Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable

If 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.”

Host Antony Johnston.

“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.

Host Jason Snell.

Tina 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!

Host Erika Ensign.

Erika’s continued Hugo (ahem, not-a-Hugo) reading yields excellent results!

Host Erika Ensign.

A crow that lives forever? What’s that all about?

Host Incomparable Hosts.

You probably wouldn’t want to vacation in Summerland, but is “Summerland” worth reading? Find out what Scott thinks.

Host Incomparable Hosts.

Antony gives his thoughts on an Incomparable favourite, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.

Host Antony Johnston.

A surprise Vorkosigan novella appears!

Hosts Jason Snell and Dan Moren.

An alt-history space race with commentary on the science and technology successes and cultural failings of the mid-20th century.

Host Jason Snell.

Scott is stressed out, so he decided to read about a depressing possible future. What could go wrong?

Host Incomparable Hosts.