Book of the Month
April was mostly about the Arthur C. Clarke Award on here; the best book I read all month was not on this year’s shortlist, but a previous Clarke nominee: David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. I’ve been meaning to read Mitchell for ages, and now I can see that I had good reason.
Reviews
- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell [****]
- The Quiddity of Will Self by Sam Mills [****]
- The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers [***½]
- Rule 34 by Charles Stross [***½]
- Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear [***]
- The End Specialist by Drew Magary [**]
- The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper [**]
Features
- A guest post from Vanessa Gebbie on place in The Coward’s Tale.
- My report on Eastercon.
- A meme: favourite books from A to Z.
- Rounding up my thoughts on the Clarke Award shortlist.
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