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Maxim

Iamgmm@bookwyrm.social

Joined 1 year, 3 months ago

Software PM, bridge teacher, board game geek. Interested in stock markets and rational thinking.

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2025 Reading Goal

27% complete! Maxim has read 8 of 29 books.

reviewed Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, #1)

Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game (Paperback, 1994, TOR Books) 4 stars

Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, …

Should have read it when I was 10, not 40

3 stars

Started reading it because it was top-rated by several friends. It is an excellent young adult novel but for a middle-aged person it feels like "yet another child's heroic path to victory".

Roger Zelazny: The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth (Paperback, 2004, I Books) 4 stars

Mortality is the closest to immortality when it accepts a challenge to itself

5 stars

A masterful blend of science fiction and poetic prose, pondering over the thin line between humanity and divinity. Definitely recommend it to anyone interested in philosophical sci-fi, and a must-read if you like Lord of Light.

Thanks @jonn for digging out this little-known treasure.