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Does anyone else have a quarantine reading list? A pile of worthy books they've never had the time to read? Mine includes Herodotus, Thucydides and Michel Houelebecq's Serotonin. I've owned the first two for more than a decade...

So far this is classic Clarke - interesting, well-paced and enjoyable.

This is fascinating so far. I've learned more about developing world poverty from this book than I have in decades of reading newspapers.

Mann is a thoughtful, sensitive writer and this is a great story so far.

This is a very cool story so far. I can see why it has been so influential.

So far this is weird, gross and intriguing, all at once.

I am Loving being back in Reynolds Revelation Space universe. Reynolds got me back into SF many years ago (so I may be a little biased) and so far this one is as good as some of his best.

Only 18 pages to go... and I'm getting sad! I don't want this one to finish! I don't want to have to wait for the next book in the series! Don't do this to me Ada!

Its great to be back with Ada Palmer again - she isn't afraid to mix big ideas into her narrative. So far the works of Thomas Hobbes and Homer have played prominent roles in the narrative, and the story is as engaging as her previous two novels.

Its great to be back with Ada Palmer again - she isn't afraid to mix big ideas into her narrative. So far the works of Thomas Hobbes and Homer have played prominent roles in the narrative, and the story is as engaging as her previous two novels.

If you have any interest or aspiration towards designing games, read this book. So far it has been an invaluable source of info on the design process, and on the pitfalls prospective designers face.

It's great to be back in Glen Duncan's capable hands. I love his writing style, and so far this is a fascinating English/Subcontinental yarn

This is getting better and better. Toner makes you work pretty hard at the beginning of his novel - it took me a good 40-50 pages to leave my confusion at the plethora of characters and weird worlds behind - but it appears to have been worth the effort.

I'm loving this. Adam Roberts really is a masterful storyteller, and I particularly love his central characters- this time around the protagonist is a grumpy, ex-alcoholic Russian in his 60s who is both a WW2 veteran and an ex SF writer. No Mary Sues here.

So far, this is awesome. I'm staying up late and losing sleep with this book.

So far this is typical Roberts- inventive, engaging and thoughtful.

So far this is a fun and enjoyable novel. I'm glad I managed to track a copy down.

So far I'm not loving this as much as The Three Body Problem (a high bar, admittedly), but it's still enjoyable and appears to be building up to some pretty interesting plot developments.

Forty pages in and I am completely enmeshed in Palmer's world.

Things are dashing along nicely, although there are some cheesy elements so far, and some less-than-stellar writing.

Well, this has been a pleasant surprise. So far it's an engaging, well-constructed novel that barely betrays that it was written in 1953. It's alternate history, done very well.

Well, this has been a pleasant surprise. So far it's an engaging, well-constructed novel that barely betrays that is was written in 1953. It's alternate history, done very well.

Wow, there's some disturbing stuff in here. So many constitutional safeguards designed to stop US presidents from unilaterally declaring war have been eroded.

Wow, there's some disturbing stuff in here. So many constitutional safeguards designed to stop US presents from unilaterally declaring war have been eroded.

Hmmm. I'm not sure I'm liking where this book has gone. It feels as though it is getting bogged down with long explanations of the scientific literature and theory Lem has created in his world.

So far this is a fascinating look into the lives of octopuses. I had no idea that an octopus's brain is apparently distributed throughout its body, seemingly giving its tentacles minds of their own.