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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Okay, but don’t read this book, it’s not safe.

February 5, 2018 by narfna 11 Comments

Just as a heads up, I will be calling the police at the end of this review to report a crime, because this book and its author tried to murder me. Does anyone know the legislation about this? Can I have a book arrested for assault? Okay, but seriously, this book is a monster. There were several points where I nearly threw it across the room, I was so upset. And then I kept going and almost immediately it became clear why Palmer did that […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: ada palmer, Futuristic, narfna, sci-fi, science fiction, seven surrenders, terra ignota

narfna's CBR10 Review No:17 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: ada palmer, Futuristic, narfna, sci-fi, science fiction, seven surrenders, terra ignota ·
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When Utopia Goes Pear-Shaped

January 5, 2018 by LittlePlat 3 Comments

Well, my first review of the year, and I have picked a bit of a doozy! Not only is this book series quite unlike anything else I have read, I’m starting my review with book three of four. (But, this is the first book I’ve finished reading this year, so I went with it.) I’m going to have to try to do my best to tiptoe around the spoilers while still giving some kind of picture as to what this series is about. Let’s see […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: ada palmer, Philosophy, Speculative Fiction, terra ignota

LittlePlat's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: ada palmer, Philosophy, Speculative Fiction, terra ignota ·
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This book, I need y’all to read it so I can talk about it with someone!

September 12, 2017 by narfna 9 Comments

This might be the weirdest book I’ve ever read. Well, the weirdest book I’ve read that I actually ended up enjoying. I might have to think a while before officially giving it that award. My instinct is to put this review away and not think about it for weeks. I just want to sit with the story, let it brew and fester in my mind a little bit. But I know if I do that, I will forget everything and end up floundering around when […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: ada palmer, Futuristic, hugo winner, narfna, Philosophy, Religion, sci-fi, sociology, speculative, terra ignota, too like the lightning

narfna's CBR9 Review No:77 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: ada palmer, Futuristic, hugo winner, narfna, Philosophy, Religion, sci-fi, sociology, speculative, terra ignota, too like the lightning ·
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