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Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable

A podcast in which we tell you about a book we just finished, and what we thought of it.

Ranked #1

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7: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel" by Mary Ann Shaffer

7: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel" by Mary Ann Shaffer

After seeing the Netflix trailer for the movie that is being made from this book, Kathy was intrigued by such a mouthful... Read more

15 Jul 2018

3mins

Ranked #2

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46: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters

46: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters

Nathan reviews Ben H. Winters’s Underground Airlines, a gripping thriller set in an alternate history that feels too clo... Read more

27 Sep 2019

5mins

Ranked #3

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18: "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World" by Dan Koeppel

18: "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World" by Dan Koeppel

I guess you could say that this is a book that has… appeal.

29 Aug 2018

6mins

Ranked #4

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11: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers

11: "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers

Antony gives his thoughts on an Incomparable favourite, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.

24 Jul 2018

7mins

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Ranked #5

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37: "Educated" by Tara Westover

37: "Educated" by Tara Westover

One million people have read and recommended Educated, but Quinn is here to be number one million and one.

26 Apr 2019

3mins

Ranked #6

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6: "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells

6: "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells

It won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novella, and Scott McNulty also recommended it. Jason finally read “All Syste... Read more

10 Jul 2018

5mins

Ranked #7

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33: "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik

33: "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik

Like “Uprooted” before it, “Spinning Silver” is a more modern remix of classic fairy tale and fantasy scenarios. Royal w... Read more

4 Mar 2019

4mins

Ranked #8

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25: "Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton

25: "Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton

Scott is a fan of Hamilton (no, not that one), but does his latest hold up?

13 Nov 2018

3mins

Ranked #9

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26: "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

26: "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Arachnophobes, steer clear. Hard sci-fi fans, pull up a chair!

20 Dec 2018

5mins

Ranked #10

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28: "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss

28: "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss

Monty’s a few years late, but he just got to the second book in Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicles.

12 Jan 2019

5mins

Ranked #11

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16: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen

16: "The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen

“The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions” ... Read more

10 Aug 2018

5mins

Ranked #12

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42: "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

42: "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The sequel to “Children of Time” does the original one better by adding new planets, new species, and maybe even aliens?

11 Jul 2019

4mins

Ranked #13

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30: "Magic, Madness, and Mischief" by Kelly McCullough

30: "Magic, Madness, and Mischief" by Kelly McCullough

Erika read this middle-grade fantasy both recently and not-so-recently. Turns out re-reading it is just as delightful as... Read more

10 Feb 2019

5mins

Ranked #14

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41: "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" by Neal Stephenson

41: "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" by Neal Stephenson

Once again, Neal Stephenson has buried 250 great pages in a 900-page book.

9 Jul 2019

7mins

Ranked #15

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47: "Famous Men Who Never Lived" by K. Chess

47: "Famous Men Who Never Lived" by K. Chess

People from an alternate timeline live as refugees in our New York City. It’s full of grief, sadness, frustration, and c... Read more

27 Dec 2019

9mins

Ranked #16

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48: "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin

48: "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin

Need a book to restore your readerly habits? This one worked for Scott! Scott McNulty Referenced Works The City We Bec... Read more

18 May 2020

2mins

Ranked #17

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36: "Places in the Darkness" by Chris Brookmyre

36: "Places in the Darkness" by Chris Brookmyre

Antony discusses Chris Brookmyre’s sci-fi murder mystery PLACES IN THE DARKNESS.

25 Apr 2019

3mins

Ranked #18

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45: "Six Stories" by Matt Wesolowski

45: "Six Stories" by Matt Wesolowski

Antony discusses SIX STORIES by Matt Wesolowski, a book tailor-made for podcast listeners.

26 Sep 2019

3mins

Ranked #19

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44: "How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell

44: "How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell

How hard is it to do nothing, anyway?

25 Sep 2019

2mins

Ranked #20

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31: "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse

31: "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse

Quinn got recommended a book by the Chicago Public Library, and now trusts the library completely.

10 Feb 2019

3mins

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