Good story and setting, great characters (with delightful asides). While not without Atkinson's typical morosity, this one has a liberal sprinkling of wit and humor that sets it apart. Loved it!
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friesen5000 rated The long way to a small, angry planet: 4 stars
The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen …
friesen5000 rated The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: 4 stars
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a …
friesen5000 rated The sin of certainty: 4 stars
The sin of certainty by Peter Enns
Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity …
friesen5000 rated The Midnight Library: 4 stars
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on …
friesen5000 reviewed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight …
The Midnight Library
4 stars
friesen5000 reviewed Shrines of Gaiety by Doubleday
Atkinson's best!
5 stars
friesen5000 reviewed The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day 2)
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with …
Good story, uneven pacing
4 stars
Good story but pacing is a bit uneven - too much detail on some things that don't seem to move things forward, then jumping to faster moving parts.
friesen5000 reviewed A Promised Land by Barack Obama
A worthwhile read
Insightful and engaging.
friesen5000 rated A Promised Land: 4 stars
friesen5000 rated The Name of the Wind: 4 stars
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicles, #1)
"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan …
friesen5000 rated Stardust: 3 stars
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Stardust is a 1999 fantasy novel by British writer Neil Gaiman, usually published with illustrations by Charles Vess. Stardust has …
friesen5000 rated Neverwhere: 4 stars
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere is the companion novelisation written by English author Neil Gaiman of the television serial Neverwhere, written by Gaiman and …
friesen5000 rated Trigger Warning: 4 stars
friesen5000 rated Half of a Yellow Sun: 4 stars
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
With effortless grace, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in African history: Biafra's struggle to establish an independent republic …