Simon Duchastel

Fun pulp sci-fi with little deep substance, a good weekend read

Gibson's writing is amazing as always, although I prefer his futuristic work to this which is contemporary. Still a phenomenal action-packed and mysterious story.

Clark gets a lot of predictions right and a lot wrong from 1960. Still pretty impressive, and overall a fun (if inconsistent) read.

Not at all what I expected. It's much more analytical and light on adventure. The premise of pre-programmed spaceships that could either make you rich or kill you is such an interesting one.

Fun read. I wish the politics were explained a bit more though. As it was it was confusing to understand the posture between the various planets and their affiliation with either the Dominion or the Unified Worlds. The last quarter of the book really picked up!

A fun sci-fi romp

Excellent book if you love NYC or the subway. Warning though: reading it will make you angry. The entire story is 100+ years of malice and mismanagement for the subway, with only a single bright spot when things were turned around in the 80s. Hopefully we can get back to better management soon...

I was also very impressed with all of the first-hand accounts the author provided. Very well put together.

A fun scifi adventure. I didn't realize it was a part of a broader series about the same character, but it was very thoughtfully done and the universe well fleshed out such that you don't need to have read any of the other books to get great value out of this one.

Bramanti brings up some interesting parallels between design and conspiracy, and how one must be careful of their own beliefs. A certain belief that you have unique insight is important, but taken too far is what leads to conspiracy theories.

Not as funny as I thought Pratchett would be, but a great read nonetheless. Heartwarming too! Highly recommend.