Some books I’ve finished recently:
Shadow of the Hegemon, by Orson Scott Card. Newest book in the Bean series, a follow-on to Card’s earlier success Ender’s Game and its sequels. Good fun sci-fi, not too heavy. An entertaining way to waste some quality time. 3 out of 5.
Thirtynothing, by Lisa Jewell. A fun, romantic book about a couple of old friends who should have been together years ago but somehow haven’t figured it out yet. Funny, poignant, up to date and very well written. 4 out of 5.
e: A Novel, by Matt Beaumont. A modern epistolary novel about the internal machinations within a London advertising agency going after the Holy Grail: the Coca Cola account. The entire book is a series of emails between the employees that track their disastrous progress, petty squabbles, and dirty little scandals. Wonderful fun. 5 out of 5.
Look to Windward
, by Iain M. Banks. The master of science fiction takes another look at the Culture, with a sprawling story of an assassin sent to take revenge by destroying an Orbital and the billions of people who inhabit it. Not his best book, but worth your time nonetheless. 4 out of 5.
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