Gar Petterson

Liked the Turkish setting, but not so keen on science fiction or the ending.

Fine, but a bit bland. Well-written but don't see what all the fuss is about.

Close to the ground English historical fiction as Thomas Cromwell tries to survive and thrive under Henry VIII. Very evocative. Should appeal to Games of Thrones fans.

good, but I expected more

Very well written interesting book.

Gives scary insight into the current Euro crisis, and makes one skeptical about the potential for social learning.

Atwood light
funny, but not so engaging and felt a bit dated

Interesting idea, novel setting, but not nearly as powerful as Half Made World or Rise of Ransom City. I enjoyed the book but expected more.

Bit disappointing, the entire book is shallow. Nowhere near as good as “Big Short.” Lewis is much more sympathetic to winners of finance, than its losers and the book is marred by shallow and broad commendations of entire nations (not the governments but the people). And the book underemphasizes how the way the finance industry purposefully defrauded many people, and spent a lot of money to ensure that it was/is lightly regulated.

not as interesting as gardens of sun.

An important historical artifact. Important to see what a radical green future used to look like.

Starts well but ends weakly. Bonus points for being in Jo-burg, demerits for plot.

High 4 stars, with bonus for novelty of gritty African fantastic fiction.

My kind of book - visceral science writing in extreme landscapes

Very enjoyable near future world that refracts present thru political economy & layers of conspiracy theories.

An excellent short history to the limits to the complexity of civilizations. Similar too, but tighter than, Jared Diamond's Collapse.

Best example of climate fiction I've 25 yrs old but mostly feels prophetic rather than dated

Good in parts, but I expected much more. Not one of Pynchon's best

3 stars for story - with a bonus star for the anthropology

Enjoyed greatly. One of Banks better recent books.

Very Gibsonesque. Almost a follow up to neuromancer.

Fantastic clear and concise introduction to systems thinking. Focuses on examples from sustainability but generally useful.

Very good. Much better than previous book in series, and tighter than Windup Girl.

Visceral social-ecological landscape history

Not terrible, but disappointing from Varley. Old white American dude's model of the world.

Excellent concise introduction to resilience thinking.