Reviews and Comments

I went in with the understanding this was a book about a bunch of whatif science problems so enjoyed it. The author did a good job of keeping things moving forward without getting too bogged down in detail. The structure of the story meant the protagonist was maybe the most upbeat superhuman I’ve met so it there was no emotional stakes but that was by design.

Hard not to read the story in lemmys distinctive voice as it feels like a series of recordings. Not a bad thing. As solid read given he was active up to the end but towards the end, perhaps because the lineup was a well oiled machine things wrapped up quickly concluding with hammered.

Had some interesting information of what was happening at Disney at the time this was developed, but with most of the issues being in marketing, management rather than juicy stories in production it felt quite flat and fell back on fandom to pad things out.

Good read. Setup and development of story and characters is well done.

Not an enjoyable read but provided some history and insight.

A random pick and first William Gibson novel. Noisy and Descriptive. world felt like Transmet in text form.

Engaging biography. Lots of time spent detailing events around his greatest works and some choice insights into a character that remained inscrutable to outsiders. Am not overly familiar with his work but enjoyed the read.

I enjoyed the oppressive tone and writing style. Not a book for those who want sharp focussed action. Would have rated it higher my was put off by commenters elsewhere who thought the Novel was the second coming and couldn’t exist alongside the movie.

Enjoyed this a lot. Pages felt densely packed with information that never seemed like a chore to work through. A complete contrast to the lightweight mad max book I breezed through recently but did not enjoy nearly as much.

Classic tale of the poets travel through the circles of hell. Not sure how this compares to other translations, but felt concise. A short but challenging read.

New fight, new world, same sidekick. While the story contained a lot of familiar beats falling outside of the main continuum robs it of a lot of its power.

Following immediately on from Waterloo sees Sharpe pulled in to post war plotting. Colourful characters but no arch villains makes for a quieter followup.

Originally intended as the final story in the Sharpes novels, the 11th book written, Waterloo is one of the best in the series.

With Sharpes Arch arch nemesis pushed largely to the sidelines the story can play to the series natural strengths.

Spent mostly in England, the story focuses on greed and the abuse of the war machine for profit. Still a ton of intrigue and wildly outrageous escapades but couched the realities of the class system sharpe has always dealt with makes for an interesting read.