Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

  • Started on: 2010-10-18
  • Finished on: 2010-10-25
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction

Just the title drew me to this book, and the beautiful cover. When I learned that it had won a Hugo and a Nebula and it featured alternative history, I had to read it.
And it did not disappoint. The story is set in a world where the Jewish population is moved to Alaska instead of Palestine after WWII. But after sixty years their lease is up and they will have to find another place to live.
In this setting a murder is committed and it is up to Landsman to solve it, especially when it seems to be hushed up. Thus we are introduced to a world of mafia like Jewish families and plots to solve the problem of the relocation. The story is very well written and I just wanted to keep reading it, despite all the bad stuff happening (which I usually don’t like).

  • Started on: 2010-10-18
  • Finished on: 2010-10-25
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction

Just the title drew me to this book, and the beautiful cover. When I learned that it had won a Hugo and a Nebula and it featured alternative history, I had to read it.
And it did not disappoint. The story is set in a world where the Jewish population is moved to Alaska instead of Palestine after WWII. But after sixty years their lease is up and they will have to find another place to live.
In this setting a murder is committed and it is up to Landsman to solve it, especially when it seems to be hushed up. Thus we are introduced to a world of mafia like Jewish families and plots to solve the problem of the relocation. The story is very well written and I just wanted to keep reading it, despite all the bad stuff happening (which I usually don’t like).