Noua aventură a fost la fel plină de umor și situații între râs și plâns. Păstrează ritmul alert și câteva personaje introduse în Arhanghelul Raul. AșNoua aventură a fost la fel plină de umor și situații între râs și plâns. Păstrează ritmul alert și câteva personaje introduse în Arhanghelul Raul. Aș fi vrut să evite introducerea primarului deoarece a fost cam inutilă și aș fi vrut mai mult timp cu dl maior. Rămâne pe data viitoare.
Trebuie să recunosc că m-a deranjat folosirea cuvântului cu ț datorită faptului că, în viața mea de zi de zi, este folosit în mod derogator. Autorul nu denigrează personajele de etnie roma, dar nu-l cunosc personal și am stat cu morcovul in c** puțin până am înțeles că mai degrabă face mișto de persoane prea PC ca mine. Mi-ar fi plăcut să mă pot bucura de lectură la fel ca de prima, dar asta e. ...more
Într-adevăr, numai un SF putea explica de ce mereu întârzie CFR-ul. Bine că există un motiv. Aventura controlorilor a fost savuroasă și voi sări imediÎntr-adevăr, numai un SF putea explica de ce mereu întârzie CFR-ul. Bine că există un motiv. Aventura controlorilor a fost savuroasă și voi sări imediat în volumul 2....more
One of my favorite audiobooks to regularly re-listen is Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve. So I tried to temper my expectations when embarking on thOne of my favorite audiobooks to regularly re-listen is Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve. So I tried to temper my expectations when embarking on this read but I was probably not successful. This book was a mixed bag. It was enjoyable and had I read it in my doe-eyed 20s, all the American ingenuity and vague democratic values would've appealed more. What my cynical over 30 self can't help but appreciate is Twain's social commentary and the way he ends his book.
I also love Twain's humor but not even 500 pages of it can temper the almost paternalistic way in which Hank, our narrator, talks about a culture he is not a part of but wants to mold according to his vision regardless of their desire. And of course, his vision is that by bringing industry and capitalism, science will prevail over superstition. I use science here as vaguely and as utilitarianly as Hank does himself.
This would've been a nice novella, but Twain really wanted to kill satire by overusing it. I probably would've liked this book a lot more if Hank made fun of him Ubermensch self more often. Maybe Twain would've liked him more too....more
I'm interested in the cut-through politics and the ride-or-die family dynamics but the romance just didn't click with me. Maybe the next book hit the I'm interested in the cut-through politics and the ride-or-die family dynamics but the romance just didn't click with me. Maybe the next book hit the mark better, but all in all, an okay read....more
I was mostly interested in Warner's POV, but the other two were nice too.I was mostly interested in Warner's POV, but the other two were nice too....more
Two hour ago I realized this novella was available on the authors' website so I dropped everything and dived in.
On the bright side, this book has a lTwo hour ago I realized this novella was available on the authors' website so I dropped everything and dived in.
On the bright side, this book has a lot of Maud and Helen and their mother-daughter relationship made me feel all toasty inside. If only the romance were half as inspiring... Arland was really boring and their relationship had to much anxiety and not enough sexual tension and/or banter....more
I'm beginning to think you can't go wrong with Ilona Andrews' books. I read this series in one go and I'm so insanely sleep deprived at the moment, buI'm beginning to think you can't go wrong with Ilona Andrews' books. I read this series in one go and I'm so insanely sleep deprived at the moment, but I regret nothing. Looking forward to Maud's novella....more
Still great, but I wish I'd noticed the wordplay in the titles of this series. There are so many bad broomstick puns Sean could've delivered :DStill great, but I wish I'd noticed the wordplay in the titles of this series. There are so many bad broomstick puns Sean could've delivered :D...more
This book has a great premise, world building and fun banter so I've decided to read the series all in one go. This book has a great premise, world building and fun banter so I've decided to read the series all in one go. ...more
I really like the audiobook, but I recommend also flipping through the physical book for the illustrations. They're great!I really like the audiobook, but I recommend also flipping through the physical book for the illustrations. They're great!...more
I can't believe how well these two go together. Listening to the audiobook was a lot of fun!I can't believe how well these two go together. Listening to the audiobook was a lot of fun!...more
2020 has only just started but this novella sets the bar really, really high. I loved Elsie and the plot just kept twisting me into knots. The only do2020 has only just started but this novella sets the bar really, really high. I loved Elsie and the plot just kept twisting me into knots. The only downside is that at times it felt rushed. This needed to be a full-blown novel. Regardless, I'm still blown away so I'll definitely pick up more from the author....more
In a post-environmental apocalypse society, a group of scientists travel back to Ancient Mesopotamia to inspect the Fertile Crescent and avoid the locIn a post-environmental apocalypse society, a group of scientists travel back to Ancient Mesopotamia to inspect the Fertile Crescent and avoid the locals, but things go awry. The novella takes its time to set up the relationships between the scientists, their goals and the demands of a ever-changing society, so it may seen slow at first, but it really kicks you in the shins with that ending.
