Regular Guy Book Reviews

Review: <em>Children of Time</em> by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The idea was to terraform a world to prepare it for human life (check, done), send in a supervirus that…

4 years ago

Review: <em>Borne</em> by Jeff VanderMeer

Author Jeff VanderMeer is known for his surreal sci-fi Southern Reach trilogy (the first book was Annihilation, which was made…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Lagoon</em> by Nnedi Okorafor

A giant spaceship lands in the waters offshore of Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria, and things get out…

5 years ago

Review: <em>The Last Policeman</em> by Ben H. Winters

A man dies in an apparent suicide, but a police detective suspects it may be murder. However, he can’t get…

5 years ago

Review: <em>All Systems Red: Murderbot Diaries #1</em> by Martha Wells

The least human character in All Systems Red is also the most human. A half-robotic creature (or maybe more than…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Ready Player Two</em> by Ernest Cline

My whole family had a ton of fun reading Ready Player One, and its sequel Ready Player Two gives more…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Project Hail Mary</em> by Andy Weir

I’m a huge fan of Andy Weir’s first book, The Martian, and his new book, Project Hail Mary, is even…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Hearts of Oak</em> by Eddie Robson

There’s a sub-sub-sub genre of books out there I’ll call "Baffling Worlds." The main character is in a world so…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Redshirts</em> by John Scalzi

In the way that Galaxy Quest is my favorite Star Trek movie, Redshirts is my favorite Star Trek novel. That…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Early Riser</em> by Jasper Fforde

The Earth is just a tiny bit farther away from the sun in Early Riser, but that’s enough to make…

5 years ago