Take a photo of a barcode or cover
marthmuffins's reviews
304 reviews
Crash by J.G. Ballard
3.0
Crash - 3.5/5
Cryin tis as ah 'hallucinatory novel' as the blur ah ma copie states is as accurate ah descriptor of tis beuk as probably exists. It wurks beest (As I've learnd tae me dismay) if you gae through it quick, unlik wit ah ended up daeing (as yeh kin see fae how lang I wis readin tis fir). It'll flow a fair bit beeter readin it aw close the gether n how a teuk it in probably hurt ma enjoyment ah the wurk o'erall.
Oonywae, tae the beuk itsel. The protagonsist (the author himsel it seems) becomes increasinly sexually fixated on car crashes n their victims affer bein personally involved in a deadly heid-on collision. He spirals further n further intae ah new world of technological sexuality, joining it followers in praise of it.
Tis is a beau of a novel, in yeh can see the author desendin doon his pathway tae becomin lik his 'mentor' (fir lack oh a beeter word) Vaughn. The imagery of the growin technological world and how is changin thems living waein it is a sight worth the readin. However, aside fae ma own slapdash readin ah the beuk, I had me own problems.
Furst, the writin aw the sex itsel, whilst intentionally sorta clinical wae a hint of discust fae the scribbler wis a bitty hard tae get through, there is only some much semen spraying ontae dashboards ah kin tak. Secondly, homosexuality seemed to be treated as the ultimate 'perversity' in the tale, which rubbed me the wrang wae somewit. Both a these points, alonwae ma slow readin ah the storie brought the wurk doon fir me personally.
O'erall - 3.5/5
Cryin tis as ah 'hallucinatory novel' as the blur ah ma copie states is as accurate ah descriptor of tis beuk as probably exists. It wurks beest (As I've learnd tae me dismay) if you gae through it quick, unlik wit ah ended up daeing (as yeh kin see fae how lang I wis readin tis fir). It'll flow a fair bit beeter readin it aw close the gether n how a teuk it in probably hurt ma enjoyment ah the wurk o'erall.
Oonywae, tae the beuk itsel. The protagonsist (the author himsel it seems) becomes increasinly sexually fixated on car crashes n their victims affer bein personally involved in a deadly heid-on collision. He spirals further n further intae ah new world of technological sexuality, joining it followers in praise of it.
Tis is a beau of a novel, in yeh can see the author desendin doon his pathway tae becomin lik his 'mentor' (fir lack oh a beeter word) Vaughn. The imagery of the growin technological world and how is changin thems living waein it is a sight worth the readin. However, aside fae ma own slapdash readin ah the beuk, I had me own problems.
Furst, the writin aw the sex itsel, whilst intentionally sorta clinical wae a hint of discust fae the scribbler wis a bitty hard tae get through, there is only some much semen spraying ontae dashboards ah kin tak. Secondly, homosexuality seemed to be treated as the ultimate 'perversity' in the tale, which rubbed me the wrang wae somewit. Both a these points, alonwae ma slow readin ah the storie brought the wurk doon fir me personally.
O'erall - 3.5/5
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
5.0
Darkness At Noon - 5/5
Wit a novel. A charactr study've ah man once say high in the Soviet Uni- I mean 'Over There' tha he sat ah the table wae the Leader himsel, brought doon n shooved in a cell tae fir his supposed crimes. Wit follows is jest o'er 200 pages ah introspection, monologue n debate on the methods of a certain Georgian dictator n, less directly, his Russian forefather.
Weel wurth a read its easy tae see which side Koestler comes doon upon (maest, even then, dae) bit he doesny mak the represtnatives ah 'No 1' intae strawmen tae be ripped doon, they've arguments hard tae refute with anything bit gut feelin. They follow logic tae its warped conclusion, the Revolution maest live on.
Tae conclude, if yer wantin sumhing capturin the feel've wit it musta been lik tae go through the Moscow trials then gee tis a read, if yer wantin sum historical accoont, tis willny cut it (obviously).
