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Title: The Gamma RecruitsAuthor: James PelkmansGenre: Sci-fiYear Published: March 22, 2022 Date Started: April 16, 2023Date finished: April 18, 2023 This is a story about Jayson Reilly and a bunch of other recruits who were sent to a location in Hawaii as test subjects. However, it turns out that that wasn’t the case. Through the... Continue Reading →
Title: SahaAuthor: Cho Nam-JooGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: November 1, 2022 Date Started: November 24, 2022Date finished: November 26, 2022 This is a story about a future where a caste system truly separates the haves from the have-nots. In an apartment complex known as the Saha Estates, the occupants live quietly, keeping to themselves. Jobs are... Continue Reading →
Title: Tender Is the FleshAuthor: Augustina BazterricaGenre: Sci-fi; Dystopian; HorrorYear Published: August 4, 2020 Date Started: August 1, 2022Date finished: August 7, 2022 This book was given to me by my daughter to read because she enjoyed it. The story is about cannibalism in a future world where humans can’t eat other meats because of... Continue Reading →
The book review is below this life update. You can skip and go directly to the review because it could be a bit depressing. I'm currently playing catch up on my book reviews from the last year and before. There was a period in there when I was trying really hard to blog but my... Continue Reading →
Title: When She WokeAuthor: Hillary JordanGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: September 18, 2012 Date finished: May 22, 2022 This story is about a future America where religion is a political power and having an abortion is a crime. Hannah Payne, the main character, falls in love with a pastor and gets pregnant. She is then chromed... Continue Reading →
Title: Mr. Booker’s Summer VacationAuthor: Mark LagesGenre: Sci-fi; LiteraryYear Published: September 25, 2017 Date finished: April 10, 2022 Mr. Booker’s Summer Vacation is a story about a man who wants to go by the name of Mr. Booker to hide his identity. He is interviewed by a writer who is fascinated by aliens and such.... Continue Reading →
Title: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirGenre: Sci-fi; Outer spaceYear Published: May 4, 2021 Date finished: April 6, 2022 I’ve heard a lot of hype about this book and because it’s sci-fi and looks to be outer space I thought I’d read it. This book is unique in that there are two stories going on. One... Continue Reading →
Title: AnthemAuthor: Ayn RandGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: 1938 Date finished: April 2, 2022 This book was recommended to me by my 15-year-old daughter. She knows I enjoy dystopian stories and knew I would like this one, and she was right. This book was published in 1938 and takes place in a far future after a... Continue Reading →
Title: Dust of the Earth Author: Mark LagesGenre: Science Fiction, LiteraryYear Published: September 27, 2021 Date Started: October 12, 2021 Date finished: November 1, 2021 Dust of the Earth by Mark Lages is a science fiction literary story about an AI named Martin who was created by MIT drop-out, Jim. Martin is very sentient-like. He’s nearly... Continue Reading →
Title: ScytheAuthor: Neal ShustermanGenre: YA, dystopianYear Published: 2017 Date finished: August 10, 2021 Scythe by Neal Shusterman is a young adult dystopian novel about two teenagers who were chosen to become scythes. The setting is far future in a world of chaos where rules were put in to control the people. One of the rules... Continue Reading →
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