I was not expecting to be so invested in the inter-generational conflict in an ecological time travelling mission, but it was really engrossing. I really hope the author writes more in this world....more
No matter how charismatic Captain Nemo is, he can't make up for the length of this book and it's problem with pacing. I remember reading an abridged vNo matter how charismatic Captain Nemo is, he can't make up for the length of this book and it's problem with pacing. I remember reading an abridged version as a child so I'd recommend that. I was planning on reading the sequel The Mysterious Island, but at 700+ pages, I'll have to think some more on it....more
The Magical Negro - a warrior is about to be killed by some demons when a stranger appears (3 stars)
Kabu Kabu - a woman is close to loosing her plane The Magical Negro - a warrior is about to be killed by some demons when a stranger appears (3 stars)
Kabu Kabu - a woman is close to loosing her plane when an illegal cab driver helps her out (4 stars)
The House of Deformities - two sisters are accompanying their parents to Nigeria to visit relatives and on the way they make a pit stop (3 stars)
The Black Stain - as the merchant's sons, the eldest stays behind minding the shop while the youngest goes forth to collect merchandise (3 stars)
How Inyang Got Her Wings - born different and unmarriageable, Inyang discovers another oddity one night: her wings; (view spoiler)[unable to follow tradition but only able to see herself through tradition (hide spoiler)] (4 stars) [my favorite]
On the Road - a Chicago cop is visiting her grandmother and grandaunt in Nigeria when she opens the door and sees a bleeding boy; the boy disappears but things only get weirder (4 stars)
Spider the Artist - hiding from her abusive husband, a woman plays guitar in her backyard and encounters a Zombie (3 stars)
The Ghastly Bird - a childhood dream comes true when a man discovers an extinct dodo bird eating fruits from his tree (3 stars)
The Winds of Harmattan - Asuquo, a Windseeker, is pressured into marrying a man she is lukewarm about (2 stars)
Long Juju Man - a young girl tries to outsmart the infamous Long Juju Man (3 stars)
The Carpet - two sisters go souvenir shopping but bring something odd into their ancestral rural Nigerian home (3 stars)
Icon - journalists working to find a scoop on Nigerian oil pirates get more than they bargained for (3 stars)
The Popular Mechanic - a first-year medical student returns home after her father disappears (3 stars)
Windseekers - two strangers, one murder (3 stars)
Bakasi Man - a hunchback doctor enters politics and decides to scapegoat societal issues on a small group of people (3 stars)
The Baboon War - on their way to school, three girls face off a baboon ambush (3 stars)
Asunder - a couple drowning in love is interrupted by a sudden pregnancy (4 stars)
Tumaki - a meta-human brings a broken toy to a mechanic wearing a burka (3 stars)
Biafra - a Windseeker hides her identity in order to infiltrate a refugee camp (3 stars)
Moom! - the largest swordfish is furious when her wares are tampered with (3 stars)
The Palm Tree Bandit - the story of how one great-grandmother's vandalism led to a beneficial outcome for the village womenfolk (3 stars)...more
Micromégas, a giant exiled for trying to write scientific book examining the insects on his planet, travels the universe and befrieoriginal read: 2006
Micromégas, a giant exiled for trying to write scientific book examining the insects on his planet, travels the universe and befriends the secretary of the Academy of Saturn. They bond over their love of philosophy and examination of the natural world.
Eventually, they arrive on Earth, where they examine humans to determine whether they have any intelligence or spirit. The humans explain the philosophies of Aristotle, Descartes, Malebranche, Leibniz and Locke to the travelers, but they laugh at them and promise to write a book about the point of everything, but that is where the book ends.
This was an interesting re-read and apparently this story and Plato's Dream are seminal works of science fiction so I'll be reading Candide, Zadig and Selected Stories next....more
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