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Sphere by Michael Crichton *spoilers*
Sphere by Michael Crichton *spoilers*
Sphere by Michael Crichton *spoilers*

I enjoyed the book, it is a page turner and i like the mystery. I finished the book within two sessions because i really couldn't put it down, every time i stopped reading i wondered what would happen next in the plot.

The setting is interesting, undersea adventure with "alien artifacts"? Cool! The action scenes were also great, fighting in slo-mo a giant squid is very scary.

There was a point in the story I really thought they were travelling in time maybe and if they go up to shore the timeline might be different. It's when Norman went to the sub and time went by fast. I thought it was a hint

The plot twist though IMO is kinda underwhelming for me, i understand Michael's decision but I was really expecting some cosmic horror twist humans couldn't comprehend


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I made a small site for browsing science fiction award books from 1953-2025
I made a small site for browsing science fiction award books from 1953-2025

I’ve been parsing science fiction award data for my own reading list, and today I put together a small site to make it easier to browse:

https://sffawards.com

It is not official, commercial, or meant as a big launch post. Just a reader-made tool for looking through award-recognized science fiction books and maybe finding something new to read.

The science fiction data currently covers award years from 1953-2025. The award categories included are:

  • Arthur C. Clarke Award

  • British SF Association Awards: Novel

  • Goodreads Choice Awards: Science Fiction

  • Hugo Awards: Novel

  • Locus Awards: Science Fiction Novel

  • Nebula Awards: Novel

  • Philip K. Dick Award

You can filter by award, year, winner/finalist status, subgenre, Goodreads rating, and ratings count. The book list can also be sorted by title, year, awards, wins, rating, ratings count, or subgenres.

There is also a CSV download on the site if anyone wants the science fiction award list as a spreadsheet.

I made this because I found it annoying to jump between award pages and Goodreads when browsing older SF award lists. This puts the award-recognized books in one sortable place, then adds Goodreads details where available: rating, ratings count, review count, publication details, page count, format, series info, and subgenre tags.

Sharing here in case it helps anyone else find a book they had missed. If you notice something that looks wrong, especially Goodreads editions or award/category oddities, I’d be grateful to know.

Changelog, June 7:

  • Book data cleanup and edition corrections.

  • Added Le Guin Prize to the website award data/reference.

  • Removed duplicate Goodreads Choice Awards entry.

  • Removed award grouping; awards now show as one clear list.

  • Made award filters genre-aware for Fantasy / Science Fiction.

  • Compact recognition display into Winner / Nominated rows.

  • Added expandable detail content for richer recognition context.

  • Added rating-count filter for better rating-based sorting.

  • Improved top toolbar sizing so sort labels fit better.

  • Added intro link to the #awards section.

  • Updated generated CSV download files.

I've also added an MCP server! You can find more info on how to use it here: https://sffawards.com/use-with-ai-assistant/.
If you end up trying it out, I'd absolutely love to hear your feedback.


The Road was a positive novel
The Road was a positive novel

The book details a long and arduous journey through a fimbul winter after the end of the world. Throughout the book they have everything thrown at them, they witness the horrors of desparation, they struggle every step of the way.... BUT, they never give up.

It's a story about stregth. Right up until the very end they keep fighting. One every page of the novel they had the option to end it and die, but that never even crossed their minds. They never complained, they never pitied themselves, they just carried on never giving up.

This was not a depressing novel. It was an inspiring novel.