“When you got right down to it, humans were still just curious monkeys. They still had to poke everything they found with a stick to see what it did.” I have to admit that I get intimidated by science fiction. I’m worried that it will go over my head and I won’t get it. Not that I don’t enjoy sci fi–I do! But I’ve always leaned more in the direction of fantasy, feeling that sci fi was outside of my comfort zone. I’ve been slowly […]
Why aren’t you guys reading this series?
“That’s the problem with things you can’t do twice,” Naomi said. “You can’t ever know how it would have gone if it had been the other way.” “No. But you can say that if you don’t do something different it’ll happen again, and again, and again, over and over until something changes the game.” “Like the protomolecule?” “It didn’t change anything,” Holden said. “Here we are, still doing all the same things we did before. We’ve got a bigger battleground. Some of the sides have shifted […]
Six books in, and still not a weak link to be found in the series
So, look. Typically in my reviews I go the very remedial route of talking about broad themes from the book, how well the characters and/or worldbuilding were developed, and I comment on the pacing and overall competence of the plot. If I am very lucky, something will stand out that either makes me want to rant, or go on a gushing squeefest, and I can write a better than milquetoast review. When you get to the sixth book in a consistently excellent series, there isn’t […]
When the $hit Gets Even More Real
Hello Cannonball Read 9 and hello to my very first Cannonball Read review! I’m more than happy to do whatever I can to help kick cancer squarely in the metaphorical nuts. All right, let’s get down to business.