This seems like the perfect place to say thank you to everyone I follow for all your reviews this year.
I’m not much of a reviewer, and a slow reader. But I do very much enjoy your takes on the hundreds of books you read. They give me a window on a whole world of stories I’ll never have time to open myself. And I would never have read Adrian Tchaikovsky if I hadn’t seen so many positive reviews of his books here!
My favourites of the year were:
Terry Pratchett's The Truth – fun and well plotted. As a sometime journalist, I think this does a great job of exposing the moral tightrope reporters and editors walk while trying to sell papers and do the right thing. Four stars.
Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness – I read this years ago and liked it. Now, I love it. There’s something about the feel of Le Guin’s writing I absolutely adore. The fabulous story and epic icy journey help, too. Five stars.
I’m not much of a reviewer, and a slow reader. But I do very much enjoy your takes on the hundreds of books you read. They give me a window on a whole world of stories I’ll never have time to open myself. And I would never have read Adrian Tchaikovsky if I hadn’t seen so many positive reviews of his books here!
My favourites of the year were:
Terry Pratchett's The Truth – fun and well plotted. As a sometime journalist, I think this does a great job of exposing the moral tightrope reporters and editors walk while trying to sell papers and do the right thing. Four stars.
Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness – I read this years ago and liked it. Now, I love it. There’s something about the feel of Le Guin’s writing I absolutely adore. The fabulous story and epic icy journey help, too. Five stars.