David Scrimshaw rated Distraction: 5 stars
Distraction by Bruce Sterling
It's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the …
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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 Holy Fire: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Excession (Culture, #5): 5 stars
Excession (Culture, #5) by Iain M. Banks
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun …
David Scrimshaw rated Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: 5 stars
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour by J. D. Salinger
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour J. D. Salinger Two semi-autobiographical novellas in Salinger’s Glass family series. Both …
David Scrimshaw rated War and Peace Cluster CSU Stanislaus: 5 stars
War and Peace Cluster CSU Stanislaus by Joe Haldeman, Tim O'Brien, Kevin Sites, and 1 other
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice(a Classics Novel by Jane Austen) (2022, Independently Published)
Pride and Prejudice(a Classics Novel by Jane Austen) by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of …
David Scrimshaw rated The Princess Bride: 5 stars
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible …
David Scrimshaw rated Midnight's Children (Picador Books): 5 stars
Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children (Picador Books) (Paperback, 1982, Picador)
Midnight's Children (Picador Books) by Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence …
David Scrimshaw rated Still Life with Woodpecker: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Chronoliths: 3 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Wizard: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Mind Games: 5 stars
Eric Wallace: Mind Games (2000, Hachette)
