SFF180 🛸 ‘The Strange’ by Nathan Ballingrud ★★★★★

[@lmurashchik]

I thought it was an incredible book. Every sentence of every paragraph was poetic.

[@mathieumartin4891]

Very nice one! I love the western ambiance!

[@mindysbookjourney]

This book sounds amazing. I have liked all of Nathan Ballingud short stories I have read. This sounds a lot different, but I must read it.

[@sarafairchild2588]

Excited to order this asap. Perhaps I can finally get my son to join me in reading science fiction as True Grit is one of our family favorites.

[@SFF180]

Maybe read them back to back!

[@pabloruz9797]

Just moved this one to the top of my TBR

[@ricktimus73]

You completely sold me on this one!

[@annettes5623]

One of my favorite authors! Everything he writes is gold 💗

[@ingwerschwensen8115]

Thanks. Immediately ordered it.

[@scifi.brandon]

Sounds really interesting! I’ll be checking it out.

[@SoundFuryBookReviews]

This sounds right up my alley! Going to read this ASAP! Thanks for the wonderful review.

[@adambrickley9088]

Ooooooh. This looks fun!

[@OllieJonsson]

This sounds very promising. Thanks for the review!

[@AuraReadsBooks]

I loved this book! You've really done it justice with this review. Stellar!

[@werddie1992]

I love his short stories. Can't wait to read this one based on your review!

[@JoshsBookishVoyage]

Another excellent review.

[@fish1999onBass]

*The Strange very good Sci-fi story*

[@georgeheingartner6995]

The "Unlikely Children" problem mentioned by Wags has plagued movies and TV for decades. They're actually called "Movie Kids" by producers and writers. Remember that scene in Jurassic Park where the young girl sits down at a workstation, announces "Oh, Unix - I know this!" and controls it like a 733t h4xx0r? That was a Movie Kid.

[@sorenkrane]

Sounds kinda like Sparks Nevada and a little Arabella of Mars. I'm in! Thanks for bringing this one to my attention 😍

[@JasonFuhrman]

Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for the review!

[@MrBlueregard]

This sounds amazing!

[@KevinWomackEsq]

Great review and agree with it all. 3.5 or a 4 for me though, no way it can site beside the Dune's and Hyperion's out there. Takes a bit too long to get going.

[@cactcab]

Have read both of his short story collections and have this one on my TBR for sometime early this year. Great review!

[@SFF180]

I must now acquire his collection from Small Beer Press.

[@cactcab]

@@SFF180North American Lake Monsters takes some traditional monster stories and turns them into character studies (for example the werewolf story is more about masculine feelings of helplessness than a action packed monster story) but Wounds is just a dark, oppressive series of stories that end up connecting at the end.

[@diraziz396]

Thanks for that recap.loved the plot. Hope the reading would be also. Cheers

[@Cale__1]

Sounds good

[@bartsbookspace]

What a great review! Not sure this book is up my alley, but I am more than intrigued. Thanks 👍

[@BeckyM]

Ok, I just ordered this!

[@SFF180]

Enjoy!

[@someokiedude9549]

Glad to see you're back Thomas. I always enjoyed your reviews, you were one of the first who got me to do it, both written and on KZbin. I'll definitely pick it up!

[@SFF180]

Thanks, it’s good to be back.

[@ged9925]

Excellent review as always Thomas!

[@jason198146]

Great review! Can’t wait to read this one!😁

[@devlyn873]

Ooo this sounds really cool!

[@Samakain]

Man when you give something the hot 5 i always pay attention. Lets go.

[@joshramirez7]

I read this immediately when it was released after seeing your list of upcoming books, but it just didn't click for me 🤷‍♂️ I dont typically like reading from a teenagers perspective, and most of the characters were all jerks haha this would make a great TV show though.

[@SFF180]

Give me more jerks! 😂 Lawful Good gets boring after a while.