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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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David Scrimshaw rated Dune: 5 stars

Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)
Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. …
David Scrimshaw rated Matter: 4 stars

Matter by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #8)
David Scrimshaw rated The girl in the road: 3 stars

The girl in the road by Monica Byrne
Waking up in a futuristic Mumbai with five snake bites, Meena is compelled to return to her native Ethiopia by …
David Scrimshaw rated Holes (Holes, #1): 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Summer Knight: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw reviewed Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Review of 'Thraxas and the Dance of Death' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Complications involving sorcery prevent Thraxas from drinking and eating and Makri is accused of theft. Spoiler They work it all out in the end and their town survives to face being over-run by the orcs to another day.
Complications involving sorcery prevent Thraxas from drinking and eating and Makri is accused of theft. Spoiler They work it all out in the end and their town survives to face being over-run by the orcs to another day.
David Scrimshaw rated Crystal express: 5 stars

Crystal express by Bruce Sterling
Cyberpunk and Beyond...
The literature of science fiction is, to employ the customary buzz word, the literature of "extrapolation," …
David Scrimshaw rated The Starry Rift: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated All Things Bright and Beautiful: 5 stars

All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
This beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, “All Creatures Great and Small”, picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys …
David Scrimshaw rated Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1): 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Thraxas at War: 5 stars

Thraxas at War by Martin Millar
Fighting crime in magical Turai is a very tricky business if you don't know what you're doing. Thankfully, private investigator …















