Anyone know if the second half is better than the first? Struggling here.
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Brit in Canada. I read when I can't sleep, so yes there's a lot of books here. Nearly all SF.
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38% complete! Stephen has read 19 of 50 books.
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Stephen reviewed Icebound by Andrea Pitzer
More gripping than I expected!
4 stars
Considering there can't be many primary sources to read to support writing such a book on an-almost-half-millennium-old set of voyages, this is a great story. Some of the winter parts can get slightly repetitious "and then there was a storm, and then they ate another fox, and then.." but I'm sure that exactly reflects the dull nature of being icebound. William Barents himself isn't known too well in the sources, as he was mythologised a while after.
The author also adds variety by interleaving in explanations of scurvy or technology and trade levels, which helps.
Stephen reviewed Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer
Is this a happy story? Or not?
5 stars
Content warning Just read it first, it's super short
I can't decide, but I really enjoyed it, takes 10 minutes. I was worried this was going to be Torment Nexus-worthy like the Manna algorithm by Marshall Brain, but Abelique seems nice. I'm sure the prices would rise, mind. Where's the VC?