February 2020

Review of The Choice of Magic (Art of the Adept Book 1)

I just finished reading The Choice of Magic (Art of the Adept Book 1) by Michael G. Manning.📚 Another book proposed by the algorithm of Amazon, and as I was for the lookout for something lighter to read, I’ve decided to give it a try. The book did not disappoint. It is the classic hero story but with some twists. I especially liked how magic is working in this world and how he is learning it.

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/review /fantasy /magic /apprenticeship /Art-of-the-Adept

Review of The Word for World is Forest (Hainish Cycle)

I just finished reading The Word for World is Forest (Hainish Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin.📚 The story played on a world overgrown by a vast forest. Inhabited by humans adapted to the living on such a world in small tribal structures. The humans from earth started a colony to harvest wood on this planet. They use the native tribes as “slaves,” although not called by this name, it is the same.

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/review /anti-war /forest /sf /Hainish-Cycle

It’s snowing, but I don’t think it will stay it’s to warm for this. But this is the first snow in this winter so far.

 

Review of The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Hainish Cycle)

I just finished reading The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Hainish Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin.📚 The book’s story has an unusual structure. It starts in the middle of the story, and each chapter is alternating between the past and the future. In the past chapter, we are told the childhood and growing up of the main character Shevek. In the future chapter, we are told about his journey to the sister planet Urrasti where he is a guest of a country called A-Io.

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/review /wall /sf /Hainish-Cycle

Review of Shadow of the Conqueror (Chronicles of Everfall Book 1)

I just finished reading Shadow of the Conqueror (Chronicles of Everfall Book 1) by Shad Brooks.📚 This book is the first book by Youtuber Shad from Shadiversity channel. I’m a subscriber for some time mainly for his technical videos about how castles work. I’ve known for some time that he wants to write a book but did not realize that it was already published. So I was happy to start the book when he mentioned it the other time in one of his videos.

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/review /winter /sf /chronicles-of-everfall

Review of The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle)

I just finished reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.📚 I stumbled over this series on Micro.blog, I think, and as I needed something new to read, I started it. It is fascinating how Ms. Le Guin can write Science Fiction without ever needing to invent or explain technology. This book has Aliens and Spacecraft, but most of the book, the two main protagonists are walking though the big open world.

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/review /winter /sf /Hainish-Cycle

Review of Infinite Detail

I just finished reading Infinite Detail: A Novel by Tim Maughan.📚 It took some time to get into the story. The book contains two timelines. One timeline called “After” is situated after the global networks stopped working. The reason for this crash is not explained in the beginning; it is just a given. But not all technology is death. The other timeline is called “Before” and shows the situation just before the crash.

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/review /network /end-of-world

Review of The Great Hunt, The Wheel of Time, Book 2

Review of The Great Hunt, The Wheel of Time, Book 2 audiobook 📚. The journey goes further. We start seeing some growth in Rand in this book. I’ve entirely forgotten how early the Black Ajah is mentioned for the first time. Or better, I see now that on the first – and second – time reading, I did not give it’s mention as much thought as I give it now.

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/review /audiobook /wot

Review of The World According to Bob: The further adventures of one man and his street-wise cat

I finished reading The World According to Bob: The further adventures of one man and his street-wise cat by James Bowen.📚 After reading the first issue, I also decided to read the follow-up book. This book did not feel as coherent as the first one. But it is still an exciting and easy read. James goes into more detail of different parts of his life and also the writing process of the first book.

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/review /cat /biographie