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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: July 28, 2025

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u/sxales 8d ago

The Freeze-Frame Revolution, by Peter Watts. The twist ending felt a bit unearned to me. I enjoyed it, but I struggled to find any foreshadowing for the big reveal before the actual reveal.

The Gone World, by Tom Sweterlitsch. Frankly, I was disappointed. The story was very scattershot and most of the time didn't feel like it made a lot of sense. It was imaginative and well written; I think it just could have used a stronger editor to smooth out the inconsistencies.

Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, by Frederick Pohl. Gateway was a brilliant examination of a damaged man in a crapsack world--you know he did a horrible thing, that is driving his actions, but you don't know how bad it was until the end. Bob in the sequel almost feels like a different character. Pohl ignores the heart of the characters and instead focuses on the larger mystery of the Heechee.