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Category Archives: Science Fiction

31Mar2022

Book Review: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction by mmelland

The Road is Cormac McCarthy’s epic, Pulitzer Prize-winning story of man trying to keep himself and his son alive in a bleak post-apocalyptic world. Continue reading →

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1Sep2021

Book Review: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction by mmelland

Klara and the Sun explores one of today’s more controversial topics – artificial intelligence and what happens when technology advances to the point where robots really are almost human. The novel is slow-paced, but nonetheless an interesting read. Continue reading →

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11Feb2021

Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Posted in Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction by mmelland

The Midnight Library is a life-affirming science fiction novel that follows Nora Seed as she lives a multitude of alternate lives while in her “root” life she hovers between life and death following a suicide attempt. Continue reading →

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20Aug2019

Book Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction by mmelland

Hey, I found another science fiction novel I really liked!

Station Eleven, a National Book Award finalist, is a twist on the apocalyptic pandemic tale. It’s well-crafted, full of atmosphere and immerses you in a world that has been stripped of modernity. Continue reading →

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22May2019

Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir

Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction by mmelland

The Martian is a hugely entertaining novel about an astronaut who is stranded on Mars and has to rely mostly on his own ingenuity to survive and eventually get rescued. It’s funny and hopeful and packed with technical whiz bangery that would put MacGyver to shame. Continue reading →

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31Oct2017

“Ready Player One”, by Ernest Cline

Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction by mmelland

Well, that was different. And not quite what I expected.

“Ready Player One” was October’s Kind of Like a Book Club book. Did you read it? Did you make it through? I almost didn’t, but I’ll get to that in a minute. Continue reading →

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