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The good Intriguing premise: aliens visit earth briefly, leaving behind an area known as the Zone that is full of extraterrestrial artifacts and inexplic...

The good Intriguing central premise of what the “Charm School” is. I won’t explain that here to avoid spoilers, but it’s a fun and somewhat disturbing id...

Did not finish. In fact, could barely make it through the first 3 chapters. Perhaps I’m missing some brilliance that comes later in the book, but these first few ...

The good The parts of the book where Thompson describes time he actually spent with the Hell’s Angels—riding choppers, going to parties, doing drugs, get...

The good Some really, really cool sci fi concepts. Decent characters. The not so good Throws so many sci-fi concepts at you early...

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...