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The format of this book made it hard to be emotionally attached to characters. They felt individuals but I think like something was lacking at the same time.

The beginning was interesting & mysterious but at some point I got tired with this format - I had thought that only the beginning would have report format.

This was surprisingly intriguing to read but the last quarter lost me. Ending was awesome!

“Generally speaking, people tend not to question what they‘ve been told was true.”

Enjoyed this reread, as ever. I was so confused recently by reading a review where someone said the anonymous interviewer is a cookie cutter bad guy. He's not a good guy... but bad guy isn't quite right, either. He's nothing so simple.

As ever, creeping my way towards a line in ways best known to myself, heh. #BookSpinBingo

Rereading (again) with the hope of finally finishing the trilogy this time! I can never read this without thinking of the interviewer as Agent Coulson from Avengers.

The Themis Files trilogy is accessible science fiction told in a sort of epistolary format.

Very close runner up #letterT is The Time in Between by Maria Duenas.

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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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5⭐
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Science Fiction
War of the Worlds meets Transformers
Unprecedented and a tad frightening
Full-cast narration
Told in an interview format
My first Re-listen of the year…and I‘ve decided to tackle The Themis Files. While the book is not without its flaws, I still honestly loved it anyway. Character development may have suffered because of its unique format but it sure doesn't lack in sarcasm or intensity.

I really enjoyed the first book, the story was really original. The second book not so much. I won‘t bother with the third.
It was my pick for my bookclub. We have never had a science fiction book before. They all hated it! 🤷‍♀️

Onto the next. I am so intrigued by the case file style of this book and it including interviews as it‘s method of story telling. Fox (Mulder) seems excited with the paranormal/extraterrestrial vibe to the synopsis.

Thank you so much @LeslieO !! The book is so cool and the chocolates extra yummy! (I may have snuck a taste already.) And thanks to @bookish_wookish for hosting! #LittleChristmasSwap #LCS

#TBRPile 📚 “It was my eleventh birthday.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Engaging and inventive, but I felt like I didn‘t know any of the characters—also not sure the interview format really works for this story. I felt removed and distant from the events, which is not something I like in my sci-fi. I‘m not sure if I‘ll continue the series yet.

Lots of fun! A strong, tightly paced sci-fi thriller. Very high concept & cinematic. Looking forward to the sequels & to answers to such questions as: who is the mysterious narrator/interviewer? who is the mysterious stranger that contacts the interviewer & how do they know what they know? And other stuff I won't spoil here.

My unofficial reading theme for September is BIG science fiction (space opera, big ideas) & this kicked things off nicely.

Little Rose suddenly finds herself in a glowing, square hole in the palm of a giant metal hand. 20 years later, Rose is a highly trained physicist leading a team to learn the hands secrets.

Book 1 of 3. LOVED it, but everyone seems to agree the last book is terrible....do I skip the rest of the series never knowing how it ends, or keep reading & risk disappointment?! 🤔

Artwork here:
https://www.deviantart.com/guido9/art/Sleeping-Giant-640932434

“It was my eleventh birthday.”

#firstlinefridays #currentlyreading
@ShyBookOwl

Holyyyy crap why isn't this book hyped up and everywhere?! 😳😳😳😳 5/5 ⭐ one of the best books I've read all year. I hella slept on Sylvain Neuvel

Starting off today with a dog walk and this book

Interesting and Quick Read

This was great! Def out of my usual go to genre but it was written so well! I also enjoyed the interview/journal format it was written in. The ending was 😲. Now to decide if Im going to read the rest of the series.

Lunch time reads

LOVING this book so much! Why didnt someone tell me!!

Book 59

I really enjoyed the interview format of the book but did not enjoy where the story went in the last quarter or so. I‘m not a huge fan of sci-fi but isn‘t wasn‘t so far off that I couldn‘t follow it. I loved the unidentifiable narrator and his snarky attitude. This is the first of the trilogy, and I‘m glad I read it. I don‘t think I‘ll be reading the remaining 2 because the storyline just really wasn‘t for me. It‘s a fast read #litsyatoz for N

I had a lot of fun with this book! I loved the format, and the multiple voices really worked well on audio #BookspinBingo

I loved the way this was written, and it is the first book from my TBR pile I made!

The premise is very cool but I just kind of lost interest in the execution. Relaying the story through journal entries and interviews was edgy and interesting at first but its limitations became apparent about a third of the way in, and I grew frustrated at not knowing anything about the mysterious interviewer. I‘m making it a pick because the story is so unique. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have immediately ordered the second one.
I loved the style of using interviews to tell the story - made it really fast paced.
The premise is very creative and I‘m looking forward to reading the next to see where it goes!
Good choice @TCLinrow !!!

