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j.nichole74

The West Passage | Jared Pecha?ek

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I wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't get into it.

j.nichole74

The West Passage | Jared Pecha?ek

This is my current listen. I just started it but so far I'm enjoying it.

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NotCool

The Siege of Burning Grass | Premee Mohamed

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There was something very claustrophobic about this book. Alefret is stuck in his body, in his prison, with his injuries, with Qhudur, in the political position he finds himself in, with the lies that have been told, with the state of the world, with his loses, with his morals. Alefret isn‘t a passive character but he does feel trapped.

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robinb

Splinter Effect: A Novel | Andrew Ludington

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I enjoyed this time travel sci-fi debut, and I look forward to further adventures with Rabbit Ward in the future.
This has a bit of an Indiana Jones vibe with our lead character being a treasure-hunting archaeologist with competition dogging his trail and a bit of possible romance thrown into the mix. There‘s also good historical world building and research that adds to flavoring the story with vivid imagery. I did (occasionally) have some🔻

robinb confusion grasping this particular alliteration of time travel specifics, but not enough to detract from the story as a whole. I also hoped for more in-depth exploration of Rabbit‘s character/past, but I‘ll assume since this is the start of his story, we‘ll get that as we go along. Well done, especially as a freshman effort. 4/5⭐️ #coverlove (edited) 1mo

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RamsFan1963

Police Patrol: 2000 A.D. | Mack Reynolds

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38/100 I love books like this, written in 1977, envisioning the world of 2000, but looking back from 2025 and seeing how off the author's vision came to be. Sadly, no hovercars or helio-jets for the police, no Universal Credit Cards to replace money, no instant purchases delivered to your home by vaccum tube. It's still a fun read, although too short for any character development. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 #Read2025

CSeydel I mean … we kind of have instant purchases with Amazon same day delivery. (Imagine how cumbersome a network of vacuum tubes all over the country would be! 🤣) And ApplePay or Venmo are kind of like “universal credit cards” 1mo

Ruthiella Still no flying cars! 😂 1mo

RamsFan1963 @CSeydel Yes those are close, but in the book, the Universal Credit Card is issued to everyone, so it's like a government supported welfare for everyone. If you had a job, you had more on your card, but even the unemployed got what was called Inalienable Basic, so no one went homeless or starved. They also had universal health care, another thing we can't seem to get right. 1mo

CSeydel Oh yeah, that‘s a very different thing! 1mo

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mom2bugnbee

March's End | Daniel Polansky

Never posted my March stats - a low month because of family stuff (all fine, just busy!). But I've already read two books this month, so April is looking up! 😁

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PurpleyPumpkin

March's End | Daniel Polansky

Here‘s my March roundup. Indian Horse was a clear favourite, read with the #OhCanada Book Club.
(April 3, 2025)

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ElizaMarie

March's End | Daniel Polansky

#MarchReCap

I completed nine books this month!
Yay for Audio!

Ruthiella Great job! 👍 1mo

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Kristy_K

March's End | Daniel Polansky

March was a great month for getting ahead in my challenges.

#52bookclub25 - 11
#bookchain2025 - 8
#litsyAtoZ - 6
#chunksters - 3
#mounttbr - 15

Bloodlands was my top read and I just bought Snyder‘s On Freedom which I‘m excited to dive into.

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