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Recent fiction.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. 3.5 honks. A misfit crew with a heart of gold undertakes a perilous mission and hilarity ensues. I thought it was fun, but leans a little too heavily into I'm not like the other crew energy. I was fine with it, but the story telling is also pretty episodic. Each chapter is a new planet in which a new secret about a different crew remember is revealed and explored, and then it's okay, we still love you.
The Beggars in Spain. 5 honks. What if some people never sleep, and get super smart, and then everyone else resents them for their success? And what if the sleepless turn evil because of the resentment, but maybe some still try to be good? This echoed Atlas Shrugged far more than I expected, but not so obnoxious, a little less certain of its position. The story structure reminded me of Schismatrix.
The Black Cloud. 4.5 honks. A combination first contact and apocalypse story that asks wouldn't scientific despotism be the best government? Written by an astronomer, so lots of wavelength talk. I read Day of the Triffids earlier, and this shares a very sort of English righto chap end of the world voice.
Ossian's Ride. 3 honks. Not really sci-fi. A fairly mediocre spy thriller romp.
Amazon short stories. There's ten in total, but I really enjoyed these. The far reaches: how it unfolds, the long game, slow time between stars. Also, randomize by Andy Weir.
A Memory Called Empire. 4.5 stars. The Roman Empire, but in space, and also with memory machines so you can talk to your predecessor, with lots of political intrigue. So just like Dune, but also completely different. This was a random goodwill find, and I'm really happy with it.
Neuromancer. 4 honks. Spice alert. I think people love this book because they've decided they're supposed to love it. It's fun, but it's nonsense. Watching the Black Mirror Christmas special would be more relevant.
When Gravity Fails. 3.5 honks. Neuromancer in Islam, but more about a murder mystery. A bit weird that half the characters are trans, or sex changes as the author calls them, where it's mostly irrelevant to the story, and presented without judgement, just a lot of words for no apparent purpose. Not clear what the author was trying to do.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. 3.5 honks. A misfit crew with a heart of gold undertakes a perilous mission and hilarity ensues. I thought it was fun, but leans a little too heavily into I'm not like the other crew energy. I was fine with it, but the story telling is also pretty episodic. Each chapter is a new planet in which a new secret about a different crew remember is revealed and explored, and then it's okay, we still love you.
The Beggars in Spain. 5 honks. What if some people never sleep, and get super smart, and then everyone else resents them for their success? And what if the sleepless turn evil because of the resentment, but maybe some still try to be good? This echoed Atlas Shrugged far more than I expected, but not so obnoxious, a little less certain of its position. The story structure reminded me of Schismatrix.
The Black Cloud. 4.5 honks. A combination first contact and apocalypse story that asks wouldn't scientific despotism be the best government? Written by an astronomer, so lots of wavelength talk. I read Day of the Triffids earlier, and this shares a very sort of English righto chap end of the world voice.
Ossian's Ride. 3 honks. Not really sci-fi. A fairly mediocre spy thriller romp.
Amazon short stories. There's ten in total, but I really enjoyed these. The far reaches: how it unfolds, the long game, slow time between stars. Also, randomize by Andy Weir.
A Memory Called Empire. 4.5 stars. The Roman Empire, but in space, and also with memory machines so you can talk to your predecessor, with lots of political intrigue. So just like Dune, but also completely different. This was a random goodwill find, and I'm really happy with it.
Neuromancer. 4 honks. Spice alert. I think people love this book because they've decided they're supposed to love it. It's fun, but it's nonsense. Watching the Black Mirror Christmas special would be more relevant.
When Gravity Fails. 3.5 honks. Neuromancer in Islam, but more about a murder mystery. A bit weird that half the characters are trans, or sex changes as the author calls them, where it's mostly irrelevant to the story, and presented without judgement, just a lot of words for no apparent purpose. Not clear what the author was trying to do.