but I was fairly satisfied with the books I read last year. The highlight was definitely Blindsight, fantastic read. The lowlight goes straight to Ice Into Ashes… Perhaps I’ll do a quick review of that at some point.
Tag: Books
Blindsight Quick Review
Siri Keeton. A man with half a brain – the rest is tech – is sent on a mission with a vampire (!?), a soldier, a linguist and a biologist to make first contact. His job is simple. Observe. What transpires is a fantastic trip into a truly alien encounter. I’m fairly certain that nothing…
The Last House on Needless Street Quick Review
A book about abuse, denial, suffering and mental disorder. Is it enterainment? Not really. Is it a worthy read? Absolutely. Despite the subject matter it is never too overwhelming, nor is it ever handled lightly. Stepping into the minds of broken individuals, one of which is a bible reading cat (!), is increasingly interesting as…
Project Hail Mary Quick Review
Possibly the worst criticism I could give to Project Hail Mary is it is just a little tedious in places and certainly not nearly as convincing as Andy Weirs “The Martian”. The latter of which remains one of my favourite books and left me truly feeling like humanity had actually already visited Mars (say it…
The Saboteur Quick Review
The second book in series, the first of which showed promise (I gave it 3 out of 5 average Bourne like wannabes). Guy Fowle, the main antagonist, ups the ante by accidently coming across a Russian hackers doomsday phone during an unbelievable court room escape. The contrivances are many and ridiculous. With his inconsistent heroin…