The BEST (and the WORST) of the 70 SCI FI books I've read so far in 2024!

I enjoyed the circular plot. Ilike the AI human interactions, and I really felt pulled along by the story.It's cozy.

And most recently, Alien Clay, whichunfortunately wasn't as good as I hoped it would be.

I found storytelling super engaging inthis book. The characters were done really well, I thought.

I just couldn't get into it.I couldn't be bothered to wrap my head around the various human factions. Ikept getting confused by what seemed like similar names.

I enjoyed the world building inthis book. The familiar and the everyday threaded through with the strange andoff-kilter.

Maybe the broad strokes of the plot are a touchpredictable. We kind of know where it's going to end. But this book is not aboutthe destination. It's all about the journey.

The protagonist, Chris, is flawed, even unlikable quite a lot of the time,but I did end up rooting for him as the complex net of a plot tightened aroundhim. I like the broken and depressing version of London portrayed in the book.

There are some strong ideas, but I conclude that he just doesn't dostory. Couple that with a dry pro style and I've hit the wall hard a couple oftimes with firsttime Clark reads since starting this channel.

I enjoyed the grungy feel of this England. I like their nononsenseprotagonist, just an ordinary fellow trying his best to survive in this newworld of yellow and black peril from the skies.