Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel won the Goodreads Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2022. Luke read it and tells Juliane all the ways it doesn’t work as a science fiction novel, but how it somehow works anyway. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially […]

SFBRP #505 – Emily St John Mandel – Sea of Tranquility

Luke Burrage reads a science fiction novel and reviews it when he's done. Then he reads another.

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Luke read three novellas by Adrian Tchaikovsky, catches up with Juliane and explains why they are all about 3.75 on the enjoyment scale. They are: Walking to Aldebaran, The Expert System’s Brother, and The Expert System’s Champion. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book […]

SFBRP #541 – Adrian Tchaikovsky  – The Expert System’s Brother & Champion – Expert System #1 & 2

Luke and Juliane review Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, then discuss the five star concepts and themes trapped within this two star novel. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off […]

SFBRP #540 – Karin Tidbeck – Amatka

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (with The Child as the main character) is the post-apocalyptic-novel-featuring-a-protagonist-without-a-proper-name that Luke has been waiting for, following the double-disappointment of The Road (featuring The Man and The Boy) and The Bear (featuring The Man and The Girl). Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support […]

SFBRP #539 – Jacqueline Harpman – I Who Have Never Known Men

Luke finally finished Moby-Dick by Herman Melville and wants to talk to Juliane about how it’s the best written worst novel. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my […]

SFBRP #538 – Herman Melville – Moby-Dick

On the episode following The Road, Luke talks to Juliane about The Bear by Andrew Krivak, and how it’s playing off the themes and story of Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like […]

SFBRP #505 – Emily St John Mandel – Sea of Tranquility

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