PlaySomethingAwful reviewed The Cockroach by Ian McEwan
Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, …
Review of 'The Cockroach' on 'Goodreads'
Lame.
Reviews and Comments
I've tried and this library refuses to read itself.
I like / am trying to read more of: Sci Fi; Women writers; POC authors; Global South / subaltern perspectives; socialist and ecological stories; History; British literature; Russian, Central & Eastern European literature.
I'd like to get to the point where I'm regularly reading new stuff but we'll see.
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PlaySomethingAwful reviewed Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
"In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet-- sensual, …
Review of 'Exit West' on 'Goodreads'
Some lovely turns of phrase, intriguing plot and good characters. Annoying writing style however. A good, while not entirely excellent, exploration of the issue at hand.
PlaySomethingAwful rated Dune: 5 stars
Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)
Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune, one of …
PlaySomethingAwful reviewed Emma Jane Austen 1815 by Jane Austen
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued …
Review of 'Emma Jane Austen 1815' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A masterpiece. Fantastic in its ability to subtley show the perspective of every character.
PlaySomethingAwful rated Decolonising the mind: 4 stars
Decolonising the mind by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
Ngugi describes this book as "a summary of some of the issues in which I have been passionately involved for …
PlaySomethingAwful rated Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said: 4 stars
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick (duplicate entry)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story …
PlaySomethingAwful rated To The Lighthouse: 4 stars
PlaySomethingAwful rated Crashed: 5 stars
Crashed by J. Adam Tooze
"An intelligent explanation of the mechanisms that produced the crisis and the response to it...One of the great strengths of …
PlaySomethingAwful rated Women, Race & Class: 4 stars
Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
Longtime activist, author and political figure Angela Davis brings us this expose of the women's movement in the context of …
PlaySomethingAwful rated Metamorphosis and Other Stories: 4 stars
PlaySomethingAwful rated Wolf Hall: 5 stars
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy, #1)
In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the …
PlaySomethingAwful rated Why We Can't Wait: 4 stars
Martin Luther King Jr.: Why We Can't Wait (2018, Penguin Books, Limited)
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Civil Rights movement and demonstrated to the world the …
PlaySomethingAwful rated The Deluge: 4 stars
With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga …
Review of 'Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very impressive translation