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The philosophical adventures of Uncharles the robot.

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

June 21, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. Okay, so, this book was not AT ALL what I was expecting going in, based on the blurb. If you are expecting emotional good times and characters to identify with ala Murderbot, stop expecting that. Our main character, Uncharles, goes on a sort of picaresque philosophical journey of What Does It Mean to Be Alive, with each section of the book being an ode/homage to a different […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, ARCs, audiobooks, narfna, picaresque, read by the author, robots, sci-fi, Service Model

narfna's CBR16 Review No:36 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Adrian Tchaikovsky, ARCs, audiobooks, narfna, picaresque, read by the author, robots, sci-fi, Service Model ·
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An Opera Story that Doesn’t Include Phantoms

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

October 14, 2020 by Ale 2 Comments

I will start this review by saying I DNFed this book at about a hundred pages, but not because I didn’t like it. I really liked it. But I’ve realized I am a bad reader on digital platforms. I tried Hoopla for the first time, hoping to fill the void that’s been the suspension on our county-wide library lending program. I borrowed Queen of the Night from Hoopla and had an immensely hard time reading it on my computer screen. Which seems ridiculous since I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 19th Century France, Alexander Chee, cbr12bingo, music, opera, picaresque

Ale's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 19th Century France, Alexander Chee, cbr12bingo, music, opera, picaresque ·
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