October Reading Thread

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Eversion by Alastair Reynolds
It’s virtually impossible to say anything about Eversion without spoilers. Suffice to say, I thought it was brilliant and had me guessing right up to the end. Yes, the reader will progressively build an understanding of what is happening, so the final reveal is not a complete face slap, but I certainly didn’t get all the way before that reveal. I love that in a book, when the reader slowly becomes aware of the subtext but there’s always a bit more to reveal. I do have some slight criticisms, in particular Reynolds should check out the mechanics of how a sailing ship sails! 5/5 stars

Sounds very good. I've not really forgiven Reynolds since he 'wasted' quite a bit of my reading time with Absolution Gap, which was DNF and made the preceding Revelation Space books pointless. This is a standalone and separate from that universe? Does it wrap up nicely, and should I maybe give Reynolds another go?

Seasons of Plenty by Colin Greenland
This is the sequel to Take Back Plenty, which I enjoyed even if I found it, in many ways, quite flawed. This one seems to have kept all the flaws and dropped all the good features. The main character went from being moderately likeable, if rather stupid, to being obnoxious. It rapidly became tedious, and I quit a third of the way through. 1/5 stars

Take Back Plenty was DNF for me - I tried it twice but found it was a bit rubbish, so to hear the sequel is even worse makes things simple!

Thanks for the reviews.

 

[Orcadian]

Currently listening to Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. So far I'm finding it excellent. A colony of a single-celled alien organism has arrived in the solar system and is absorbing enough of the Sun's energy that if this continues, it will lead to a new ice age. The research and space agencies of the world's rich nations have banded together to try and understand these creatures, with a view to halting their destructive effects. A man - a scientist and teacher - wakes from a long sleep to find himself alone aboard a spacecraft moving incredibly fast towards an unknown destination... This is where I've got to - no spoilers please.

 

[Dave Vicks]

THE WORKS OF EDGAR POE ,VOLUME 3.

 

[Danny McG]

Judge Dredd: Dreddlocked By Stephen Marley.

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Looking forward to learning about Mister Cairo after our own forum member Mentioned it was his favourite character.

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw "Mister Cairo" was the song by Pookiesnackenburger