dkiesow's reviews
32 reviews

Single & Single by John le Carré

3.0

The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

2.0

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin

4.0

The Birthday of the World: And Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin

4.0

Ringworld by Larry Niven

3.0

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

4.0

Parasite by Mira Grant

2.0

The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold

4.0

The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven

3.0

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

3.0

I can fully understand why people rate this book so highly. But I can’t agree. It is more of an exploration of the power of adjectival volume to propel a narrative than pursuit of actual plot. Not to say there is no plot, but it serves primarily to carry the luxuriant descriptions.