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Read more about the article Acceptance for Whom?

Acceptance for Whom?

  • Post published:April 18, 2018
  • Post category:Book Reviews
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Vandermeer leaves the reader with hope at the end of Acceptance. It's up to the reader whether or not they welcome it.

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Read more about the article Give Up Control and Read Authority by Jeff Vandermeer

Give Up Control and Read Authority by Jeff Vandermeer

  • Post published:April 18, 2018
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A noun, a verb, a desire, control is what he seeks; but is such a thing possible?

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Read more about the article The Delightful Horror of Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation

The Delightful Horror of Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation

  • Post published:April 18, 2018
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Steeped in tension and the unknown. It's horror in the classic sense of impending dread, an off-screen presence whose gaze is fixed upon the characters and the reader.

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Read more about the article Altered Carbon Offers an Out-of-Body Experience In Someone Else’s Flesh

Altered Carbon Offers an Out-of-Body Experience In Someone Else’s Flesh

  • Post published:October 25, 2017
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Altered Carbon shares a grim, dinginess similar to Blade Runner. The 1% now live hundreds of years in a rotating cast of tech-infused bodies.

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Read more about the article Surreal Action Sci-Fi from The Quantum Thief

Surreal Action Sci-Fi from The Quantum Thief

  • Post published:July 24, 2017
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In terms of comparisons, Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief, most reminds me of Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson.

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Read more about the article Nemesis Games by James Corey Reinvigorates The Expanse

Nemesis Games by James Corey Reinvigorates The Expanse

  • Post published:June 2, 2017
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So much better than the previous book.

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Read more about the article Cibola Burn by James Corey

Cibola Burn by James Corey

  • Post published:March 30, 2017
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Cibola Burn: A disease that affects readers of James Corey's fourth book in The Expanse series.

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Read more about the article The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

  • Post published:March 16, 2017
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"thought-provoking, wonderfully crafted, and necessary"

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Read more about the article Abaddon’s Gate by James Corey

Abaddon’s Gate by James Corey

  • Post published:March 8, 2017
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How would confronting a superior, almost magical alien technology make you question the existence of God?

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Read more about the article Caliban’s War by James Corey

Caliban’s War by James Corey

  • Post published:March 8, 2017
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It's like Taken, but this guy has no skills except for growing plants in space and luckily stumbling into Holden on Ganymede.

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