James started reading Appliance by J. O. Morgan
My mother bought me this when she met the author at a book shop event. She said the author reminded her of me. She was very excited that the Authors surname is my middle name.
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James finished reading The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
When a world of peaceful aliens is conquered by bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the …
James finished reading City of illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
He was a fully grown man, alone in dense forest, with no trail to show …
Really nice read, loved the last few chapters of resolution at the end.
James started reading City of illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
City of illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
He was a fully grown man, alone in dense forest, with no trail to show where he had come from …
James finished reading Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Earth colony of Landin has been stranded on Werel for ten years—& ten of Werel’s years are over 600 …
James wants to read How Long 'Til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin
How Long 'til Black Future Month? is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by American novelist N. …
James started reading Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Earth colony of Landin has been stranded on Werel for ten years—& ten of Werel’s years are over 600 …
James reviewed Under the Blue by Oana Aristide
Unusual post apocalyptic novel
3 stars
An unusual post apocalyptic novel with some AI thrown in. It has an ending that I did not expect which makes you question things that happen earlier. Certainly makes you consider what you would do in the same situation.
James finished reading Under the Blue by Oana Aristide
Wow, that was the quickest book I've read this year. Compelling and an easy read. Nice message well delivered.
James started reading Under the Blue by Oana Aristide
James replied to Jenny Jaybles's status
Content warning Spoliers
@JennyJaybles I agree that this seemed to me to stand out as weirdly normalised behaviour. I feel like it could be removed from the book and it would have no impact. I guess it's there to serve as the setup for Shevek being horrified by Urras, but other events after this make the scene irrelevant.
James finished reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American writer …
Enjoyable narrative that serves an interesting treatise on anarchism and human nature. I started reading it as I thought it would be more about the invention of the ansible, but that was really a side aspect that served as a small part of the motivation of the protagonist. I certainly wanted to stay in the world at the end of the book and gld that there's more books in the series to revisit.
James quoted The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American writer …
My world, my Earth, is a ruin. A planet spoiled by the human species. We multiplied and gobbled and fought until there was nothing left, and then we died. We controlled neither appetite nor violence; we did not adapt. We destroyed ourselves. But we destroyed the world first. There are no forests left on my Earth. The air is grey, the sky is grey, it is always hot. It is habitable, it is still habitable — but not as this world is. This is a living world, a harmony. Mine is a discord, You Odonians chose a desert; we Terrans made a desert... We survive there, as you do. People are tough! There are early: a half billion of us now. Once there were nine billion. You can see the old cities still everywhere. The bones and bricks go to dust, but the little pieces of plastic never do — they never adapt either. We failed as a species, as a social species.
— The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Page 287)
Terran Ambassador to Urras speaking to Shevek from the anarchist (Odonian) utopia of Annares when they meet on Urras. Written 50 years ago.
James started reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, set …
James finished reading Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Shadow Saga)
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Shadow Saga)
This is Bean's installment of Orson Scott Card's Ender's saga. It is a great character building book for those who …