The Speed of Time - Intriguing, but feels incomplete
2 stars
The Speed of Time is very short with an abrupt ending. After setting the stage, then presenting an intriguing back story, with a lot of potential, it ended in a fairly wishy washy way, and without much explanation for how the events in the back story lead to the conclusion or related to the setup.
In this alternative version of J.K. Rowling's famous tale, Petunia Evans marries the biochemist Michael …
I started listening to the first audio-book in the series of six, yesterday. So far, it seems like it has real potential.
FYI: I picked this version in the BookWyrm search because it has a picture, but clearly the number of pages is song, unless that count cones from book 1. The other entry says 2184 pages, which send more likely for the entire series on one eBook.
One day soon, suddenly and without explanation, the moon …
The only reason I made a comment the other day was because I stated reading this book, so I'm really annoyed that BookWyrm did not change the state to "Reading", which is what I was trying to do 🤬
The only reason I made a comment the other day was because I stated reading this book, so I'm really annoyed that BookWyrm did not change the state to "Reading", which is what I was trying to do 🤬
New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues …
Second favorite Martin Hench Novel
3 stars
Not as action packed as "Red Team Blues" books.mxhdr.net/book/57183 , but definitely better than "The Bezzle" books.mxhdr.net/book/84803 , "Picks and Shovels" rounds out the "Martin Hench" series, nicely wrapping up his back story with plenty of nostalgia and more harrowing examples of financial, and other, malfeasance.
The story does kind of drag on the buildup to the climax, which is kind of the opposite of what I normally expect in a climax, but at least it didn't tire me out with a long litany of indignities like "The Bezzle". Also in standard Cory Doctorow fashion, nothing is ever pat, so don't expect too much of a cheap vicarious righteous indignation high. Cory don't play that game. Realism has a price 😉
Not as action packed as "Red Team Blues" books.mxhdr.net/book/57183 , but definitely better than "The Bezzle" books.mxhdr.net/book/84803 , "Picks and Shovels" rounds out the "Martin Hench" series, nicely wrapping up his back story with plenty of nostalgia and more harrowing examples of financial, and other, malfeasance.
The story does kind of drag on the buildup to the climax, which is kind of the opposite of what I normally expect in a climax, but at least it didn't tire me out with a long litany of indignities like "The Bezzle". Also in standard Cory Doctorow fashion, nothing is ever pat, so don't expect too much of a cheap vicarious righteous indignation high. Cory don't play that game. Realism has a price 😉
New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues …
More of a slog than I expected. I set it aside at 90% to start "Do You Dream of Terra-Two?" books.mxhdr.net/book/32858 and later start to reread "Permutation City" books.mxhdr.net/book/3735 before resuming and finishing.
More of a slog than I expected. I set it aside at 90% to start "Do You Dream of Terra-Two?" books.mxhdr.net/book/32858 and later start to reread "Permutation City" books.mxhdr.net/book/3735 before resuming and finishing.