Whether you’re a sci-fi fan or just a lover of a fast-paced read with a large cast, this book is a must-read. Lots of deep questions asked and the ending was one I hadn’t picked in the least. Highly recommended.
9/10 – Buy it here
50 Word Review: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
First, once you read this book you’ll understand the irony of doing a 50-word review. Second, this book takes a lethal sledgehammer to productivity self-help books and I enjoyed the carnage that ensued. Third, this book may change your life or at least challenge some very ingrained perceptions.
9/10 – Buy it right here
50 Word Review: Sleeper Agent by John Birmingham
A fast, fun adventure. There’s shady corporations, secret cloning programs and enough biffo to satisfy the vast majority of readers. Birmingham has set up a story that has a lot more legs in the future, if he has time on top of the other series’ he wrangles. Bring it on.
8/10
50 Word Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo
This mid-1980s novel remains relevant today in spite of the total absence of internet / mobile devices and social media. TV plays the perfect representation of all of these, in an engaging mix of family dynamics, academic satire and detailed but engaging debates on the fear of death.
8.5/10