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.” 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. 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! Erika Ensign.

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

A crow that lives forever? What’s that all about? Incomparable Hosts.

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

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

A surprise Vorkosigan novella appears! 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. Jason Snell.

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

After seeing the Netflix trailer for the movie that is being made from this book, Kathy was intrigued by such a mouthful of a title and had to read it. Would she recommend it? Listen and find out! Kathy Campbell.

It won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novella, and Scott McNulty also recommended it. Jason finally read “All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries)”, only to find that the titular Murderbot is not at all what he expected. And do you want to pay novel price for a novella? Jason Snell.

Scott has read 26 books to prepare for this book. Was it all worth it? Incomparable Hosts.

Does Scott think this fantasy book is fantastic? Incomparable Hosts.

Antony discusses his re-read of the classic cyberpunk novel “When Gravity Fails” by George Alec Effinger. Antony Johnston.

Recording from England, Jason discusses “The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English” by Lynne Murphy. Jason Snell.

Scott read a book, and now he wants to talk about it! That book? “Revenant Gun” by Yoon Ha Lee. What does he have to say about it? Listen to the podcast and find out. Incomparable Hosts.