10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 148.
† Vernor Vinge (79)
Well , I thoroughly enjoyed reading those... #scifi #books #bookstodon
From yesterday, my review of the excellent Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas. Published today.
#FinishedReading this slim volume of early 50s #SciFi by #AEVanVogt . The goofy title and stories of visiting inhabitable Mars and Venus makes this look like super old fashioned stuff, but that, like
Happy release day to me!
Well, I suppose there's a first time for everything.
Short Stories.
This week I've been mainly reading, no. 129.
(https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished) Julia, by Sandra Newman
What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?
Latest read:
Spadework for a Palace, by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, trans John Batki. You are a librarian with a great plan to create a Permanently Closed Library, which you record with other thoughts in a single senten
Extinction Studies: Stories of Time, Death, and Generations
(https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished) The Humans, by Matt Haig.
Violence, Colonialism and Empire in the Modern World
The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II's most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. It is also th
(https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon) In 2023 there's been a huge expansion in the number of graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction published. They deserve a 2023 "Best of" lis
Margins of Writing, Origins of Culture
