{"id":1681,"date":"2018-01-28T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T17:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/?page_id=1681"},"modified":"2019-01-27T21:08:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T21:08:27","slug":"2018-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For 2018, like the last couple of years, I am not dividing books into separate category lists, but each review line will have a tag or two indicating what kind of book it is (and whether listened to as audiobook rather than read as kindle\/paperback).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mortal Engines<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Split Infinity<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sword at Sunset<\/strong>\u00a0(4*)&#8230; Historical fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imperial Sunset<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flatlander<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Long Earth<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (5*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Return of the King<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Beast Master<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (5*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lunar Seed<\/strong> (3*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invisible Cities<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Accidental Time Machine<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Lies of Locke Lamora<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (4*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camouflage<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Big Sleep<\/strong> (3*)&#8230; Detective<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Shape of Water<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Two Towers<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hellstrom&#8217;s Hive<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Heroes at the Ford<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Historical fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Half Sick of Shadows<\/strong> &#8211; audiobook (5*)&#8230; Historical fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Triumph of a Tsar<\/strong> (3*)&#8230; Alternate history<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Girl with all the Gifts<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Inklings and King Arthur<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Factual\/biography<\/li>\n<li><strong>Children of the Lens<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Stage Lensman<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grey Lensman<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Galactic Patrol<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Lensman<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Triplanetary<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Riddle Master of Hed<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Fellowship of the Ring<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Then Arthur Fought<\/strong> (3*)&#8230; Factual\/history<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venetian\u00a0 Masque<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Historical fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Heroes at the Ford <\/strong>(4*)&#8230; Historical fiction<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Last Phase Shift<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Contemporary fantasy, steampunk<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Graveyard Book<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Contemporary fantasy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snapshot <\/strong>(4*)&#8230; Science fiction, alternate history<\/li>\n<li><strong>Across the Universe<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Science fiction, alternate history<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Well of Youth<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Steampunk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nine Birds Singing<\/strong> (4*)&#8230; Contemporary<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Little Night Music<\/strong> (5*)\u2026 Contemporary, alternate history<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Wizard of EarthSea<\/strong> (5*)&#8230; Fantasy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 2018, like the last couple of years, I am not dividing books into separate category lists, but each review line will have a tag or two indicating what kind of book it is (and whether listened to as audiobook rather than read as kindle\/paperback). 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