What did you read this year?
Mike’s
average rating for
2024
3.9
3.9
Lemire does it again. He brings us style AND substance in the best way. The book is undeniably cool, following a sci-fi detective that's a bad ass with a soft side. It could be cliché in the hands of a different writer, but this is guided masterfully by Lemire.
Then we get that second layer. The depth of the character and the plot at hand. The importance of what life really means and how humans perceive what is truly important. A true banger of a ...more
Then we get that second layer. The depth of the character and the plot at hand. The importance of what life really means and how humans perceive what is truly important. A true banger of a ...more
Pretty solid but not my favorite Brubaker and Phillips effort. I think there are a lot of great ideas here and they all keep the motor running well before kinda just falling off a cliff. The journey is the hey, though, and it's entertaining and fun to read. These two just have such a high bar and it doesn't quite hot the 5 star mark I've come to expect.
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