A must read for anyone whose best friends in youth were fantasy and science fiction books.
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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 reviewed Among Others by Jo Walton
Review of 'Among Others' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
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 …
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 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress: 5 stars
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
It is the late 21st Century and the Moon has been colonized -- as a giant, open, prison. Every aspect …
David Scrimshaw rated A Deepness in the Sky: 4 stars
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #2)
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: …
David Scrimshaw rated Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone: 4 stars
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone by J.K. Rowling
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth …
David Scrimshaw rated The Hobbit: 4 stars
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien(duplicate)
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. …
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
David Scrimshaw rated The quiet war: 4 stars
The quiet war by Paul J. McAuley (Gollancz S.F)
"Twenty-third century Earth, ravaged by climate change, looks backwards to the holy ideal of a pre-industrial Eden. Political power has …
David Scrimshaw rated The Great Gatsby: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Prize in the Game: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1): 4 stars
Sharpe's Rifles (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #6) by Bernard Cornwell (Sharpe's Adventures (6))
As if being cut off from the army and surrounded by enemy cavalry is not bad enough, this officer who …