Review: The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
The good Good writing. Interesting world building: (very minor spoilers ahead) the hyper-advanced Culture, with its crazy ships, robots, and bi...
The good Good writing. Interesting world building: (very minor spoilers ahead) the hyper-advanced Culture, with its crazy ships, robots, and bi...
The good A fun, well-written, easy read that’s hard to put down. Does a good job of putting you in the world of a crime-ridden 90’s LA. Bosch is an intere...
If you made it this far in the series, you’ll probably enjoy this one too. The series is definitely a bit too drawn out and repetitive, but despite that, it still...
A satisfying almost-conclusion to the series. The good: strategy, tactics, politics, space battles, and the camaraderie and sacrifices of soldiers. The not so goo...
What a fun read. Tightly paced, an intriguing mystery to keep you reading, fun characters, a respect for physics, and cool concepts & tech beyond our curr...
Another quick and entertaining read in the series, although by now, it’s getting a bit repetitive. This book didn’t introduce anything new over the previous ones ...
If you liked the first two books in the series, you’ll like this one. More massive space battles, strategy, leadership, morale, and a respect for the physics of s...
I’ve seen the movie multiple times and loved it, so I figured it was time to read the book (which was apparently written in tandem with the movie script). The go...
A very useful read for just about everyone. Although the book mostly focuses on receiving feedback, it also provides lots of useful insights about giving feedback...
Some of the stories are brilliant and memorable: The Pit and the Pendulum: amazing short story of a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition waking up in a to...