Greg Barlin
The Best Books of 2024 So Far: Live!
A running list of my "Best Books of the Year", updated as I finish each book.
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Greg Barlin
Nov 124 min read
The Relentless Legion
★★★★★ A satisfying conclusion to one of the better sci-fi trilogies I have read, the Sentinels once again try to defy odds to save humanity.
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Greg Barlin
Oct 168 min read
The Top 50 Books of the Last 5 Years
Inspired by an underwhelming list from Goodreads, this counts down a far superior list of the Top 50 books of the last 5 years (2020-2024).
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Greg Barlin
Apr 194 min read
The Ministry of Time
★★★☆☆ An alternative take on Stranger in a Strange Land; social commentary abounds as an 1847 explorer tries to acclimate to modern society.
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Greg Barlin
Dec 23, 202314 min read
The Best Books of 2023
A running tally of my "Best Books of 2023", updated each time I finish a book throughout the year.
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Greg Barlin
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Chain-Gang All-Stars (#3 of 2023)
★★★★★ Set in a near-future society that feels all too possible, prisoners fight in gladiatorial death matches for a chance at freedom.
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Greg Barlin
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Rubicon (#7 of 2023)
★★★★★ A stand-alone novel unrelated to her "Divide" series, author Dewes elegantly explores immortality, AI, and what it means to be human.
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Greg Barlin
Dec 11, 20233 min read
The Future
★★★★☆ Filled as much with philosophy and social commentary as with plot, Alderman envisions a near-future society rocketing toward disaster.
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Greg Barlin
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Antimatter Blues
★★★★☆ The sequel to Mickey7 finds our hero once again trying to find a way to save the colony while somehow avoiding yet another death.
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Greg Barlin
Jan 1, 20234 min read
The Best Books of 2022 (#20-#11), plus the "Naughty List" of books to avoid
Happy New Year! It’s time once again for what has become an annual tradition, my Books of the Year list. 2022 was a busy year of reading,...
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Greg Barlin
Jan 10, 20221 min read
The #3 Best Book of 2021: Project Hail Mary
★★★★★ A scientist trapped alone in space trying to survive. What worked for The Martian does again and this time might be even better.
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Greg Barlin
Jan 8, 20222 min read
The #5 Best Book(s) of 2021: The Last Watch + The Exiled Fleet
★★★★★ A ragtag group of soldiers (and a few criminals) are staffed at the end of the universe. Things are mostly boring...until they're not
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