Lord_Griff wrote:Did I give my review of 7 deaths of Evelyn?
yourfavouriteuncle wrote:Agreed on all of this. It’s fantastic, properly original. Mentioned this past time; my 9 year old girl is called Evie Hardcastle so that got me to pick it off the shelf in the first place.Stopharage wrote:Recently finished The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Best to go into it knowing as little as possible. It's probably the most original bit of writing I've seen in years. It's extremely disorientating and for much of the first half of the book you'll be utterly flummoxed by what on earth is going on. It's a (possible) murder-mystery set in a Cluedo-esque setting with a wide cast of characters, most of whom are deeply unlikeable. There is also a consistently shifting narrative and the whole thing has a touch of Sexy Brutale. Recommended.
Roujin wrote:Truth is stranger than fiction. Err everybody go get Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle though please. It's damn good. In fact just read everything Raven Books puts out if you like a little darkness and suspense.Dark Soldier wrote:Man's too cool for the forum these days
acemuzzy wrote:My recent reading: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Interesting read, does lots of good stuff, wasn't quite as stunning as I'd hoped, but still definitely recommended.
Bob wrote:I didn’t know there was a sequel?
Stopharage wrote:So I bought this when it was cheap, even though I thought The Girl with the Gifts started off well and then really tapered off to some sort of dietAnnihilation-esque faunahorror. Well, this is more of the same of the weaker aspects of the previous books. The story is fairly dull, the characters are ridiculously one-dimensional and almost offensive in their stereotyping. Asperger’s guy, throw some identikit foibles at him, treacherous science guy is treacherous and exceedingly dull and so on. Lots of it makes no sense and it’s very formulaic. It’s an easy yet fairly dumb and meandering ride. But, very little really happens. Worse than it’s predecessor and has some very obvious attempts at setting up sequels that are unnecessary.acemuzzy wrote:Anyone read A Boy on the Bridge? The girl with All the Gifts writer, set in the same world, cheap today oon kindle...
regmcfly wrote:I'm afraid I have academic study to do
Stopharage wrote:I finished that recently and really enjoyed, despite the fairly hardcore physics that cropped up at points. Going to read the follow-up once I've finished rereading The Fifth Season, in advance of reading the two sequels to that.
tigerswiftly wrote:I've still not tried Sanderson.
Aaroncupboard wrote:Cheers, Lost Girl was the one that looked the most intriguing when looking through his bibliography. Will give that a go first. How is the Three Body Problem? Got that and the sequel on Kindle Daily Deals so was planning on reading them next.Stopharage wrote:I've read Lost Girl by him, which I enjoyed. Fairly unrelenting throughout. A friend has read The Ritual and he thought Lost Girl was far better. Set in a future Britain where criminal gangs operate freely in some towns and cities, there has been an explosion in number of refugees and the gulf between rich and poor is further increased. A father goes in search of his daughter. I've just finished Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. Was another enjoyable read and had a nice vein of humour running throughout. It's a relatively short and easy read although I thought the preface was the best section of the novel. Now onto The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, which I can safely say is the first time I've read Chinese sci-fi.
Raiziel wrote:Stopharage wrote:I finished that recently and really enjoyed, despite the fairly hardcore physics that cropped up at points. Going to read the follow-up once I've finished rereading The Fifth Season, in advance of reading the two sequels to that.
Be interested to hear your thoughts on The Fifth Season. That one’s on my list.
Stopharage wrote:Aaroncupboard wrote:Cheers, Lost Girl was the one that looked the most intriguing when looking through his bibliography. Will give that a go first. How is the Three Body Problem? Got that and the sequel on Kindle Daily Deals so was planning on reading them next.Stopharage wrote:I've read Lost Girl by him, which I enjoyed. Fairly unrelenting throughout. A friend has read The Ritual and he thought Lost Girl was far better. Set in a future Britain where criminal gangs operate freely in some towns and cities, there has been an explosion in number of refugees and the gulf between rich and poor is further increased. A father goes in search of his daughter. I've just finished Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. Was another enjoyable read and had a nice vein of humour running throughout. It's a relatively short and easy read although I thought the preface was the best section of the novel. Now onto The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, which I can safely say is the first time I've read Chinese sci-fi.
@aaroncupboard - The third of the Cixin Liu's trilogy is the Kindle Deal of the Day at 99p. Think it's the first time it's seen a price drop.
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