Review of 'The Anxiety of Kalix the Werewolf: A Novel' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Terrific fun. I want more.
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An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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Review of 'Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Not a satisfying ending. But I'd have read anything about these characters.
Not a satisfying ending. But I'd have read anything about these characters.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Review of 'Before They Are Hanged' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is what I was waiting for with the first book.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Before they are hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Review of 'Before they are hanged' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is what I was waiting for with the first book.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
Review of "Magician's Land" on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A satisfying end to the trilogy.
And it went in a direction I wouldn't have predicted.
If you're someone who read and reread all the Narnia books when you were a kid, and now you're grown-up, or at least, you're at an age where you're supposed to be grown-up, Lev Grossman's Magician series is a must read.
And now that the third book is out, you're safe to start the series. You don't have to worry that you'll wait years and he author might die before he finishes it.
A satisfying end to the trilogy.
And it went in a direction I wouldn't have predicted.
If you're someone who read and reread all the Narnia books when you were a kid, and now you're grown-up, or at least, you're at an age where you're supposed to be grown-up, Lev Grossman's Magician series is a must read.
And now that the third book is out, you're safe to start the series. You don't have to worry that you'll wait years and he author might die before he finishes it.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The magician's land by Lev Grossman
Review of "The magician's land" on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A satisfying end to the trilogy.
And it went in a direction I wouldn't have predicted.
If you're someone who read and reread all the Narnia books when you were a kid, and now you're grown-up, or at least, you're at an age where you're supposed to be grown-up, Lev Grossman's Magician series is a must read.
And now that the third book is out, you're safe to start the series. You don't have to worry that you'll wait years and he author might die before he finishes it.
A satisfying end to the trilogy.
And it went in a direction I wouldn't have predicted.
If you're someone who read and reread all the Narnia books when you were a kid, and now you're grown-up, or at least, you're at an age where you're supposed to be grown-up, Lev Grossman's Magician series is a must read.
And now that the third book is out, you're safe to start the series. You don't have to worry that you'll wait years and he author might die before he finishes it.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (The First Law, #1)
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too …
Review of 'The Blade Itself' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Full marks for interesting characters.
It only gets 4 stars because not much has happened by the end of the book.
But I'll be reading Books 2 and 3 because I do want to know what happens to Glotka the torturer.
Full marks for interesting characters.
It only gets 4 stars because not much has happened by the end of the book.
But I'll be reading Books 2 and 3 because I do want to know what happens to Glotka the torturer.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Cibola Burn by James S. A. Corey
The fourth novel in James S.A. Corey’s New York Times bestselling Expanse series
The …
Review of 'Cibola Burn' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Not quite as gosh-wow as the previous three books in the series, but still solid fun and I'm eager for the next installment.
Not quite as gosh-wow as the previous three books in the series, but still solid fun and I'm eager for the next installment.
David Scrimshaw rated Tigerman: 5 stars
Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (duplicate)
"Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in need of a rest. After a long career of being shot at, …
David Scrimshaw reviewed Half bad by Green, Sally (Novelist) (The half bad trilogy -- 1)
In modern-day England, where witches live alongside humans, Nathan, son of a White witch and …
Review of 'Half bad' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This story just pulled me along.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Ô Jérusalem by Dominique Lapierre
Review of 'Ô Jérusalem' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This story just pulled me along.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde
Review of 'The Eye of Zoltar' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A fun romp. I am eager for the next book in this series.
David Scrimshaw reviewed the eye of zoltar by Jasper Fforde
Review of 'the eye of zoltar' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A fun romp. I am eager for the next book in this series.
Review of "Neptune's Brood (Freyaverse #2)" on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Great space opera in a suitably weird future.
David Scrimshaw rated Post Captain (Aubrey Maturin Series): 5 stars
