Image from Kobo.com A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Published: 2019 Genre: Science fiction / space opera My rating: 3/5 stars I had pretty high expectations when I first picked up Arkady Martine's debut novel. It won the 2020 Hugo Award and was a nominee for the 2019 Nebula Awards and 2020 Arthur C. … Continue reading Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
Category: Novel Review
The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared – Breaking the Rules with Comedy
First thing first, I absolutly loved The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared (despite it's ridiculosely long title; let's just call it The Book from now on). And before the comments section turns into a fist fight, no, I don't really think there are any rules to creative writing, but … Continue reading The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared – Breaking the Rules with Comedy
Gone Girl – Believe in the Characters
Word count: around 1.300 Fair warning: there'll be quite a few spoilers. I loved Gone Girl, and though luck always plays a part in these matters, I think it's success can to a very large part be contributed to the skill of the author, Gillian Flynn. The novel was suspenseful, thrilling, and Flynn used every … Continue reading Gone Girl – Believe in the Characters
Toby Backman 