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DNF. The story seems to meander randomly: it’s not clear why Maigret is following Pietr the Latvian in the first place; it’s not clear why there are so many look...

The good A reasonably entertaining detective story with police work that feels somewhat realistic and some moderately satisfying deductions and reveals. ...

The good An interesting setting: Italy in the 90s, mafia, police, etc. Montalbano is a reasonably interesting character (despite meeting just a...

This seems like one of those rare books that was probably a lot more fun for the author to write than for the reader to read. The premise is great: to tell the sa...

The good Fascinating, mind-bending sci-fi ideas: parallel universes with slightly different laws of physics, matter exchange, unique alien species, life ...

Liu Cixin doesn’t disappoint. Just about every story of his I’ve ever read has at least one mind-blowing idea in it. Often, just in the first page or two, I found...

The good An interesting look at Ireland, the Church, and Boston in the 50s. Deep, conflicted characters. Good writing. The ...

I’m really enjoying this series. Great writing, interesting characters, cool tech and sci-fi concepts, good action, fun world building, and funny dialog.

The book starts nicely, and promises a nice mystery, but the big reveal and the way the characters acted after that felt a bit silly to me.

The good Love the format: two futuristic super warriors on opposite sides of a time-traveling war start leaving messages for each other. What a cool &...