Enno Rehling
The Hobbit has always been my least favorite book about Middle Earth, and the story hasn't changed after this re-reading. The graphic novel might make it more approachable for certain people, but I'm not blown away by it, either.
I loved this book. Could not stop listening once I got over the 50% mark, and was moved to tears when it came to the inevitable conclusion. Thanks for making me tear up at the airport gate, John Green! Here is hoping his other books are equally good, I will definitely check them out.
As our family is struggling with the advanced age of my parents, especially my dad, this was a very poignant, thought provoking book. I admire the author's strength to go through with the journey she describes, I probably couldn't do it.
Something approaching a coherent story here, at last. Probably still not going to get deeper I to this series, though.
I missed the Nightingale in this one. Peter and Beverley are fun, but a book without L and N leaves something to be desired. Interesting twist, though.
I could not really say what this book was about, and I didn't enjoy the new characters as much as the ones in the previous books. Still enjoying the universe, and will likely pick up book five when I get a chance, but no top marks from me for this particular one.
This was not an easy read. The characters all have their own conflicting agenda that are hard to discern, and it has been some time since I read Cosmonaut Keep, which this book's story follows. I should read the next book while this one is fresh in my memory, but I feel like taking a break.
This was a lovely book. I had no idea what I was in for when I started reading, but very soon could not put it down.
Wordless, wonderfully drawn and shaded, full of emotions and expressions, funny. The two birds were my favorite, I think.
Spoiler warning. I could not put this book down for long after I got about a third into it. starting as an alt history book, it becomes a murder mystery soon, only to turn into a warning about fascism towards the end.
I found myself wishing for the longest time that it would still find a happy ending somehow, but alas. And it isn't even Herr Hitler's fault.
Definitely going to pick up the other books in the series.
I loved the movie, and when I saw this book, I had to read it. As a pretty faithful retelling of the film, this book hits the same nerves.
Lighthearted book, very nicely drawn action and colorful pages. I liked that most of the people getting “thieved” by Bandette had it coming in one way or another, making it easier to identify with a heroine who is a self-described criminal.
This is a strong contender for my favorite book of 2014. Hard science fiction about a NASA mars mission? Sign me up! Add to this that the main character's approach to his desperate situation is a mirror of my own, to see the humor in every moment, and I could not love this more.
This was the one Tintin book that I owned as a kid, and it ended on a cliffhanger! The book is brilliant, the best of them up to this point, and I had to wait years until I found a copy of Red Rackham's Treasure.
I'm on a re-read of all the Tintin books, and this is where al the characters are fully formed. The Thomsons finding all of their wallets under “T” remains a favorite moment, as are the failed attempts of Nestor (who we'll see more off in later books) to serve the Captain a drink.
I suppose I already knew all of these stories from her blog, but it was fun to read them again. Read all the things!
The ending was telegraphed in the very first volume, but it was still nice to see. Go Kato!
Very quotable and, in the final chapters, extremely apropos the current political situation in America.
It's not just about the gendered pronouns, you get used to those eventually. This book has a brilliant story and universe, too.
The book was a page-turner, and the fastest that I have read anything in a while. I have seen comparisons made between Leckie and Banks, but no recent Culture book has given me as much joy as Ancillary Justice, and I cannot wait to read the sequel.
Great book, how did it take me a lifetime to read this? Wonderful author's notes at the end of this version, too.
Meh. Not really my thing, but at least now that I've seen the source material, I'm even more impressed by the TV show.
I got this book after reading Packing for Mars, in the hope that based on the title, it would be more space-based humor. It turned out to be a number of short, humorous columns about lots of things, and while they were funny, they eventually began to blend into each other and feel same-y. The narrator's voice was breathless, and did not contribute to my enjoyment, so overall, while I finished it, I won't be recommending this book.