I really loved this book! I adore the concept of The Culture and how Banks spent the first two books effectively viewing his utopia form the outside. He manages to find ways to explore concepts like gender, society, and socialism in really fascinating ways. While not heavy with characterization this books settings and themes are absolutely fascinating and fun. Great read!

The first have was a fun, witty, futuristic Sci-Fi with a lot of clever things to say about the world. The second half was a bizarre, psychedelic dream world that seemed to give up on the wolves it had created. The last two chapters of the book tell a whole different story that felt irrelevant to the rest of the book. A really strong start with a real flop of an ending.

Not much can be added that hasn‘t already been said about the horrors of the Holocaust. This is a great read that gives a fascinating and unique perspective. A Jewish doctor and assistant to Josef Mengele gives his eye witness account. A wonderfully written and heart breaking story of a man‘s fight to survive.

I‘ve been getting into novellas this year and have lucked out so far. Binti was a great book the mixed themes of culture, futuristic sci-fi, and war in a super interesting way! Okorafor manages to pack a fascinating and well fleshed out universe into a compact 90 pages. Very excited to read the sequel!

I remember reading this for school in 6th grade and found my sister‘s old copy while digging through books. It was quite nostalgic, but also a really solid coming of age survival story! A very quick read, so I think I‘m going to check out the rest of the series!

Snyder has a lot of solid advice for you if your goal is to sell a script in Hollywood, but the book felt a bit bogged down with stories about himself and his “illustrious” career. I learned a lot, but he‘s a bit too “white guy trapped in classical Hollywood” for my taste.

Great introduction to my favourite mythology! Crossley-Holland includes notes explaining his translation and how he chose sources and compiled the collection. Great for newcomers to the Norse Myths and religious studies/classics geeks alike!

Consider Phlebas was very different than anything I've read before. It was a fascinating look at a war between a futuristic utopia and a planet of warrior zealots. I really enjoyed it, and hope to read more Culture novels in the future!