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oldwindways's Reviews (2.16k)

The Library of the Unwritten

A.J. Hackwith

4.25

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan

3.5

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Slippernet

Nisi Shawl

2.75

dark hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Witch and the Wyrm

Elizabeth Bear

4.0

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers

Jason M. Barr

DID NOT FINISH: 2%

I missed the book club meeting for this one due to travel, and after that, simply could not find the motivation to dig into the book before it was grossly overdue.
Not sure if I will find an excuse to bring it back up to the top of the queue.

Blindsight

Peter Watts

4.0

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dear Grom and Other Stories

Eneasz Brodski

4.5

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a collection of 11 short stories, many of which I had read before, but I was glad to revisit (plus a couple that I had missed or were being published here for the first time). There are a handful of genres covered, including fantasy and science fiction, many of which have an element of horror. Every single one of them gave me something to ponder, which, in my book, is the sign of a great story.