Shelf: fiction
Ursula K. Le Guin - The Lathe of Heaven
This novel is about dreams and reality. Usually, these are clearly separated but not in Portland, Oregon, not for George Orr, not in 1971. The whole story happens in a dystopian “future” …
Finished 30 May 2021
Blake Crouch - Recursion
I found this book because it was voted the best Sci-Fi book of 2019 on Goodreads. After reading it, I agree with the vote. The book describes a New York city struck by a false memory syndrome: people …
Finished 6 April 2021
Terry Pratchett - Snuff
Reading Snuff was a bittersweet experience. Sweet because by now it’s impossible to disappoint me with stories about the Ankh-Morpork city watch. Bitter because this is the last book fo the …
Finished 29 January 2021
Terry Pratchett - Night Watch
Time travelling done right. That’s the book summed up in four words. As you can tell, I’m now a full-blown groupie of the Watch series. It would be as hard to disappoint me as having …
Finished 22 December 2020
Terry Pratchett - The Fifth Elephant
This book takes the watch outside of Ankh-Morkork. I’m always surprised how fresh, non-repetitive and unpredictable the story is even though this is the fifth book on the same theme. Kudos to …
Finished 4 December 2020
Terry Pratchett - Jingo
The disadvantage of listening to the Discworld books in the form of audiobooks is that the uncontrollable bursts of laughter make you look quite silly. Jingo is a story of nationalism, war and murder. …
Finished 30 October 2020
Terry Pratchett - Feet of Clay
Who can mix crime novel with thoughtful discrimination critique and make it hilarious enough that you are going to be bursting out laughing? Only Sir Terrance. The main characters of the city watch …
Finished 9 October 2020
Pierce Brown - Morning Star
Trilogy: Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star The third book in the Red Rising Saga is a bit repetitive end you can see some of the plot twists coming from miles away. But the book wasn’t a …
Finished 31 August 2020
Pierce Brown - Golden Son
Trilogy: Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star It would be hard not to spoil the first book when talking about what happened in the second, so I’ll instead talk about some aspects of the trilogy …
Finished 28 August 2020
Pierce Brown - Red Rising
Trilogy: Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star Red rising is what happens when you cross-bread Brave New World with The Maze Runner and the Game of Thrones. Even though the book’s concepts are …
Finished 23 August 2020