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Since the ratings on the Bookwyrms don't impact authors' livelihoods, I feel comfortable getting more granular and using all the stars, so if you see a 3/5 rating on a book I say I liked, this is a rough breakdown of what I mean by my stars:
- ★☆☆☆☆ I was offended. I think this book has serious flaws.
- ★★☆☆☆ Not really my thing, and may have been a struggle.
- ★★★☆☆ Liked it, maybe even a lot. Might re-read.
- ★★★★☆ Loved this, and I want to talk about it.
- ★★★★★ I am obsessed. I may even be shaking right now.
As always, the text of my review is a much more accurate representation of my feelings.
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Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 by Ryan North (Star Trek: Lower Decks, #1)
Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 by Ryan North, Chris Fenoglio (Star Trek: Lower Decks, #1)
Das Comic-Debüt der erfolgreichen Paramount+-Zeichentrickserie über die unerschrockenen Ingenieure der Sternenflotte
Kurz nachdem sie ihre Crew auf eine planetare …
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Drake by Peter McLean
Seems like pulpy fun, but coming into this series at the third book isn't really doing it justice. Correia tries to fill in any details you might have forgot, but without having read the previous entries there's just too much baggage to keep straight in your head as a first time reader.
Not going to leave a rating, because I'm sure I would be more invested if I'd read the previous two entries.
Seems like pulpy fun, but coming into this series at the third book isn't really doing it justice. Correia tries to fill in any details you might have forgot, but without having read the previous entries there's just too much baggage to keep straight in your head as a first time reader.
Not going to leave a rating, because I'm sure I would be more invested if I'd read the previous two entries.
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Warbound: Book Three of the Grimnoir Chronicles by Larry Correia
Saved this from the library's pulp pile. I thought this would be a fun bit of trash, based on the cover art. Maybe I'm just that suggestible, but after reading a couple chapters I'm kind of into it! It's kind of good??? I'm so confused right now lol
Saved this from the library's pulp pile. I thought this would be a fun bit of trash, based on the cover art. Maybe I'm just that suggestible, but after reading a couple chapters I'm kind of into it! It's kind of good??? I'm so confused right now lol
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Wrong Way by Joanne McNeil
Wrong Way by Joanne McNeil
For years, Teresa has passed from one job to the next, settling into long stretches of time, struggling to build …
Another Hopeful Fool replied to Alien Sunset's status
@alien_sunset@bookwyrm.social I need to read more fun books, this looks amazing hahaha
This looks... incredible 👀
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Picked this up in a big bag of cheap books at my local library's Fall used book sale. On the outset it looks kind of chaotic, in a similar way to The Starless Sea -- where I'm not sure what the book is even about. But what little I've glimpsed has been super evocative, so I'm excited to find out!
Picked this up in a big bag of cheap books at my local library's Fall used book sale. On the outset it looks kind of chaotic, in a similar way to The Starless Sea -- where I'm not sure what the book is even about. But what little I've glimpsed has been super evocative, so I'm excited to find out!
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling …
Yaaaay Murderbot!
Another Hopeful Fool reviewed Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris …
Heartfelt, good character development
3 stars
Loved the projection of the titular SecUnit's feelings on to the experience of another bot. Great characters as always from Wells.
Loved the projection of the titular SecUnit's feelings on to the experience of another bot. Great characters as always from Wells.
Another Hopeful Fool replied to loppear's status
@loppear@bookwyrm.social Evocative title! 👀
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last …
Fascinating and disoncerting
4 stars
I can't remember the last time I read a book that flowed so effortlessly. There is no "dead air" in this novel. Lots of dialogue, with terse and welcome descriptions keep things moving without feeling rushed. The alien species is truly alien and disturbing on multiple levels, without coming off as malevolent.
The novel takes on a pretty different tone shortly after the halfway point, which I could definitely see upsetting people. It upset me, even though I loved the book. I think that's the point, but look up the CWs for yourself if you don't want to chance it.
I'm used to novels that much more clearly editorialize the author's morality into the book somehow. This one leaves that kind of hinting completely out, leaving you kind of gaslit over how to feel.
There is a pretty strong reading that can be done of this book …
I can't remember the last time I read a book that flowed so effortlessly. There is no "dead air" in this novel. Lots of dialogue, with terse and welcome descriptions keep things moving without feeling rushed. The alien species is truly alien and disturbing on multiple levels, without coming off as malevolent.
The novel takes on a pretty different tone shortly after the halfway point, which I could definitely see upsetting people. It upset me, even though I loved the book. I think that's the point, but look up the CWs for yourself if you don't want to chance it.
I'm used to novels that much more clearly editorialize the author's morality into the book somehow. This one leaves that kind of hinting completely out, leaving you kind of gaslit over how to feel.
There is a pretty strong reading that can be done of this book from a critical lens of colonialism, and through that viewport, Dawn is an account of experiencing the overwhelming force of another peoples technology and culture.
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read The Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor
The Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor
Writer, filmmaker, and organizer Astra Taylor takes a curious, critical, and ultimately hopeful look at the uniquely modern concept of …