Andrzej

3.5 Cool book. A bit bleak with the outlook on human condition in general though. And I was somehow surprised by so vivid descriptions of violence and sex. The pacing was great in the second half, but the first one was dragging a bit too much for my liking and I was quite disconnected from the main characters.

Well that was weird. Sort of Predator romance in the world of mad max. It was really awkward and bizarre, but apparently, there is an audience for this kind of stuff. Alien romance stuff is a bit beyond me though.

2.5. Seems like the author was trying to replicate Vonnegut's style in some way. At least to me. I am too dumb to understand the message, though. I think I finished it mostly cause it was short...

This was really cool and a light listen. I enjoyed how scalzi plays with the idea of ‘impossible to murder' and what kind of impact it could have on society and crime.

Fantastic read like the previous ones. The plot was maybe a bit of a stretch, but I really liked how the big tech was tied in. I have some issues with how the Irish mobs are working as a sort of deux ex machina magically fixing the situations. Maybe there is an idea for later about them though.

3.5 It was pretty good, but it also felt somehow repetitive at moments. These stories were much better for me in the shorter form, as more snackable pieces. This dragged and I didn't feel like all was justified.

Only when i finished i realized it was part 6 of a series... bummer!

Not sure what was this. Well written story about nothing really.

Andy Weir has cool ideas. Good speculative fiction on the possible impact of quantum computing. Andy Weir also has problems creating captivating and interesting characters. Its not so visible in those short stories. This was fun for an hour listen though!

Cool little story, reminding of a great indie movie Primer. And also hard to get at moments with the intertwined time lines. Fun listen!

This is weird. I actually really liked the book. But i kinda felt like Scalzi had a great idea and then wrote the rest in one evening amd left it like that. It flows and the general idea is pretty great, however the detective story is rather bland and kinda copy paste type. Id read the next part to see how it develops.

Good one as well. A bit magical finish, but i enjoyed it a lot nonetheless:)

Another part of the murderbot diaries. Keeps good level and evolves on the bots human aspect. Cool stuff

Cool sequel. I think the first part was better, but not by much. The series is not very hard on AI and things like hacking is used as a magical tool a bit too much, but its an entertaining read posing some interesting questions.

Awesome short story raising some interesting questions. A good surprise!

This is an amazing book to teach you astrophysics and science in general. However, it's a mediocre story with shallow characters and naive story.

By far the best book about mountaineering training. Includes great chapters on theory and very actionable and practical training plans. Must read for anyone serious about endurance mountain sports

Hard to judge for me. It definitely is a book of its times. Some of the stories are really hard to believe and seem to be more of a writer's fantasy. However what it does well is describing the artistic société of post ww2 Poland. It was genuinely interesting and written in a light and frivolous manner.

Interesting picture od Greece, especially because of the personal point of view of the author. Doesn't maybe go very deep into the issues, but shows more of the social fabric of greece and changes it went through in the last 50 years or so. Recommended to anyone wanting to understand Greece a bit better if you don't know much about its history and society

This was downright bad. A bunch of anecdotes and seemed like the author really is a dick. He didn't say anything really interesting and groundbreaking. The one more star is mostly because the subject of the book is actually a really important issue which happens in most of the world.

The first story was really like a little novel. Quite cool and showing some additional depth and I think pointing to where the third part of the Mistborn cycle can go. The other story was rather forgettable really and IMHO of poor quality.

That was probably the best book in the second part of the Mistborn saga. Maybe a bit all over the place, but I enjoyed it quite a lot. And as an entertainment it was fantastic. The geopolitical structure of the planet is still really bizarre, but it's a lot of fun to discover more about the mysteries of the Cosmere world. I will be definitely waiting for the third part of Mistborn and try the stormlight archives in the meantime (big expectations!).

As usual with sanderson, it's well written and has a really good pace. The Swiss inspired people in masks were a bit ridiculous to my liking, though. I also think that the antagonists here were quite weak, even though it tapped that emotional key. It was a bit dull and misplayed, IMHO.

I think I liked it a bit less than the previous one. The story was more personal, but pretended to be bigger actually. Maybe some fo the plots will evolve later. It was a fun read though

This was a pretty cool idea to show the world 300yrs after a big, calamity with a happy ending from the original trilogy. Its much lighter than the predecessors and goes from a fantasy book into sort of a detective steampunk one with a bit of magic. A light and entertaining read.