Emma Goto
DNF at 30%. This book has won awards and the author sadly recently passed away so I thought I'd finally give it a crack. It's historical fiction about Thomas Cromwell (dude that was around the time of the infamous Henry the Eighth). Unfortunately with the writing style and the lack of background it was really hard to follow. Maybe if you are more familiar with the time period it will be easier..
DNF at 30%. This book has won awards and the author sadly recently passed away so I thought I'd finally give it a crack. It's historical fiction about Thomas Cromwell (dude that was around the time of the infamous Henry the Eighth). Unfortunately with the writing style and the lack of background it was really hard to follow. Maybe if you are more familiar with the time period it will be easier..
DNF at 50%. Basically this girl is leading on / getting involved with 3 different men (well, as much as you can get “involved” when you are in the 19th century lol). It's kind of annoying since she doesn't come across as a very good person, and wasn't too fun to read either so I had to give up on it!
DNF at 50%. Basically this girl is leading on / getting involved with 3 different men (well, as much as you can get “involved” when you are in the 19th century lol). It's kind of annoying since she doesn't come across as a very good person, and wasn't too fun to read either so I had to give up on it!
Giving this a one star since I gave up 150 pages in.
The author introduces a lot of characters' POVs very quickly and it felt a bit all over the place. The multiple sex scenes were just cringy to read too. The sci-fi concepts itself were cool but once the author started a sex scene with the woman “flipping back into a handstand” I was done.
Giving this a one star since I gave up 150 pages in.
The author introduces a lot of characters' POVs very quickly and it felt a bit all over the place. The multiple sex scenes were just cringy to read too. The sci-fi concepts itself were cool but once the author started a sex scene with the woman “flipping back into a handstand” I was done.
Since book 2 ended with the two getting married it kind of annoyed me that immediately we're back to square one with the romance. I didn't really want to read about all the other side plots so I mostly flicked through it. Have marked book as “abandoned”.
Since book 2 ended with the two getting married it kind of annoyed me that immediately we're back to square one with the romance. I didn't really want to read about all the other side plots so I mostly flicked through it. Have marked book as “abandoned”.
DNF at 15%
Why does this have such a high Goodreads rating??
DNF at 15%
Why does this have such a high Goodreads rating??
DNF at 25%. Couldn't quite get into this one. It was switching between 3 different perspectives but everything felt quite dull, I felt quite detached from all the characters and I didn't really feel like they had much personality.
DNF at 25%. Couldn't quite get into this one. It was switching between 3 different perspectives but everything felt quite dull, I felt quite detached from all the characters and I didn't really feel like they had much personality.
Added to listLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2024)with 57 books.
Added to listArthur C. Clarke Award (1987 to 2024)with 39 books.
Added to listHugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2024)with 74 books.
Added to listNebula Award for Best Novel (1965 to 2023)with 61 books.
