This is the high point of the Expanse series in my opinion, in part because the old and slightly hackneyed politics of the early novels has become irrelevant, but mostly because the purity of the grand space opera dominates the … Continue reading →
This book begins the final long arc of story in the Expanse series. Being that the streaming series on Prime never covered these books, this was my first experience of the series that was not overly colored by the filmed … Continue reading →
This novel is the low point of the series for me, though it is, as these novels always are, readable and compelling, largely due to the deft use of action, point of view switches, character familiarity, and the rising swell … Continue reading →
I liked this book best of the series when I had been apprehensive about it upon learning that it would flow into such different directions and contain so many different point of view characters. In this novel the Expanse series … Continue reading →
To begin with, I read this book with a lot of speed and interest and at the same time fought with the writers’ choices the whole way. Who thought it was a good idea to colonize a bunch of worlds … Continue reading →
The problem with this novel is that you could take care of all of it in about a paragraph: the Rocinante (or some other ship) enters the ring and discovers gates to other star systems and boom, you’re at the … Continue reading →
The chief delight of this book is Avasarala, the potty-mouthed UN politician insider who is one of the best features of the novel (and series), and whose portrait by Shohreh Aghdashloo is the highlights of the filmed series; actor and … Continue reading →
It’s likely that I was disposed to admire this novel because I had streamed the series on Prime and enjoyed it, and this also meant I knew what was coming. The world building is very strong and underscores that the … Continue reading →
The Bostonians by Henry James In general I try to avoid judging a book because it exemplifies old social attitudes but in the case of this novel I think it’s fair to be a bit harder on the near-misogyny of … Continue reading →
I have been hearing a lot about this book and read it yesterday all in a breath. It is one of those gems that happens from time to time. I would not quite say I was enthralled by it, but … Continue reading →