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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 Singularity Sky: 5 stars
Charles Stross: Singularity Sky (2005)
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
Singularity Sky is a science fiction novel by author Charles Stross, published in 2003. It was nominated for the Hugo …
David Scrimshaw rated The Space Merchants: 4 stars
Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth: The Space Merchants (Paperback, 2011, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin)
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth
In a vastly overpopulated near-future world, businesses have taken the place of governments and now hold all political power. States …
David Scrimshaw rated Exzession.: 5 stars
Exzession. 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 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Get Shorty: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Steel beach: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated A Good Old-Fashioned Future: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Virtual Light: 5 stars
William Gibson: Virtual Light (2000, Penguin Books, Limited)
Virtual Light by William Gibson
California, the not so distant future. Berry, ex-cop/private security, looking to just make ends meet. Chevette, a young bicycle messanger. …
David Scrimshaw rated Red Mars: 3 stars
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars Trilogy, #1)
In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson utilizes years of research & cutting-edge science in …
David Scrimshaw rated American Gods: 5 stars
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The storm was coming....
Shadow spent three years in prison, keeping his head down, doing his time. All he …
David Scrimshaw rated The facts in the departure of Miss Finch: 3 stars
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The facts in the departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Todd Klein, Michael Zuli, and 1 other
David Scrimshaw rated The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress: 5 stars
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
A one-armed computer technician, a radical blonde bombshell, an aging academic, and a sentient all-knowing computer lead the lunar population …
David Scrimshaw rated The Hobbit: 4 stars
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien(duplicate)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It …