Miles Hurt
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BIRTY No10
Persuasion by Jane Austen
If only modern romance authors could write as well as Austen. Not the strongest of her novels but still good. This defined the 'has she missed her chance?' subgenre. The main characters manage to fall in love by osmosis rather than by discussion.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
If only modern romance authors could write as well as Austen. Not the strongest of her novels but still good. This defined the 'has she missed her chance?' subgenre. The main characters manage to fall in love by osmosis rather than by discussion.
December 13, 2024 at 1:15 PM
BIRTY No10
Persuasion by Jane Austen
If only modern romance authors could write as well as Austen. Not the strongest of her novels but still good. This defined the 'has she missed her chance?' subgenre. The main characters manage to fall in love by osmosis rather than by discussion.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
If only modern romance authors could write as well as Austen. Not the strongest of her novels but still good. This defined the 'has she missed her chance?' subgenre. The main characters manage to fall in love by osmosis rather than by discussion.
BIRTY No9
Generals Die In Bed by CY Harrison
If you thought that the gritty, realist war novel was a recent phenomenon then you are sorely mistaken. This is a first-hand account of life in the WW1 trenches from 1930 that pulls no punches at all. Sparse, crackling prose. A brilliant read.
Generals Die In Bed by CY Harrison
If you thought that the gritty, realist war novel was a recent phenomenon then you are sorely mistaken. This is a first-hand account of life in the WW1 trenches from 1930 that pulls no punches at all. Sparse, crackling prose. A brilliant read.
December 13, 2024 at 1:07 PM
BIRTY No9
Generals Die In Bed by CY Harrison
If you thought that the gritty, realist war novel was a recent phenomenon then you are sorely mistaken. This is a first-hand account of life in the WW1 trenches from 1930 that pulls no punches at all. Sparse, crackling prose. A brilliant read.
Generals Die In Bed by CY Harrison
If you thought that the gritty, realist war novel was a recent phenomenon then you are sorely mistaken. This is a first-hand account of life in the WW1 trenches from 1930 that pulls no punches at all. Sparse, crackling prose. A brilliant read.
BIRTY No8
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
I can see why this is an important book and a good one, but it wasn't my cup of tea. Lacking in jeopardy and somewhat meandering. I found the benign nature of the interplanetary culture quite cosy and reassuring.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
I can see why this is an important book and a good one, but it wasn't my cup of tea. Lacking in jeopardy and somewhat meandering. I found the benign nature of the interplanetary culture quite cosy and reassuring.
December 13, 2024 at 1:01 PM
BIRTY No8
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
I can see why this is an important book and a good one, but it wasn't my cup of tea. Lacking in jeopardy and somewhat meandering. I found the benign nature of the interplanetary culture quite cosy and reassuring.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
I can see why this is an important book and a good one, but it wasn't my cup of tea. Lacking in jeopardy and somewhat meandering. I found the benign nature of the interplanetary culture quite cosy and reassuring.
BIRTY No7
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I was surprised by how hallucinogenic, how soaring and inspired the prose was in this novel. Bradbury is an incredible writer. And of course, modern climate of book banning et cetera.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I was surprised by how hallucinogenic, how soaring and inspired the prose was in this novel. Bradbury is an incredible writer. And of course, modern climate of book banning et cetera.
December 13, 2024 at 12:55 PM
BIRTY No7
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I was surprised by how hallucinogenic, how soaring and inspired the prose was in this novel. Bradbury is an incredible writer. And of course, modern climate of book banning et cetera.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I was surprised by how hallucinogenic, how soaring and inspired the prose was in this novel. Bradbury is an incredible writer. And of course, modern climate of book banning et cetera.
BIRTY No6
Murderbot: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
I love that there's a novella out there that is this popular. Murderbot didn't really hit the sweet spot for me but I am glad it exists.
Murderbot: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
I love that there's a novella out there that is this popular. Murderbot didn't really hit the sweet spot for me but I am glad it exists.
December 13, 2024 at 12:48 PM
BIRTY No6
Murderbot: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
I love that there's a novella out there that is this popular. Murderbot didn't really hit the sweet spot for me but I am glad it exists.
Murderbot: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
I love that there's a novella out there that is this popular. Murderbot didn't really hit the sweet spot for me but I am glad it exists.
