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Infinity Beach
3 1/2 Stars Have you ever noticed that the Mystery and Science Fiction sections are always together, way at the end of the fiction books? That makes sense to me because Sci-Fi books usually have some … more →
The Bibliophilists
Infinity Beach
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 1/2 Stars Have you ever noticed that the Mystery and Science Fiction sections are always together, … more →
Ender's Game
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 5 Stars When a science fiction book wins the Hugo and Nebula awards, you know going in it’s go … more →
Storm Front
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 4 Stars Book One of the Dresden Files! That was my favorite TV show of last season, so of course it … more →
Interesting Times
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 4 Stars So my Discworld kick of the last couple months (it’s over now) all started because I g … more →
Eric
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 1/2 Stars From the cover art it appears that this is a parody of Faust. I do not know Faust, but I … more →
Sourcery
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 1/2 Stars More of Rincewind and the Luggage! As far as Discworld characters go, Rincewind is not … more →
The Light Fantastic
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 Stars Rincewind is back! This book is a direct sequel to The Color of Magic, perhaps the only dire … more →
The Colour of Magic
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 Stars I am in the middle of a crazy Discworld kick. Normally after two or three, I get sick of th … more →
A Man Without a Counrty
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 Stars This collection of anecdotal stories shows off Vonnegut’s writing flair without involv … more →
Building Harlequin's Moon
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 2 1/2 Stars Larry Niven is famous for writing the Ringworld series, the first book of which I have ( … more →
Deepsix
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 Stars This is the second book I have read in Jack McDevitt’s Academy Series, about 24th cent … more →
Odyssey
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 4 Stars This, the fifth book (the third I’ve read) in Jack McDevitt’s Academy Series, is … more →
Maskerade
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 4 Stars I love Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. There are a lot of them, and they are all p … more →
Chindi
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 1/2 Stars This here’s a decent science fiction story. It’s a little slow at times, but … more →
The Anansi Boys
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 5 Stars Neil Gaiman is everywhere! I just picked up Good Omens, a classic collaboration he did with … more →
The Stolen Child
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 1/2 Star So there is apparently an old Irish legend about changelings who abduct small children and … more →
The Westing Game
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Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 Stars Adrienne has moved away, but her legacy remains. After finishing the last book, and discov … more →
On a Pale Horse
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 3 Stars By the time I read this book, I was already a big Discworld fan. The character Death from t … more →
1984 (audio book)
Adrienne wrote 1 year ago: 4 1/2 Stars This was my first audio book ever! It was cool because it allowed me to “read … more →
