Short Reviews 25Q4
Fourth Quarter 2025
Being a list of brief notes on other culture consumed over the this quarter of the year that I either abandoned or don’t feel needs a longer discussion.
Exit Strategy- Martha Wells.A nice little novella (reading them in in-universe order), a fun diversion for an hour or two. Fairly low stakes and more human involvement (our hero reluctantly agrees to help the Station Security folks investigate a murder and gradually wins their trust). A useful addition to the series.
No-one Saw Us Leave- Netflix.Spanish language production nicely dubbed into English. Story of two young children caught up with feuding Jewish/Mexican business families and abducted, somewhat reluctantly by their father and pursued on a global trotting trip by their mother. If it wasn't based on a true story you probably wouldn't believe it! But the clothes are lovely to look at.
SS-GB- Audible.Inspired by getting to the end of “Britain at War” volume 1. Listened to as an audiobook but sometimes drifted off. This was a competent and well realised alternate history that compares well with the best of the genre. Enjoyed.
Oh. What.Fun.- Amazon Prime.Completely harmless Michelle Pfeiffer Christmas comedy that was better than I expected and hit a few easy home runs against the laziness of families and men in particular (although unawareness might be a better term) watch once and forget.