Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA podcast in which we tell you about a book we just finished, and what we thought of it.
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17: "The Fictional Man" by Al Ewing
August 14, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutesIf we made flesh and blood versions of fictional characters, would they be “real” people? Antony enjoys some late-night misanthropic philosophy with Al Ewing’s 2013 novel “The Fictional Man.”
16: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen
August 10, 2018 16:20 - 5 minutes - 4.57 MB“The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions” puts the history of Earth and our role in it in perspective. Too much perspective, probably.
15: "Girl Reporter" by Tansy Rayner Roberts
August 10, 2018 00:33 - 3 minutes - 2.4 MBTina Valentina may not be Lois Lane, but without Lois and Vicki and April and Cat and Trish and so many more, there’d be no Tina. And without Tina, there’d be no Friday. And without Friday, we wouldn’t have this delightful superhero comedy romp. Disclaimer: Erika podcasts with Tansy on Verity!
14: "Summer in Orcus" by T. Kingfisher
August 10, 2018 00:02 - 4 minutes - 2.47 MBErika’s continued Hugo (ahem, not-a-Hugo) reading yields excellent results!
13: "Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of YMR" by John Crowley
August 09, 2018 00:35 - 5 minutes - 2.49 MBA crow that lives forever? What’s that all about?
12: "Summerland" by Hannu Rajaniemi
July 24, 2018 19:38 - 3 minutes - 1.61 MBYou probably wouldn’t want to vacation in Summerland, but is “Summerland” worth reading? Find out what Scott thinks.
11: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers
July 24, 2018 16:30 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBAntony gives his thoughts on an Incomparable favourite, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.
10: "The Flowers of Vashnoi" by Lois McMaster Bujold
July 19, 2018 19:26 - 7 minutes - 5.31 MBA surprise Vorkosigan novella appears!
9: "The Calculating Stars" by Mary Robinette Kowal
July 18, 2018 18:02 - 7 minutes - 5.67 MBAn alt-history space race with commentary on the science and technology successes and cultural failings of the mid-20th century.
8: "84K" by Claire North
July 16, 2018 01:36 - 4 minutes - 1.94 MBScott is stressed out, so he decided to read about a depressing possible future. What could go wrong?
7: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel" by Mary Ann Shaffer
July 15, 2018 16:36 - 3 minutes - 4.7 MBAfter seeing the Netflix trailer for the movie that is being made from this book, Kathy was intrigued by such a mouthful of a title and had to read it. Would she recommend it? Listen and find out!
6: "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells
July 10, 2018 22:46 - 5 minutes - 4.17 MBIt won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novella, and Scott McNulty also recommended it. Jason finally read “All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries)”, only to find that the titular Murderbot is not at all what he expected. And do you want to pay novel price for a novella?
5: "Night Fall" by Simon R. Green
July 07, 2018 21:47 - 7 minutes - 3.3 MBScott has read 26 books to prepare for this book. Was it all worth it?
4: "The Mountain of Kept Memory" by Rachel Neumeier
July 06, 2018 04:24 - 3 minutes - 1.8 MBDoes Scott think this fantasy book is fantastic?
3: "When Gravity Fails" by George Alec Effinger
July 05, 2018 16:00 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBAntony discusses his re-read of the classic cyberpunk novel “When Gravity Fails” by George Alec Effinger.
2: "The Prodigal Tongue" by Lynne Murphy
July 01, 2018 13:31 - 4 minutes - 3.58 MBRecording from England, Jason discusses “The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English” by Lynne Murphy.
1: "Revenant Gun" by Yoon Ha Lee
June 22, 2018 01:04 - 7 minutes - 3.35 MBScott read a book, and now he wants to talk about it! That book? “Revenant Gun” by Yoon Ha Lee. What does he have to say about it? Listen to the podcast and find out.