This week in 1947, a children’s book called Goodnight, Moon was published. You may have heard of it.
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This newly discovered comet may become visible to the unaided human eye in mid-September.
Nerds of a Feather reviews the fourth of the TALES FROM THE RIVERLANDS novellas by Nghi Vo, Mammoths at the Gates.
September 6th, 2023. Marion Deeds | Giveaway!, World Wide Wednesday | 9 comments |
The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson
With Alaya Dawn Johnson’s The Library of Broken Worlds, I found my first Hugo nomination for next year. Mind you, this is a year where I’ve read many good-to-great books. The Library of Broken Worlds is not only a brilliant story beautifully written, it is truly original in its conception and execution, by a writer who is a master of words.
Set a few hundred years in the future, the story is told by our narrator and main character,
September 6th, 2023. Marion Deeds´s rating: 5 | Alaya Dawn Johnson | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Thanks, Kat, great input!
Marion, thanks for the audiobook article! Interestingly, they list All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Here's part of my review…
And, oh...as to that 2.5-star rating: I think I gave Damon Knight's "Beyond the Barrier" a similar halfhearted rating earlier…
And speaking of mixed, that's how the book left me...mixed! As in MIXED UP!
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