Antonio Carioca

Decided to give the second book a try but now I know for sure: this really isn't my cup of tea.

Fantastic, Ted Chiang's vibes here and there. Really glad to have found out about Egan (and a fellow Australian too!!!)

Hm, much preferred the first one

Kundera, great as always.

I am absolutely speechless. Couldn't put the book down. How can such a story be real is beyond me.

I didn't think that was possible, but this has probably become now my favourite book by Kundera. Here in a hotel room in Santiago, jet-lagged, and simply could not put it down until I finished. Insights and nods - and “melancholy” as he often said - through the night

It feels like a collection of short stories, with a great ending.

One thing is for sure, his books are definitely page turners.

I had already heard that Higashino books were page turners and this is indeed the case, I finished this one in just a few days, which for me is quite unusual.

He does some fantastic weaving of side stories into a bigger plot, which are often quite touching. And there's also a general vibe of Osamu Tezuka, specially on the Blackjack manga series which I really enjoyed. I throughly recommend it.

SPOILER: On a side note, it also reminds me of some of my favourite low budget science fiction movies, like Prime or Los Cronocrimenes. Also, how come no one mentions the connections between this and the Dark tv show?!?!?!

While fantasy is not my favourite style, I thought I should read this one, given the author (one of my favourites). And she does it again, masterfully steering away from “us” against “them” as very few can.

Always a pleasure reading Le Guin and her so accurately described class / power struggles.

Also I wonder how much “Avatar” and George Lucas Ewoks were inspired by this work.

Note: try and get the SF masterwork edition for her introduction to it.

Absolutely magnificent. Dostoivisly has a way of making you not only people you know in his novels (which in itself is quite an acomplisment) but also yourself (which at times can be rather unpleasant).

Is there a God? Does man need a God to be good? What does it mean to be a good man, what's the meaning of good?

The book stays with you long after you have finished it.

Some very good short stories in here, as always. Her upbrings always shows up

Interestingly different. Obvious dated (as old as me). But some of the stories are fantastic, the last one, The cabinet if Oliver Naylor, being my favourite.

May need to read a few more before I get into it....

Interestingly described solutions for hard environmental and economic problems. Down to earth and yet sophisticated and extremely knowledgeable. Great prose structure.

I enjoyed many of the concepts but it feels like it could have been shorter.

An extremely pleasanter at often inspiring short read.

Definitely a major intellectual tour de force. Refreshingly different to the usual historical narratives, which however is not say it is 100% convincing at times.

Um romance épico e revelador sobre as classes sociais do Rio do século 19 e na verdade ainda o Brasil de hoje.

Whilte I still prefer the dispossed by far, this is without a doubt thought provoking as well, perhaps not as political as the other one though

Interesting book from an author that's quickly becoming one of my favourites. This one reminds me quite a bit of the general tones of a Philip K Dick, which is different to the other two books I read by her (the dispossessed and the left hand of the darkness).

Clear references to George Orwell too (main character called George Orr) and, interestingly, the ever shifting reality of the book reminds me also of Murakami's 1Q84, which also pays homage to Orwell.

Overalls fun short read

One of the best books I've read in a while. Still cant believe this is the first book by Lê Guin that I read - a mixture of Clarke and Zamyatin.

Despite the sci-fi background, it has an incredibly human and acurate description of earth politics. Pragamatic, says it as it is. Ursula is regarded by many as a leftist, by I reckon she is simply a humanist.

Mais ou menos.

Interesting introduction to japanese5 murder mysteries from the turn of the century.