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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
4.0
Sweet story, a little bit spooky, a little bit weird, a little bit old-timey. Nice package!
Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn
3.0
Kind of interesting in spots, especially for a science geek like myself, but it did drag in spots. This guy can really get into the weeds on esoterica!
Embassytown by China Miéville
2.0
I really want to like his books, but they I have a hard time feeling connected to the story. It is just a little bit off a comfortable narrative - seems like a bit too much work.
The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
3.0
Pretty cool idea, felt like a book that might have been written many years ago, which I guess is appropriate given the setting. Finally, I ended up not really caring all that much about the protagonist.
Dead Lines by Greg Bear
3.0
I like his hard science fiction, so I wasn't sure if I would like this one. I wasn't crazy about the main character and I didn't really like the supernatural finish.
Firstborn by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter
3.0
In their attempt to wrap up the various threads, I felt like I could not enjoy any single thread very much.
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
3.0
I enjoyed the languid pace of the jungle portions of the book, coupled with the almost supernatural attributes of rain forest medicine trees, which appealed to my science fiction sensibility.
The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman
3.0
I really liked the idea of this one and enjoyed the first half quite a bit. The second half seemed to lag a bit when they started wandering in the wilderness.