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.

De sterrenheilige en andere verhalen by A. E. Van Vogt

  • Started on: 2013-10-17
  • Finished on: 2013-10-17
  • Read in: Dutch
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction

A. E. Van Vogt is one of the famous writers from the Golden Age of science fiction (1950s). This collection has some fine fiction, some based in space or other planets, some dealing with a terrifying future on earth. What I liked about these stories is that they mostly deal with the human spirit, with human emotions like pride, and the lust for power, and the fight for survival. Most stories hinge on the actions of one single character, a character whose actions determine the fate of the world. I really liked these stories, four out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2013-10-17
  • Finished on: 2013-10-17
  • Read in: Dutch
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction

A. E. Van Vogt is one of the famous writers from the Golden Age of science fiction (1950s). This collection has some fine fiction, some based in space or other planets, some dealing with a terrifying future on earth. What I liked about these stories is that they mostly deal with the human spirit, with human emotions like pride, and the lust for power, and the fight for survival. Most stories hinge on the actions of one single character, a character whose actions determine the fate of the world. I really liked these stories, four out of five stars.