Blog, Page 45

The good As with most of Liu Cixin’s books, this one has a fascinating premise, and some interesting ideas and scenarios that follow on from that premise. T...

Another good entry in the series. More fun battles, politics, and strategy. More lame relationship mechanics. Slightly cheesy ending.

Did not finish. Read the two “Holmlock Shears” stories and two other short stories and gave up. The mysteries, deductions, and tricks were not particularly intere...

The good Strong writing. The book is a delight to read, and hard to put down. Terrific characters: everyone in the book feels like a unique, li...

Yet another thoroughly enjoyable read in the series. This one is unique in that it explores alien races more thoroughly and I appreciate Campbell’s attempt to exp...

The good Amazing what you can fit into short stories that are ~15 pages each! Many clever plot twists and reveals. I can only imagine this is a...

A very satisfying third book in the series. Lots of twists, great characters, happiness, tragedy, action, and more.

An excellent second entry in the series. It didn’t come together quite as powerfully for me as the first book, but was still a highly entertaining read. On to the...

A fascinating book that looks at the history of debt, which turns out to be intertwined with much of the history of humanity, and touches on topics such as econom...

Starts off fun, but seems to lose its way part through. A book about the body should either give you a sense of wonder or useful advice; this one has a tiny bit o...