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Tag: Review

review:\Neuromancer by William Gibson

05/10/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

Neuromancer by William Gibson influenced the whole cyberpunk aesthetic, but is it any good?

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Neuromancer, Review, William Gibson, writing

review:\The Dark Side of Super by Matthew Siadak

21/09/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

An interesting collection of subversive superpower short stories, slightly let down by a generic finale.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Matthew Siadak, Review, The Dark Side of Super, writing

review:\Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler

15/09/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

The journal format of Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler made it an intellectual curio more than an experience.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Octavia E Butler, Parable of the Sower, Review, writing

review:\The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

07/09/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

An historical vampire story with an interesting concept, told in a way that makes it difficult to follow.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Review, Stephen Graham Jones, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, writing

Contrapposto by Dave Eggers review, and art vs business

24/08/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

A boy/girl relationship is the metaphor for artistic purity vs commercial success in Contrapposto by Dave Eggers.

Posted in analysis, ReviewTagged artistic purity vs commercial success, author, book-review, books, Contrapposto, creative-writing, Dave Eggers, indie author, Review, writing

review:\The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

18/08/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

The Poet Empress may look and sound like a beautiful fantasy, and it is in parts, but it's DARK too. And brilliant.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Review, Shen Tao, The Poet Empress, writing

review:\Kill Switch (Kill Chain #2) by William Hertling

10/08/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

A technothriller sequel that asks big questions and gives obvious answers.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Kill Switch, Review, William Hertling, writing

review:\Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

27/07/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is objectively well-written, but logical inconsistencies and vague messaging prevented it connecting with me.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Piranesi, Review, Susanna Clarke, writing

review:\The Lost Man by Jane Harper

20/07/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

The Lost Man by Jane Harper is a well-written family-driven mystery set in the Australian outback.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Jane Harper, Review, The Lost Man, writing

review:\Wolf Worm by T Kingfisher

13/07/2026 arrowmakerbooksLeave a comment

Wolf Worm by T Kingfisher is a skin crawling story about creepy-crawlies, and is evidence that an unspectacular story can be enjoyable if it's well told.

Posted in ReviewTagged author, book-review, books, creative-writing, indie author, Review, T Kingfisher, Wolf Worm, writing

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