Wit a novel. A charactr study've ah man once say high in the Soviet Uni- I mean 'Over There' tha he sat ah the table wae the Leader himsel, brought doon n shooved in a cell tae fir his supposed crimes. Wit follows is jest o'er 200 pages ah introspection, monologue n debate on the methods of a certain Georgian dictator n, less directly, his Russian forefather.
Weel wurth a read its easy tae see which side Koestler comes doon upon (maest, even then, dae) bit he doesny mak the represtnatives ah 'No 1' intae strawmen tae be ripped doon, they've arguments hard tae refute with anything bit gut feelin. They follow logic tae its warped conclusion, the Revolution maest live on.
Tae conclude, if yer wantin sumhing capturin the feel've wit it musta been lik tae go through the Moscow trials then gee tis a read, if yer wantin sum historical accoont, tis willny cut it (obviously).
The City of the Beast by Michael Moorcock
3.0
The City of the Beast - 3/5
A fine wee sword n planet storie, no many surprises, goes how yeh'd expect but ah fun, action packed wee tale tae burn a day awa. Nae much mair tae say othr than yeh ken wit yer gettin in fir if yeh've any knowledge ah heroic fantasy.
A fine wee sword n planet storie, no many surprises, goes how yeh'd expect but ah fun, action packed wee tale tae burn a day awa. Nae much mair tae say othr than yeh ken wit yer gettin in fir if yeh've any knowledge ah heroic fantasy.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
4.0
The Island of Doctor Moreau - 4/5
Ah Sci-Fi classic fae [a: H. G. Wells|880695|H.G. Wells|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588944685p2/880695.jpg], it tells the storie of one mr Prendick and his trials on the island've Doctor Moreau. A banging wee adventure plot, backed up wae sum clever commentary aboot relgion, morality in he like It awso helps tha its scribbled in a Victorian style wae plenty aw stiff upper lip Britishness tae gae aroond. Ends a smidge abruptly fir me taste but aside fae tha it's well wurth the short read.
Ah Sci-Fi classic fae [a: H. G. Wells|880695|H.G. Wells|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1588944685p2/880695.jpg], it tells the storie of one mr Prendick and his trials on the island've Doctor Moreau. A banging wee adventure plot, backed up wae sum clever commentary aboot relgion, morality in he like It awso helps tha its scribbled in a Victorian style wae plenty aw stiff upper lip Britishness tae gae aroond. Ends a smidge abruptly fir me taste but aside fae tha it's well wurth the short read.
The Bull and the Spear by Michael Moorcock
3.0
The Bull and the Spear - 3/5
Ah fine wee swurd and sucery tale fae a master of 'em. Corum, Prince of the Silver Hand, sets oot tae fight sum Celtic flavoured enemies in a land ah never endin winter. The Fhoi Myore, based an the Irish legends of the Fomóire, come tae spreed cald an deeth tae the lands a the Mabden sae as tae mak their land lik tha of the Limbo they came fae. Corum, summoned be the few remainin folken of tis dying wurld, does his best tae defeat'em.
Tis is ah fine adventure yarn, but his ah little stretched, despite is short page count. The threat ah the Fhoi Myore, whilst considerable, is no so much felt directly be Corum who mainly comes across their handywork in the form of the desalet wasteland his wanderins tak him through. He fights their minions sure but the presence ah the Fhoi Myore is only really felt in the wings during tis beuk.
The atmosphere of the storie is ah high point. The description of ah cald n lifeless land, frozen under the march ah the gods ah Limbo is a powerful yin. Yeh kin feel the freezin wind as Corum does. Corum does a fair bita agnsty introspection at the beginnin ah the storie as well, which ah alwaes lik.
Character-wise is pretty stock. Ah've nae read any oh the other Corum beuks n sae far he seems lik a stock honourable hero (though fae wit a've gleaned tis is different in the previous trilogy). Medhbh, Corum's love interest, is maistly unnerdeveloped n whilst hers and Corum's relationship taks slightly mair tim than Elric and Zarozinia's romance to appear it still feels oot a left field, specially since Corum was in mourning for maist ah the beginning ah've the novel.