I am so excited to read this one @TCLinrow ! A prefect pick! And I love bournville! Thank you so much!
Merry Christmas to you too 🌲🌲🌲
#jolabokaflod #jolabokaflodswap
@MaleficentBookDragon

Mind bogglingly good.

Thanks for the tag @IndoorDame ! Rose‘s enthusiasm to find the truth drives this story and much of the narrative. As does the unnamed character. (We call him something eventually but my sleep deprived brain can‘t think of it.) if you enjoy sci-fi I highly recommend this series! Tagging: @KaylaD @AkashaVampie @MaleficentBookDragon

Day 18 #top20series #20series20days

Best way I can think to describe this trilogy is pieces of a giant alien automaton are found buried on Earth and what happens when humans try to use them. Told in a World War Z style format. Really interesting story telling

Wow this book was a test. On the one hand I love the concept. Ancient alien tech that we have finally evolved far enough to sort of understand and stumble around with. But the format just killed me. I was reading this as an e-book and what worked really well in the Illuminea files, did not work for me here. Half the time I had to work out who was talking and I took ages to read this. Think I will try the audio book for the rest. 3/5 Stars

I saw this book featured in a list of great audio books and I would have to agree. It is a series of interviews, transcripts and articles read/performed by a talented cast of narrators. A giant metal hand is unearthed and solving the mystery of the artefact becomes a global puzzle. This is part 1 of a trilogy and I have to keep reading! 😊 🌟🌟🌟🌟

My July Wrap up

-Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Saga of the Volsungs ⭐⭐⭐
- Talking with Psychopaths and Savages ⭐⭐
- Sleeping Giants ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I also read some of the Saga comics which are not featured in this picture because I had to give them back to the friend I borrowed them off

- Saga vol 6 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Saga vol 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Saga vol 8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Saga vol 9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My book of the month goes to Sleeping Giants could not put down!

It has been a long time since I actually posted anything on here.
Here's to a new book

I‘m not usually a fan of this genre but was pleasantly surprised! A well told story with elements of mystery, history, science, romance, politics and relationships. All great ingredients for a story. I listened to it on audio and highly rate the quality of the narrators, I specifically liked the characters of Kara and the unknown narrator. I will definitely be tuning into the sequel.

I really enjoyed this book for book club a lot more than I expected! I really liked the interview style of writing and how much information we learned as the story unfolded #coronabook #28 🦠🦠🦠🦠

I chose this book barely for a challenge. The synopsis didn't sound that interestung to me. But WOW this book was a big surprise, a really BIG surprise.

I'm still impressed how Neuvel manages to put so much soul into his characters, even though you only meet them via documents. How great is that?! Other authors can't get their characters right with a normal writing style... 😅

This is the pick for this month‘s postponed sci-fi and fantasy book club. It‘s great so far and I‘m sad I won‘t get to discuss it for awhile but happy to do what needs to be done to get the craziness under control!

5 Stars. Even though it's written in interview form, it's still a fantastic read. Excellent ideas and in my opinion, unique.

Loved this book and the writing approach - transcripts, interviews etc - used to roll out the exciting story. Highly recommend

I‘ve read and listened to this book before and I still loved it. I haven‘t ever continued the trilogy and I‘m looking forward to doing just that this year. It‘s just fun and interesting.

This is easily one of the coolest book covers that I've ever seen. 😍

@Neuvel

Kind of obsessed with this glitter filter 😍

Next up to read: Sleeping Giants 📖

A unique narrative method that had me ravenously reading. For the full review, please visit http://benjamin-m-weilert.com/index.php/2019/11/07/book-sleeping-giants-2016/

I really wanted to enjoy this book more but I think the format of the narrative (told through interview transcripts and journal entries) really dampened the experience 😩 it's unfortunate since the base concept of the story is absolutely fascinating (discovery of alien tech in the form of a giant robot) but it was tough to care about the characters and a lot of the action-y segments are muddled as a result.

#scifi #kindle #libby

next #bookclub pick happened to be something on my "want to read list" and that's very nice ? sci-fi pick from last month (Autonomous by Annalee Newitz) apparently wasn't great but I have high hopes for Sleeping Giants.

This was a really unique book, written in interview records. As a sort of first contact with alien novel it reminded me a little of the Illuminae series, except for that surprisingly little had to do with space (for now). I thought it was captivating and read it in less than a day. I'm just gonna jump right back into the sequel now that this has dragged me out of reader's block.