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Audiobook Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

By amodini Posted in 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, harper audio, humor, imaginative, lovely things, must listen, must read, quirky, recommended, wit | Comments Off on Audiobook Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures is an enjoyable, feel-good book.

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Audiobook Review : Exhalation by Ted Chiang

By amodini Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, imaginative, philosophical, random_house, sci-fi | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Title : ExhalationAuthor : Frederik BackmanNarrators : Ted Chiang, Eduardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy LandonGenre : Sci-fiPublisher : Random House AudioListening Length : 11 hours 22 minutesRating : 3/5Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 I picked this audiobook of 9 separate tales because they were rooted in sci-fi. And they are, but they also attempt to answer […]

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Audiobook Review : Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

By amodini Posted in 2021, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, culture and society, imaginative, penguin_books, war | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Title : Exit WestAuthor : Mohsin HamidNarrator : Mohsin HamidGenre : Contemporary/FantasyPublisher : Penguin AudioListening Length : 4 hours 42 minutesRating : 3.5/5Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 Exit West is about Nadia and Saeed, two people who live in a city which is soon to be overrun by violence and unrest. When they fall in love, […]

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The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

By amodini Posted in 2015, books, imaginative, religion, sci-fi | Comments Off on The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

This is not going to read like a review because it is not one. Because I could not finish this book. However I feel compelled to tell you why I had to give up on it more than half way in. And before that I must submit to a little ranting. About how I’m having […]

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Book Review : Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach

By amodini Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, fun stuff, imaginative, must read, Orbit Books, recommended, romance, sci-fi, series, women | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”0316221112″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Fortune’s Pawn (Paradox #1) Author : Rachel Aaron Genre : Sci-Fi Publisher : Orbit Books Publish Date : November 5th 2013 Pages : 368 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 The main protagonist in this book is Paradoxian mercenary Devianna Morris. Devi is no ordinary merc – […]

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Book review : The Darwin Elevator by Jason Hough

By amodini Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, del_rey_books, desi, imaginative, netgalley, random_house, sci-fi, series | Comments Off on Book review : The Darwin Elevator by Jason Hough

[amazon_link id=”0345537122″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Darwin Elevator Author : Jason M. Hough Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Del Rey Pages : 496 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4/5 In the first novel of a trilogy, Hough builds a futuristic, dystopian 23rd century world. Skyler Lukien is a space-age scavenger, setting off […]

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Best Books of 2012

By amodini Posted in 2012, books, culture and society, dystopian, imaginative, lists, lovely things, mini-review, must read, mystery, recommended, sci-fi | Comments Off on Best Books of 2012

I read a bunch of books in 2012, but here are three of the best: [amazon_link id=”0812982940″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker : You’d think that sci-fi and coming-of-age genres wouldn’t mix very well, but they do. The book is based on a scientific phenomena – the shifting of […]

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Book Review : Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2012, arc, books, crime, ebooks, imaginative, mystery, netgalley, new books, review, sci-fi, tor | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”034552666X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Great North Road Author : Peter F. Hamilton Genre : Sci-fi, Mystery Publisher : Tor Pages : 1089 Source : Netgalley/ Publisher ARC Rating : 2.5/5 Before I requested this book on NetGalley I did a quick net lookup on Peter Hamilton – I hadn’t read him before. […]

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Book Review : The Book of Lost Fragrances

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2012, arc, books, imaginative, netgalley, series, simon_schuster | 3 Comments »

[amazon_link id=”1451621302″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Book of Lost Fragrances Author : M.J. Rose Publisher : Simon & Schuster Genre : Mystery Pages : 384 Source : NetGalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 2.5/5 The Book of Lost Fragrances has an interesting premise about the afterlife and reincarnation. Robbie and Jacinthe L’Etoile are now the […]

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Book Review : Pure

By amodini Posted in 2012, 4_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, dystopian, fantasy, hachette, imaginative, netgalley, recommended, review, sci-fi | 5 Comments »

[amazon_link id=”1455503061″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Pure Author : Julianna Baggott Genre : Dystopian/Horror Pages : 448 Publisher : Grand Central Publishing Source : NetGalley Publisher ARC Rating : 4/5 Pure is not your ordinary dystopian novel, it treads into the horror category. It is a story of a bleak future, one where the […]

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