The Hall of Fire

Did you like books 1 and 2? Not really. My husband tells me there's an epiphany coming up soon that changes everything. I'll hang on until that happens. It's not like I have anything else in mind to read right now anyway. I was briefly tempted to try some of Bruno Miller's other fiction (because th...

I'm on "book" 3 of the Murderbot diaries and not really liking it at all.
The first few dozen times a protagonist says they don't care, it's kind of amusing in a snarky sort of way. This far in, though, I'm getting really tired of it. If the main character doesn't care, why should I?

This story I'm on now is a case in point of how an author can mess up in their research. The next altercation the protagonists are involved in takes place about 5 miles from where I live, and is a place I've visited often, down by the river. The author was obviously using google maps to decide where...

I'm listening to a post apocalyptic novel right now that is actually pretty engrossing: The Dark Road series by Bruno Miller. I just popped on here to mention that a gas station I've been to many times irl just went up in a giant fireball. :scarey: It's a travel story and they are crossing what's le...

Wordle 1,440 5/6





I didn't think there were that many possibilities ending in the same three letters.

I started wondering if Spiderlight was a first novel after a while. So I was bothered by quality, too.

"Earth's First Starfighter" ..... 24 hours into this book and I'm ready to quit this one. Cardboard cutout characters who always do everything right I can usually tolerate. Very little description of what's going makes this feel like the outline of a story instead of the published work, th...

OK, I loved the first two episodes of Murderbot. :) I didn't intend to get started on this so soon, but my husband accidently signed us up for Apple TV while activating a new Fire TV stick... and we decided to go with it. :) We don't watch TV much in the summer, but I think we'll make time for this ...

I've quit two more audiobooks this week. "The Galaxy and the Ground Within" by Becky Chambers. Just too darn boring. The story is about a group of alien travelers stuck in what amounts to a hotel on an airless planet while some disaster prevents them from leaving. What little plot there is...

I do not recommend "Asunder" by Kerstin Hall. Lots of points for originality and unpredictability... but those are outweighed by the horror factor and the unlikeableness of the protagonist. I really don't like some of the images that story left in my mind.

I really enjoy it when a writer starts the story in the middle, then goes back filling in the history of their character and what makes them tick, then they bring it all together in the end. I've been hit with that too much lately and am really starting to dislike that technique. Lots of flashbacks...

Maybe the name "Mirkwood" isn't copyrighted? And the idea of giant spiders can't possibly be.

I bought "Spiderlight" by Adrian Tchaikovsky yesterday during an Audible sale, just because I liked his "Children of Time" series. I didn't even read the blurb closely. It was on sale. I'd probably like it. I'm two chapters in and it appears to be a story from the point of view o...

I'm glad I wasn't even considering that one.

I've heard it has good sci fi.

We try to only have one streaming service active at a time (not counting Prime) , so we'll have to finish what we are watching on Disney +Hulu soon. It *is* spring though. We really don't watch TV much in the non-winter months.

I listened to "All Systems Red" and while it was OK... I felt no need to continue the story. I pictured Murderbot as gender neutral, leaning towards female, though. It's weird to see the actor they chose in that role. He's not androgynous at all. I may have to switch our streaming service ...

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 2:32 pm

Hidden text.

It allowed me to use the so-called word "fiest" as one of my choices. I can't find any definition for that at all, not even an archaic one.

"Astray" is free on Audible for members, the rest of the series you have to buy.

I'm on "The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist" series by Jenny Schwartz. I'm definitely liking this author!

Alatar wrote: ↑Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:54 pm Does Lego count?

Of course! You put it together with your hands, didn't you?

Edit: And that is beautiful!