I'm sad that these didn't really work for me, as I've only heard good things about them. They're very much *science* fiction and many were too cerebral for me to follow.

I enjoyed the ones based on historical theories like Tower of Babylon and Seventy Two […]

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@bazzargh Thank you! We've been going to Hillington for kitchens, so we've seen the massive array of floor places there! I'll add Helen Street to the list.

Flooring is such a boring way to waste a Saturday but it doesn't look like I'll have much other option!

So IMHO I think this was better than Babel as a novel exploring colonialism via fantasy. The characters are excellent, the magic is cool, the world building is good and the ending felt appropriate and earned.

But it still wasn't exactly subtle - if you're […]

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I loved Towles' previous books so was really looking forward to this, but sadly found it quite disappointing.

The writing is wonderful - Towles writes prose that feels effortless to read, and he nails the feeling of time and place.

But I struggled with the […]

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Glasgow's wildlife enjoying the sun too!

Really enjoyed this, even if the execution wasn't quite as good as the premise.

An epic story told via the obituaries of 60 people, across several centuries, past and future. It's about legacy, who and what we remember and whether words can capture a life. But […]

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Incredible narrative voice, with a really interesting setting. I really enjoyed getting to know Mrs Duzejko and seeing just how underestimated she was by everyone around her. All the Blake went over my head, but I didn't mind the astronomy. I really appreciated […]

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StoryGraph Wrap Ups are available, though I had to wait several hours for mine to generate.

Scroll up in this thread to find further details on ALL the books I read this year 🥰

#books #bookstodon #StoryGraph #2025reads #wrapup

So here ends my 2025 book thread, which I'm happy I kept going all year. A few books less than I managed in 2024, largely because I didn't read for a month after Albert died in June.

Very few five star reads this year, all pictured here plus Voices by Le Guin […]

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Finished up the year and passed my reading goal with the last three Murderbot books. Very grateful to these immensely readable books for helping me get over the line! They really are great - the characters are just so much fun and the world gets more […]

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I'm a big Novik fan and these stories didn't disappoint. My favourites all had elements of Le Guin to them - Seven (effortless world building), Seven Years From Home (felt very Hainsih / TWfWiF inspired) and The Long Way Round (pure Earthsea, from a different […]

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