BIRTY No5
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The most impressive aspect of this novel is the highly developed conception of the spider/ant evolution. Enjoyable. Will move onto the next book in the series.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The most impressive aspect of this novel is the highly developed conception of the spider/ant evolution. Enjoyable. Will move onto the next book in the series.
December 8, 2024 at 12:16 PM
BIRTY No5
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The most impressive aspect of this novel is the highly developed conception of the spider/ant evolution. Enjoyable. Will move onto the next book in the series.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The most impressive aspect of this novel is the highly developed conception of the spider/ant evolution. Enjoyable. Will move onto the next book in the series.
BIRTY No4
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
A novel designed to give you a break from your everyday existential dread and plunge you into a bottomless void of cosmic despair. But it's really good.
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
A novel designed to give you a break from your everyday existential dread and plunge you into a bottomless void of cosmic despair. But it's really good.
December 7, 2024 at 3:20 AM
BIRTY No4
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
A novel designed to give you a break from your everyday existential dread and plunge you into a bottomless void of cosmic despair. But it's really good.
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
A novel designed to give you a break from your everyday existential dread and plunge you into a bottomless void of cosmic despair. But it's really good.
BIRTY No3
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Took in the audiobook by Andy Serkis on a road trip. Fantastic reading, nailed the voices. Of course this remains one of my all-time favourite novels and is a delight to experience again and again.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Took in the audiobook by Andy Serkis on a road trip. Fantastic reading, nailed the voices. Of course this remains one of my all-time favourite novels and is a delight to experience again and again.
December 4, 2024 at 9:58 AM
BIRTY No3
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Took in the audiobook by Andy Serkis on a road trip. Fantastic reading, nailed the voices. Of course this remains one of my all-time favourite novels and is a delight to experience again and again.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Took in the audiobook by Andy Serkis on a road trip. Fantastic reading, nailed the voices. Of course this remains one of my all-time favourite novels and is a delight to experience again and again.
BIRTY No2
Fiesta by Ernest Hemingway
A quick read. A window on expat life in 20s Paris, and a long recount of a fly fishing trip in Spain. The bullfighting in Pamplona is the highlight with drinking and sexual tension aplenty. Reading it also gave me a chance to overuse the phrase 'roman à clef'.
Fiesta by Ernest Hemingway
A quick read. A window on expat life in 20s Paris, and a long recount of a fly fishing trip in Spain. The bullfighting in Pamplona is the highlight with drinking and sexual tension aplenty. Reading it also gave me a chance to overuse the phrase 'roman à clef'.
December 3, 2024 at 12:32 PM
BIRTY No2
Fiesta by Ernest Hemingway
A quick read. A window on expat life in 20s Paris, and a long recount of a fly fishing trip in Spain. The bullfighting in Pamplona is the highlight with drinking and sexual tension aplenty. Reading it also gave me a chance to overuse the phrase 'roman à clef'.
Fiesta by Ernest Hemingway
A quick read. A window on expat life in 20s Paris, and a long recount of a fly fishing trip in Spain. The bullfighting in Pamplona is the highlight with drinking and sexual tension aplenty. Reading it also gave me a chance to overuse the phrase 'roman à clef'.
BIRTY No1
Light by M John Harrison
Incredible, haunting, cryptic. A classic from one of the planet's greatest living writers of prose. It's science fiction, but in the same way that LSD is a chemical. Mind melting stuff, endlessly inventive, frightening and beautiful.
Light by M John Harrison
Incredible, haunting, cryptic. A classic from one of the planet's greatest living writers of prose. It's science fiction, but in the same way that LSD is a chemical. Mind melting stuff, endlessly inventive, frightening and beautiful.
December 1, 2024 at 10:11 AM
BIRTY No1
Light by M John Harrison
Incredible, haunting, cryptic. A classic from one of the planet's greatest living writers of prose. It's science fiction, but in the same way that LSD is a chemical. Mind melting stuff, endlessly inventive, frightening and beautiful.
Light by M John Harrison
Incredible, haunting, cryptic. A classic from one of the planet's greatest living writers of prose. It's science fiction, but in the same way that LSD is a chemical. Mind melting stuff, endlessly inventive, frightening and beautiful.