1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
5/5
Epic Murakami, set in a maybe-alternate-universe version of 1984. There is a definite change in tone in the third book, hard to tell if this is the story of the change in translator but the story sags slightly before picking up the pace again at the end. Even without this it's a long and sprawling book which you'll love if you like Murakami's tone and unique characterization. I'm in the love camp.
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The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
5/5
Stonking police procedural set in the months leading up to a global catastrophe.
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The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
4/5
A personal anti-adventure, gripping and poignant and pedestrian.
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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
3/5
A love triangle set in the turmoil of post-graduation. Well written but left me a little cold, I just didn't care for the characters or the sudden resolution.
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The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
4/5
Very good, enjoying the entire Harry Hole series. Wishing for translations of the first two now!
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The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
4/5
Very good, enjoying the entire Harry Hole series. Wishing for translations of the first two now!
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Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
3/5
Very much a vehicle for Palahniuk to rant about this and that through the voice of a 13 year old girl condemned to hell, supposedly for overdosing on pot. Entertaining, but felt that the plot served the ranting rather than the other way round.
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REST API Design Rulebook by Mark Masse
2/5
Two huge problems with this book. It's short and very repetitive so the information content is about a couple of blog posts. The 'rules' are highly subjective, and much of the book is pushing the author's WRML 'standard' which I've never seen in the wild. The only real positive is that it's a comprehensive survey of the issues you need to think about when designing a REST API: just don't take the rules as gospel and research best practice from major APIs so you understand the context.
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