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joka

Joined 4 months ago

I generally only read fiction, mostly fantasy and sci-fi (or, ideally, a mix of the two). I also really enjoy horror in other media, but for some reason, horror books just never struck a chord for me.

My favorite series are probably Stormlight Archive (I know, what a hot-take), Lightbringer, and The Broken Earth.

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joka's books

To Read (View all 110)

Dean Koontz: Phantoms (2001, Berkley Books)

N. K. Jemisin: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Hardcover, 2010, Orbit)

Mike Bockoven: FantasticLand (Hardcover, 2016, Skyhorse)

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Patrick Rothfuss: The Wise Man’s Fear (Hardcover, 2011, Daw Books)

Brandon Sanderson: Oathbringer (Hardcover, 2017, Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC)

Mark Lawrence: Prince Of Thorns (Paperback, 2012, Ace Books)

Stopped Reading

Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts: Servant of the Empire (Paperback, 1996, Voyager)

V. E. Schwab: Vicious (Hardcover, 2013, Tor)

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joka rated Dark Matter: 4 stars

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is …

joka finished reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is …

joka started reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is …

joka wants to read Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Ryka Aoki: Light From Uncommon Stars (Hardcover, 2021, Tor Books)

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San …

joka rated The Final Empire: 5 stars

Brandon Sanderson: The Final Empire (2006, Tor)

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #1)

This is a fantasy heist novel, where a band of thieves attempt to overthrow an evil overlord. The magic system …

joka finished reading The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #1)

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #1)

This is a fantasy heist novel, where a band of thieves attempt to overthrow an evil overlord. The magic system …

joka started reading The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #1)

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #1)

This is a fantasy heist novel, where a band of thieves attempt to overthrow an evil overlord. The magic system …

joka finished reading Clojure for the Brave and True by Daniel Higginbotham

Daniel Higginbotham: Clojure for the Brave and True (2015, No Starch Press)

Clojure for the Brave and True by Daniel Higginbotham

"Guide to the functional programming language Clojure. Teaches tools and techniques for writing programs in Clojure. Covers how to wield …

joka wants to read Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer: Hummingbird Salamander (Paperback, 2021, Harpercollins Publishers)

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer

joka wants to read Finch: A Novel by Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer: Finch (Paperback, 2022, Picador)

Finch: A Novel by Jeff VanderMeer

In Finch, mysterious underground inhabitants known as the gray caps have reconquered the failed fantasy state Ambergris and put it …

joka wants to read The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

H. P. Lovecraft: The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (1999, Penguin Books)

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror.

"I think it is beyond doubt that H. …

joka rated The Strange Bird: A Borne Story: 5 stars

Jeff VanderMeer: The Strange Bird: A Borne Story (2018, MCD x FSG Originals)

The Strange Bird: A Borne Story by Jeff VanderMeer

joka finished reading The Strange Bird: A Borne Story by Jeff VanderMeer

The Strange Bird: A Borne Story by Jeff VanderMeer

joka wants to read This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone: This Is How You Lose the Time War (Hardcover, 2019, Simon and Schuster)

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in …

joka reviewed Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time (EBook, en language, 2015, Pan)

Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a …

Surprising and refreshing

5 stars

What a unique take on the "colonization of a new world" story! I love how well fleshed out the different technologies and cultures are.

While the plot was maybe not most exciting, the character development and world building was superb. Pair that with its fascinating ideas, and you've got yourself an amazing book.