Armamix reviewed Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Review of 'Europe in Autumn' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
This is good in its own right, but it does bear a striking resemblance to China Mievilles City and the City. Looking forward to the next part.
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Armamix reviewed Evna by Siri Pettersen
Seria: Krucze Pierścienie, T. 3
Review of 'Evna' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Er det slutt alt?
Armamix rated Small gods: 4 stars
Small gods by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 13)
Small Gods is the thirteenth of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, published in 1992. It tells the origin of the god …
Armamix reviewed Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch -- "Scout" -- returns home from New York City …
Review of 'Go Set A Watchman' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
Starts out excruciatingly slow, and is marred by poor editing (Is the school headmaster Mr Tuffett or Ms Muffett?) It picks itself up a bit in the final third and becomes a nice but somewhat uninspiring read.
Mild spoilers:
Others have mentioned how their biggest disappointment is the relegation of Atticus from God Almighty to Regular Joe. I don't see that at all. All through Mockingbird I looked at Atticus as a decent role model for fathers and people in general, but felt very clearly that he was presented through the eyes of a child that adored him. This book only strengthens that view for me. Atticus is still as much a standout father, but with the obvious flaws that make him a mortal man. His handling of what can only be called a very delayed teenage rebellion seems to me to be nothing but a success. That he has …
Starts out excruciatingly slow, and is marred by poor editing (Is the school headmaster Mr Tuffett or Ms Muffett?) It picks itself up a bit in the final third and becomes a nice but somewhat uninspiring read.
Mild spoilers:
Others have mentioned how their biggest disappointment is the relegation of Atticus from God Almighty to Regular Joe. I don't see that at all. All through Mockingbird I looked at Atticus as a decent role model for fathers and people in general, but felt very clearly that he was presented through the eyes of a child that adored him. This book only strengthens that view for me. Atticus is still as much a standout father, but with the obvious flaws that make him a mortal man. His handling of what can only be called a very delayed teenage rebellion seems to me to be nothing but a success. That he has views and opinions most people today probably do not have takes nothing away from that.
I went into this with low expectations, I figured there was a good reason this book was never published, before and there is. It appears unfinished and rather immature and would probably not have appeared at all (or at least not in this form) had it not been a guaranteed success. In conclusion, you certainly do not have to read this, but it's not all bad either.
Armamix reviewed Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as …
Review of 'Fahrenheit 451' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Reread. Still just as good.
Armamix reviewed Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Perdido Street Station is a novel by British writer China Miéville, published in 2000 by …
Review of 'Perdido Street Station' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
Not my favorite Miéville, but still good. Started slow, but got better and threw me a couple of curve balls at the end.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right.
According to …
Armamix rated Azur: Kapteinenes planet: 4 stars
Azur: Kapteinenes planet by Jon Bing (Krøniken om stjerneskipet Alexandria, #1)
Azur er en fjern planet med store blå hav og utallige øyer. En riktig ferieplanet, hadde det ikke vært for …
Armamix reviewed The Jehovah Contract by Victor Koman
Review of 'The Jehovah Contract' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
An assassin is contracted to kill God in a Blade Runner-ish millennial Los Angeles. Part noir, part scifi, part quasi-philosophical ramblings. I wanted to like this one for it's somewhat novel concept and a couple of very good future predictions, but unfortunately the rather bland writing style and uninteresting characters ruin the experience. The characters are particularly disappointing as they seem potentially very interesting at first, but then nothing happens. It's not a horribly bad book as this type of scifi goes, but it's nothing more than that.
Armamix rated Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors: 3 stars
Armamix reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated …
Review of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
One of few "American classics" I really get something out of.
Armamix rated The Martian: 4 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
Armamix rated Stillness and speed: 3 stars
Armamix rated Freedom Maze: 3 stars
Armamix reviewed Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
In the year 2044. reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts …
Review of 'Ready Player One' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
Fun futuro-nostalgic romp through eighties pop culture and a bleak techno future. Simplistic storyline and relatively two-dimensional characters ruins what could have been a great thriller, along with a couple of moments where suspension of disbelief is hard to achieve.