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Station Eleven reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr
9 out of 10
Weirdly cosy for a book about everyone dying.
Station Eleven@tinyapartmentbigtbr7 Mar 2026
The Overstory reviewed by @dr_bramble
9 out of 10
Castanea dentata gets the opening it deserves. I cried at a tree, at work, in front of a student.
The Overstory@dr_bramble6 Mar 2026
It reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
6 out of 10
Six and I feel bad about it. The kids are class, the adults are a slog, and there's a scene near the end that should not be in a book. Pennywise is great as a clown and rubbish once he's explained.
It@grimdarkgareth6 Mar 2026
Becoming reviewed by @nightshiftnurse
9 out of 10
listened to her read it herself, over about six nights, and by the end it's like someone talking to me in the dark. the wedding dress bit got me on the bus which is embarrassing but there we are
Becoming@nightshiftnurse6 Mar 2026
A Clash of Kings reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
8 out of 10
Eight. Blackwater is the best battle chapter anyone's written.
A Clash of Kings@grimdarkgareth5 Mar 2026
The Troop reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
4 out of 10
Absolutely not, put it down
The Troop@bleakhouse_bex4 Mar 2026
Good Omens reviewed by @rereader
8 out of 10
Fourth. First since the telly version.
Good Omens@rereader2 Mar 2026
Rapture reviewed by @saltmarsh
7 out of 10
Fifty two poems about one thing.
Rapture@saltmarsh2 Mar 2026
2 readers agree with this review
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy reviewed by @books_and_bins
10 out of 10
Best of the lot.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy@books_and_bins1 Mar 2026
The Fifth Season reviewed by @sam
8 out of 10
Second person threw me. Got over it. The ending, though.
The Fifth Season@sam1 Mar 2026
Catch-22 reviewed by @theodore_p
8 out of 10
Funny until it decides not to be, and the readers who quit early never find that out.
Catch-22@theodore_p28 Feb 2026
2 readers agree with this review
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo reviewed by @plainjaneausten
8 out of 10
did the whole thing in one weekend with the dog asleep on my legs and cried at the end like a Victorian. minus two because I clocked the twist early and had to sit with it for 200 pages
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo@plainjaneausten27 Feb 2026
Braiding Sweetgrass reviewed by @dr_bramble
8 out of 10
Sweetgrass has changed genus since
Braiding Sweetgrass@dr_bramble26 Feb 2026
Klara and the Sun reviewed by @sam
6 out of 10
Sad robot. Slow. Everyone talks the same. Why?
Klara and the Sun@sam26 Feb 2026
The Warmth of Other Suns reviewed by @ivor_stack
8 out of 10
Three lives, followed properly. Eight.
The Warmth of Other Suns@ivor_stack26 Feb 2026
The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
10 out of 10
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality." That is the FIRST paragraph. She's already won. I have read it aloud to three people who did not ask me to.
The Haunting of Hill House@bleakhouse_bex25 Feb 2026
Man's Search for Meaning reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday
10 out of 10
He who has a Why can bear any How. Nietzsche said that, and Frankl proves it. I read this in one sitting and I have not been the same person since; it is a small book carrying an entire cathedral inside it.
Man's Search for Meaning@an_ordinary_tuesday24 Feb 2026
Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @kepler22b
8 out of 10
the appendix on newspeak is the best thing in it & it sits after the last page, so most people never read it. changes the tense of the ending if you do.
Nineteen Eighty-four@kepler22b23 Feb 2026
Station Eleven reviewed by @kepler22b
8 out of 10
structurally excellent, epidemiologically silly
Station Eleven@kepler22b22 Feb 2026
Quiet reviewed by @dr_bramble
9 out of 10
Nothing in it to correct
Quiet@dr_bramble22 Feb 2026
2 readers agree with this review
The Road reviewed by @the_slow_reader
7 out of 10
The dialogue dashes are a real problem in Spanish.
The Road@the_slow_reader21 Feb 2026
2 readers agree with this review
Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @rereader
9 out of 10
Fourth read. The appendix is the good news.
Nineteen Eighty-four@rereader20 Feb 2026
12 readers agree with this review
Entangled Life reviewed by @kepler22b
8 out of 10
good on fungi, loose on the wood wide web
Entangled Life@kepler22b20 Feb 2026
Neuromancer reviewed by @sam
7 out of 10
Cool. Impenetrable.
Neuromancer@sam19 Feb 2026

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Member reviews

Station Eleven reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr

The Overstory reviewed by @dr_bramble

It reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

Becoming reviewed by @nightshiftnurse

A Clash of Kings reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

The Troop reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex

Good Omens reviewed by @rereader

Rapture reviewed by @saltmarsh

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy reviewed by @books_and_bins

The Fifth Season reviewed by @sam

Catch-22 reviewed by @theodore_p

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo reviewed by @plainjaneausten

Braiding Sweetgrass reviewed by @dr_bramble

Klara and the Sun reviewed by @sam

The Warmth of Other Suns reviewed by @ivor_stack

The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex

Man's Search for Meaning reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday

Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @kepler22b

Station Eleven reviewed by @kepler22b

Quiet reviewed by @dr_bramble

The Road reviewed by @the_slow_reader

Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @rereader

Entangled Life reviewed by @kepler22b

Neuromancer reviewed by @sam