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Fun premise: the Colonial Defense Forces (CDF) apparently has technology that can reverse aging, so as people get older, more and more of them choose to j...

If you liked the first 7 books in the series, this one is more of the same.

The good The core premise is intriguing: what happens when almost everyone on earth goes blind? A number of interesting concepts: post-apocalyp...

I’ll be honest: I don’t understand why people like this book. At least not in 2023. Perhaps when the book came out ~200 years ago, it felt original, but by today’...

The good More fast-paced writing, without the weird hiccups of the first book in the series. More mildly interesting detective work and crime s...

DNF. I made it about 10% of the way through and gave up. It was just nonstop rambling about some priest or bishop, some debates about the French revolution, and I...

A terrific read. This book truly changed how I think about senses, and, more generally, how animals perceive the world. In particular, this book taught me the con...

I enjoyed this book considerably more than the first book in the series Prador Moon. It has all the strengths of the first book—including great sci-fi concepts an...

I found Amusing Ourselves to Death to be deeply insightful and profound. Technopoly, much less so. There are a few great ideas in this book, as Postman is a stron...

The good Deep, interesting characters who feel alive. An interesting look at life in 1950s Naples. Well-written. The not so good...