David Scrimshaw rated Snow Crash: 5 stars
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
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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 Vacuum Flowers: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Stranger in a Strange Land: 3 stars
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
"A deluxe hardcover edition of the most famous science-fiction novel of all time--part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of …
David Scrimshaw rated Catch-22: 4 stars
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, Heller, Joseph
Catch-22 is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. It moves back and forth …
David Scrimshaw rated All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge, #3): 4 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 Schismatrix: 5 stars
Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling
In the far future, in a solar system colonized by a strange aggregation of human cultures, Abelard Lindsay, a rogue …
David Scrimshaw rated Snow Queen: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Suzy, Led Zeppelin, and me: 5 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 Les misérables, Victor Hugo: 3 stars
Les misérables, Victor Hugo by SparkNotes Staff, Victor Hugo (SparkNotes)
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, each title in the 'Sparknotes' series contains complete plot summary and analysis, key …
David Scrimshaw rated Raylan: 4 stars
Raylan by Elmore Leonard
After discovering his quarry naked in the bathtub, doped up, and missing his kidneys, federal marshal Raylan Givens becomes involved …
David Scrimshaw rated Raylan: 4 stars
Raylan by Elmore Leonard
After discovering his quarry naked in the bathtub, doped up, and missing his kidneys, federal marshal Raylan Givens becomes involved …
"For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the …