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"Because you see, sometimes you have to do things that are dangerous, because otherwise you're not a man, just a piece of dirt."
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Kavring rated This Immortal: 5 stars
This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
Après une explosion atomique, la plupart des terriens survivants sont partis s'installer sur les planètes de la Confédération de Véga. …
Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars, #3)
After declaring independence from Earth, Mars still faces problems: an impending ice age, a search for religious meaning, and immigration. …
Kavring rated Tales of Nevèrÿon: 5 stars
Tales of Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany (Return to Nevèrÿon)
A group of interrelated stories taking place in an ambiguous distant past setting that on the surface resembles sword-and-sorcery. As …
Kavring rated Parable of the Talents: 5 stars
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous …
Kavring rated Madness and Civilization: 5 stars
Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (French: Folie et Déraison: Histoire de la folie …
Kavring rated Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe: 5 stars
Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe by Harold Bloom (Modern critical interpretations)
A collection of seven critical essays on "Robinson Crusoe" arranged in chronological order of their original publication.
Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw (Dover thrift editions)
One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an …
Kavring rated Dark Reflections: 5 stars
Kavring rated Bloodchild: 5 stars
Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler
Bloodchild and Other Stories is the only collection of science fiction stories and essays written by American writer Octavia E. …
Kavring rated Einstein's dreams: 5 stars
Einstein's dreams by Alan P. Lightman
Einstein's Dreams is a 1992 novel by Alan Lightman that was an international bestseller and has been translated into thirty …
Kavring rated The jewel-hinged jaw: 5 stars
Samuel R. Delany: The jewel-hinged jaw (1978, Berkley Pub. Corp.)
The jewel-hinged jaw by Samuel R. Delany (A Berkley Windhover book)
Kavring rated The Demolished Man: 5 stars
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
In a world in which the police have telepathic powers, how do you get away with murder?
Ben Reichs …
Kavring rated A Midsummer Night's Dream: 5 stars
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596. The play is set in …