O'eraw, the beuk is a fine adventure wae ah loada action and sum well crafted atmosphere.
Ah fine wee swurd and sucery tale fae a master of 'em. Corum, Prince of the Silver Hand, sets oot tae fight sum Celtic flavoured enemies in a land ah never endin winter. The Fhoi Myore, based an the Irish legends of the Fomóire, come tae spreed cald an deeth tae the lands a the Mabden sae as tae mak their land lik tha of the Limbo they came fae. Corum, summoned be the few remainin folken of tis dying wurld, does his best tae defeat'em.
Tis is ah fine adventure yarn, but his ah little stretched, despite is short page count. The threat ah the Fhoi Myore, whilst considerable, is no so much felt directly be Corum who mainly comes across their handywork in the form of the desalet wasteland his wanderins tak him through. He fights their minions sure but the presence ah the Fhoi Myore is only really felt in the wings during tis beuk.
The atmosphere of the storie is ah high point. The description of ah cald n lifeless land, frozen under the march ah the gods ah Limbo is a powerful yin. Yeh kin feel the freezin wind as Corum does. Corum does a fair bita agnsty introspection at the beginnin ah the storie as well, which ah alwaes lik.
Character-wise is pretty stock. Ah've nae read any oh the other Corum beuks n sae far he seems lik a stock honourable hero (though fae wit a've gleaned tis is different in the previous trilogy). Medhbh, Corum's love interest, is maistly unnerdeveloped n whilst hers and Corum's relationship taks slightly mair tim than Elric and Zarozinia's romance to appear it still feels oot a left field, specially since Corum was in mourning for maist ah the beginning ah've the novel.
O'eraw, the beuk is a fine adventure wae ah loada action and sum well crafted atmosphere.
The Ballad of Halo Jones: Volume 1 by Barbara Nosenzo, Alan Moore
4.0
The Ballad of Halo Jones - 4/5
Yin ah [a: Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg]'s first major original comic creations with art by [a: Ian Gibson|12755|Ian Gibson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1568546132p2/12755.jpg], Halo Jones wis written is individual episodes in British comic 2000AD in the 1980s. Follwin the storie ah normal girl Halo Jones as she gaes on a shopping trip. Noo tis daesnae soond the maist interestin storie bit Moore and Gibson manage tae insert sae much character and world intae tis tale is absurd.
Halo Jones, her freend Rodice in a robot dug call Toby gae oot fir ah shoppin trip and the depressin alienation and cripplin poverty of the Hoop wae ah kick in the teeth it the end. Halo gaes tae escape at the end.
The art be Gibson is well done in brings detail tae the wurld.
O'erall, the storie is well wurth ah read, especially if yer a fan ah Alan Moore.
Yin ah [a: Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg]'s first major original comic creations with art by [a: Ian Gibson|12755|Ian Gibson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1568546132p2/12755.jpg], Halo Jones wis written is individual episodes in British comic 2000AD in the 1980s. Follwin the storie ah normal girl Halo Jones as she gaes on a shopping trip. Noo tis daesnae soond the maist interestin storie bit Moore and Gibson manage tae insert sae much character and world intae tis tale is absurd.
Halo Jones, her freend Rodice in a robot dug call Toby gae oot fir ah shoppin trip and the depressin alienation and cripplin poverty of the Hoop wae ah kick in the teeth it the end. Halo gaes tae escape at the end.
The art be Gibson is well done in brings detail tae the wurld.
O'erall, the storie is well wurth ah read, especially if yer a fan ah Alan Moore.
An Alien Heat by Michael Moorcock
4.0
Read is part ah the [b: Dancers at the End of Time|60147|The Dancers at the End of Time (Dancers at the End of Time, #1-3)|Michael Moorcock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492574964l/60147._SY75_.jpg|927025] omnibus.