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ClareR (6238 KP) rated Helm in Books

May 30, 2026  
Helm
Helm
Sarah Hall | 2025 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Imagine making the wind a main character in a novel for adults! Well, Sarah Hall has done exactly that in Helm, and presented it in all of my favourite genres (thank you very much!).

Helm is the anthropomorphised wind in the North of England, in a valley that feels like it should be in the Peak District (perhaps?). For millennia, it blows around, doing its own thing, and then humanity comes on the scene.

A prehistoric clan worship Helm, hoping for leniency from it’s devastating, troublesome, unpredictable nature. Another character, a wizard-type priest, tries to banish Helm. A Victorian Engineer wants to capture him. My favourite characters were the girl who could converse with Helm and is then regarded as insane (as well as promiscuous by her mother), and the Climate Scientist who wants to save the wind. All of these characters have only one connection: Helm.

Don’t expect some nice, tied up with a bow, perfect ending. That’s not this book. I loved how it showed humanity’s relationship with nature and the weather in such a creative way.
I was transfixed throughout.

Highly recommended!
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Inferno: The Divine Comedy I in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 10, 2017)  
Inferno: The Divine Comedy I
Inferno: The Divine Comedy I
Dante Alighieri, Robin Kirkpatrick | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dante metaphysically takes you through the underworld, utterly incredible
Even after six centuries, Dante's Inferno is one of the most important works that needs to be read. Exploring the nine circles of hell, Dante (using his own name) speaks of being led by Virgil to the different depths of depravity of human nature. From virtuous non-Christians such as Socrates, through to lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery, where he meets Judas. It is epic in every sense, from the content to the language. Mind-blowing.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) Oct 13, 2017 (Updated Oct 13, 2017)

I totally agree, there are definite parallels in the book - obviously The Divine Comedy is a translation from Italian, so it's made accessible in English.
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Cal Brown (53 KP) rated Marvel's Luke Cage - Season 1 in TV

May 16, 2017  
Marvel's Luke Cage - Season 1
Marvel's Luke Cage - Season 1
2016 | Sci-Fi
8
7.3 (10 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
References the Marvel world abundantly. (3 more)
The soundtrack incredulously represents the setting of Luke Cage.
A wonderful display of diverse characters.
Interesting representation of 'African-American' culture within Harlem.
A few poor action cuts and transitions which slightly break the suspension of disbelief. (2 more)
Fight scenes are slow and simple. This could be to represent Luke Cage's nature but I don't believe it to be a sufficient and engaging representation.
Feels like it awkwardly misses something mid season after specific events happen (no spoilers). The transition of the story is poorly executed.
Powerman (Luke Cage)
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
T1
The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake
Larry E Morris
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I always like a good disaster book. This one really caught my eye because it is the event described in The Miseducation of Camron Post so I wanted to learn more. Unlike some disaster books written from a purely scienticfic perspective this book focused on the human element. This is really what interests me since you see the true nature of humanity during tragedy. The way the author follows the various peoples stories and intertwines them when necessary makes you feel like you are there and seeing the events happen.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated One Year After (After, #2) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
One Year After (After, #2)
One Year After (After, #2)
William R. Forstchen | 2015 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
[One Second After] was one of those books that the cover made me want to buy. I was not disappointed. So when I was in the book store and saw [One Year After] you know I had to buy it even though I have an unusually long queue of books to read. [William R. Forstchen] writes a compelling novel that makes me want to prep for disaster. The way humanity can either come together or tear each other apart is sadly something I feel is true to human nature.