Review: Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
The good A somewhat unique premise: mobile cities that move around and hunt each other. The steampunk technology vibe is kind of neat: steam po...
The good A somewhat unique premise: mobile cities that move around and hunt each other. The steampunk technology vibe is kind of neat: steam po...
The good Gives you a deep appreciation for the realm of research and the audacious attempt of humans to understand, well, everything! The book offers a s...
The good Fascinating premise: an alternate history where Germany won World War II. The book does an excellent job of using a Nazi-dominated Europe in the...
The good A unique, interesting commentary on technology, religion, imperialism, and power. The not so good The book is written in the style of Hind...
Good characters. Interesting mystery & deductions. Fun technology. Plenty of action. A shame it’s not a series!
There are some good insights in this book, mixed with a fair bit of filler around consciousness, mindfulness, and pseudo-buddhist new age fluff. The book also occ...
The good Three entertaining short stories that are fast-paced and hard to put down. Fun characters. Fun heists. Plenty of t...
The good A fun premise: a spaceship crashes on earth, a guy goes to investigate, and gets pulled into an interstellar adventure. Fast paced wit...
The good Intriguing mystery that pulls you along. A fun look at the bizarre world of ghostwriting. The second half of the book is exc...