David Scrimshaw rated Surface Detail: 5 stars
Iain M. Banks: Surface Detail (2010)
Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #9)
Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks is a science fiction novel in his Culture series, first published in the UK …
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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 The Last Unicorn: 5 stars
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn, #1)
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451450524
She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and completely alone...
The unicorn had lived …
David Scrimshaw rated 1Q84, Livre 2: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Altered carbon: 4 stars
Richard K. Morgan: Altered carbon
Altered carbon by Richard K. Morgan
It's the twenty-fifth century, and advances in technology have redefined life itself. A person's consciousness can now be stored in …
David Scrimshaw rated Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #5): 4 stars
Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #5) by David Eddings (Belgariad -- bk. 5)
David Scrimshaw rated The English Patient: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Robinson Crusoe: 4 stars
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone …
David Scrimshaw rated Polity Agent: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Snow Queen: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Suzy, Led Zeppelin, and me: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Iron sunrise: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Fall of Moondust: 4 stars
Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
An early Arthur C. Clarke novel that takes place on the Moon. The setting is a future in which the …
David Scrimshaw rated Line War: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Lifelode: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated The Dervish House: 3 stars
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Seven days, six characters, three interconnected story strands, one central common core--the eponymous dervish house, a character in itself--that pins …