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Drive by James S.A. Corey
5.0
This Expanse novella is really good as a stand-alone sci-fi short story for anyone looking for some phenomenal story-telling and world-building in only 33 pages. It gives a bit of background lore to the Expanse universe (specifically regarding how outer-planet travel became feasible sometime before the actual series takes place) and contains no spoilers and can be read entirely as a standalone piece. The authors released it as a pdf for free but it’s hard to find so I’ve rehosted it here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-rKlS368EsTCclTarD6o1QlIS3IJNTf_/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-rKlS368EsTCclTarD6o1QlIS3IJNTf_/view?usp=drivesdk
Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey
5.0
Ahhhh the characters are all so amazing and deep and believable and real and diverse and the way these books use science as a more-or-less bounding box inside of which to craft the story instead of just ignoring it for plot’s sake is so refreshingly impressive
These books really make you think about how gravity and physics in general and so many other cool, sciencey things work and it’s all just so fascinating. But also it’s a story at its core and a really good story at that.
okay I’m done that’s all till the next book I suppose
These books really make you think about how gravity and physics in general and so many other cool, sciencey things work and it’s all just so fascinating. But also it’s a story at its core and a really good story at that.
okay I’m done that’s all till the next book I suppose
Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
5.0
The climax is sooo satisfying. 500-some pages of build-up that’s absolutely worth it for that one sentence you’ve been waiting for the entire book
of course it helps that the entire book is really good as well
of course it helps that the entire book is really good as well
The Vital Abyss by James S.A. Corey
5.0
what a wonderfully dark exploration into how the climax of the first book was set in motion
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
5.0
minor spoilers:
The main character goes through a ton of shifts but the author makes it all feel so natural. Like, looking back, it's hard to believe the main character is the same person in various scenes. While reading, though, there's never a clear shift. It all happens over long stretches and he always feels like the same person -- just at different times.
And those last few sentences
Merged review:
minor spoilers:
The main character goes through a ton of shifts but the author makes it all feel so natural. Like, looking back, it's hard to believe the main character is the same person in various scenes. While reading, though, there's never a clear shift. It all happens over long stretches and he always feels like the same person -- just at different times.
And those last few sentences
The main character goes through a ton of shifts but the author makes it all feel so natural. Like, looking back, it's hard to believe the main character is the same person in various scenes. While reading, though, there's never a clear shift. It all happens over long stretches and he always feels like the same person -- just at different times.
And those last few sentences
Merged review:
minor spoilers:
The main character goes through a ton of shifts but the author makes it all feel so natural. Like, looking back, it's hard to believe the main character is the same person in various scenes. While reading, though, there's never a clear shift. It all happens over long stretches and he always feels like the same person -- just at different times.
And those last few sentences