Book Review: Orbital
November 12, 2024
The winner of the 2024 Booker prize, Orbital is moving, thought-provoking & short enough you’ll want to read it again the moment you finish.
After reading Robert Jordan’s mammoth ‘The Wheel of Time’ series, Josh counts himself a fantasy fan through and through. With some sci-fi and literary fiction thrown in the mix you, Josh can often be found hunting for his next series out on the shelves. In-between reads, Josh enjoys a good boardgame or two and is always keen to help you find the next game for your table.
The winner of the 2024 Booker prize, Orbital is moving, thought-provoking & short enough you’ll want to read it again the moment you finish.
Part Sci-fi adventure, part cosmic horror, part psychological mystery, Paolini has outdone himself yet again.
Beautifully written, Buehlman delivers a heart wrenching account of war, loss and pain without it ever feeling too heavy or melodramatic.
Told through multiple points of view, Generation Ship is a tale of community, power and the resilience of humanity.
When one of two ice rinks is put out of commission, they’re forced to spend time together which can only lead to one thing: Romance.
Cyrus is such a lovable character, even in the throes of his addiction, his view of the world and all it contains is a delight for the reader.
Thought-provoking and intriguing, you may have to re-read to grasp his point but this only makes the eventual realization all the better.
Brimming with sci-fi goodness, it’s a novel positively packed with interesting ideas and thought provoking characters
A remarkable book, moving, fascinating, thought-provoking and short enough you’ll want to read it again the moment you finish.
Parks is about efficiency management – how precisely you can get all the resources you need to visit the highest scoring park available.
An absolutely rip-roaring tale full of laughter, joy, tragedy, and at its centre, two drunken potters fumbling their way through it all.
An often frantic, regularly profound, and deeply heartbreaking coming of age memoir focuses on Hua and his friendship with Ken.
A staple for many board game enthusiasts, Carcassonne is the ideal tile placing game for newer players and board game veterans.
Playful in its use of pronouns and gender expression, the story weaves around the questions of who we are, and who we want to be.
Beautifully designed to always feel competitive and fair but with enough uniqueness between games to keep you coming back.
I loved my time with this series, and would highly encourage anyone to try it out. There are so many incredible characters!
It’s one of the few board games that boasts a fully fleshed out 1-player mode for when you can’t get a group together.
An easy game for on the go with its nice carry pouch. It’s been a hit with various groups I’ve played it with.
Not for the faint of heart, Spirit Island is a beast of a game. It’s part deck builder, part battle simulator, part efficiency puzzle.
With its quick and effective prose, it draws you quickly into the Empire of the Wolf and takes you under the surface of its cohesive facade.
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