The other works of George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin is best known for his epic work, A Song of Ice and Fire, aka A Game of Thrones. In the last couple of years I've enjoyed…
Tag: Reviews
Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty
In which I review the recent film release Matilda: The Musical and talk about how it captures the spirit and character of the book so well, with the added bonus…
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The Rings of Power: Early Thoughts
In a word: mixed. In a sentence: rich, sumptuous but oh, so slow. In more detail: read on to see. As always, if you enjoy what you read here, you…
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Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
Minor spoilers for A Wrinkle in Time. I first read this book nearly thirty years ago. It stands out in my memory as one of the few books I read…
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Review: Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Minimal spoilers only – no major twists, but does reveal headline content and comments on characterisation, quality of endings and so forth. I'll admit to being a bit disappointed by…
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Review: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Minimal spoilers only – no major twists, but does reveal headline content and comments on characterisation, quality of endings and so forth. A brilliant collection of science-fiction short stories. Includes…
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Book Review: The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure by Gerald Durrell
One of Gerald Durrell's less well-known books, I first read this myself as a child and have recently read it to my own son, aged five. It was an amazing…
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Book Review: World Order by Henry Kissinger
'Magisterial' and 'epic' are all words that come to mind to describe Kissinger's magnum opus, written in 2014 when he was 91. Certainly a book that begins a consideration of…
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Quarterly Book Round Up: July 2018
The quarterly book review provides a non-exhaustive list of some of the books I read and enjoyed in the previous quarter. Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer) I always feel mildly…
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Book Review: The Three Body Problem
Minimal spoilers only - less than reading the blurb of the three books. Quite simply the best science fiction I've read in a decade. Cixin Liu's Three Body Problem, with…