Tpi's reading diary
The books (and science fiction magazines) I have read.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Aleksis Kivi: Seitsemän veljestä
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This is one of the oldest Finnish novels and by far the oldest that is still being read. Everyone has read this in school. It's a story...
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2017
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A pretty good issue in which most of the stories were enjoyable. However, there were some less-good ones, too. ¨ Not Far Enough • novell...
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Jennifer Egan: Sydäntorni (The Keep)
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A man has had to escape his old life for undefined reasons. He goes to work with his cousin, who has become very rich and has bought a cast...
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Salla Simukka: Valkea kuin lumi (As White as Snow)
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A Finnish YA-book which has gotten some international fame. The main character of the series is spending some vacation time in Prague afte...
Sunday, July 23, 2017
The Dark Forest and Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past #2 and #3) by Liu Cixin
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I read these two books back to back. I already have some trouble remembering what happened in which book, as they continue almost directly ...
Monday, July 17, 2017
My Hugo award votes 2017 part 4: novels
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I have read all the nominees in the novel category. As I have been traveling and been both busy and sick lately, I haven’t had time to write...
Sunday, July 9, 2017
My Hugo award votes 2017 part 3: short stories
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In this category, the rabid puppies chose the third alternative action: self-gratification and pushed for the nomination of a story that wa...
Thursday, July 6, 2017
My Hugo award votes 2017 part 2: novelettes
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Novelettes is the second category I have finished. The overall quality of the stories was fairly good, but somewhat worse than in novellas....
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