Tag: book
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My Favourite Art Books For Beginners
I own a lot of art books, like seriously too many. Just the other day I bought a job lot of calligraphy books on eBay. It was cheaper than buying them individually, don’t judge me. You might be surprised considering I’m at art school but I didn’t do art during high school. A lot of…
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Book Review | Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
Noumenon is a new science fiction book written by Marina J. Lostetter. With nods to Rama by Arthur C Clarke, it is about a fleet of generational ships, manned by clones, travelling to a far-off star. SUMMARY Astrophysicist Reggie Straifer has an idea. He’s discovered an anomalous star that appears to defy the laws of…
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Record Of A Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Record of A Spaceborn Few is the third part of the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. All books in this series are set in the same shared universe, meaning you can read the books in any order you wish. This series is a fantastic speculative science-fiction series set in a Star Trek-like universe where humans…
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Book Review | Artemis by Andy Weir
I was a bit afraid before starting Artemis if I’m totally honest. The Martian is one of my all time favourite books and I was worried that my love for that book would spoil this one. In that I would get so hyped I would be disappointed when the time came around to actually reading…
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How To Get Rid of Books
You may have noticed I own quite a lot of books. Around this time every year I go through everything I own and clear out the ones I don’t want. I do this mostly because I have limited space and there is no point keeping something just for it to sit on a shelf. So…
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Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Sleeping Giants is a 2016 science fiction novel by Sylvain Neuvel. This is a must read for any sci-fi fans, featuring a really interesting story with giant robots and aliens. SLEEPING GIANTS BY SYLVAIN NEUVEL SLEEPING GIANTS SUMMARY A girl named Rose is riding her bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she…