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reviewed Judgement Dave by Si Clarke (Starship Teapot, #2)

Si Clarke: Judgement Dave (AudiobookFormat) 4 stars

Lem is adapting to her new home aboard a strange spaceship in an even stranger …

Ruuude!

4 stars

Like in the first book communication is central in this story. Here, it gets a new dimension, or expression, and I liked that. The Plenties (sp?) are indeed a lot. I hated them. LOL And Spock is the bestest.

This book is just as funny, silly, comfy and cozy, and plain fun as the first in the series. It has no space battles, no romance, and no infighting. That is very refreshing. There is still a dilemma, drama, and earnest topics to be discussed, so it is not boring at all. But it delivers all that in a way that is not anxiety inducing. I love that and I want so much more of it. The world needs more of it.

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reviewed Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Elaborate but tenuous.

3 stars

(3 stars = I liked it)

Three time periods are braided together by an ancient Greek tale: 15th century Constantinople, the modern day, and a space-faring future. Elaborate but tenuous. On their own each story has potential, but together they don't quite make a whole. Like Cloud Atlas but less enthralling.

Reading time 7 days, 89 pages/day

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