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Peter F. Hamilton: Judas Unchained (2005, Macmillan) 5 stars

Judas Unchained concludes the Commonwealth Saga duology by Peter F. Hamilton - one of the …

A much worthy successor

4 stars

The second and final book picks up right where the first one ended. It’s a bit more action packed than the first one - less family drama and more war. If you enjoyed Pandora’s Star, you’ll definitely enjoy this one too.

Sven Yrvind, Thomas Grahn: Den unge, den gamle och havet (Swedish language, 2011, Nordstedts) 5 stars

Oerfaren nittonåring som just har tagit studenten, nedan kallad Kapten, och hans jämnåriga kamrat uppsöker …

Mys

5 stars

En mysig berättelse om en lite naiv nittonåring som tillsammans med sin idol seglar över Atlanten i en liten, simpel båt. Skriven i dagsboksform som växlar mellan Yrvind och Thomas, som parallellt delar sina tankar om diverse situationer.

Daniel Kraus: Whalefall (AudiobookFormat, 2023, Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing) 4 stars

Not what I expected

4 stars

Not really what I expected given what I’ve read about it beforehand (ie. that is praises itself to be scientifically correct etc) but it ended up being a good read. I enjoyed it. The book is a 50/50 mix of family trauma and getting swallowed by a whale. The whale plot is kind of entertaining and so is the buildup of it. The family trauma is kind of flat to be honest, but the author manages to ties them together quite nicely.

Iain Reid: We Spread (2022, Gallery Books) 4 stars

Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts …

Love and dementia

4 stars

It was a good read. I think I expected more due to the hype over at r/HorrorLit, but in the end I think it’s mostly a story about the end of life. Having had a relative perishing away in dementia might have made this book more “real” than spooky for me.

finished reading We Spread by Iain Reid

Iain Reid: We Spread (2022, Gallery Books) 4 stars

Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts …

It was a good read. I think I expected more due to the hype over at r/HorrorLit, but in the end I think it’s mostly a story about the end of life. Having had a relative perishing away in dementia might have made this book more “real” than spooky for me.