R. Phlegm wants to read Shattering Peace by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War)
I am not a cat person, but I really enjoyed this. Scalzi has a quirky sense of humor and good plot twists, even when you are expecting plot twists.
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an old sailor living on an island in the Salish Sea recovering nihilistic technofetishist I like to read: mostly SciFi and speculative fiction; mysteries and spy stuff too; occasionally theology and philosophy
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R. Phlegm wants to read Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author …
R. Phlegm finished reading Starter Villian by John Scalzi (duplicate)
R. Phlegm commented on The Lair of the White Worm by Fran Wilde
Started reading this at Halloween last year; got bogged down in the suffocating Victorian society aspects and had to set it aside. I loved the campy 1998 film adaptation with Hugh Grant and Sammi Davis. I'll pick it up again, someday.
Started reading this at Halloween last year; got bogged down in the suffocating Victorian society aspects and had to set it aside. I loved the campy 1998 film adaptation with Hugh Grant and Sammi Davis. I'll pick it up again, someday.
R. Phlegm started reading Starter Villian by John Scalzi (duplicate)
pre-ordered this through my local bookstore because @scalzi@mastodon.social told me to. it is sitting on my night stand waiting for me to get over my in ability to focus for more than five minutes at a time.
R. Phlegm wants to read Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled …
I read Station Eleven in 2015; had to re-read it when COVID-19 swept the globe. Looking forward to reading Sea of Tranquility.
R. Phlegm wants to read Sea Wolf by Anna Burke (A Compass Rose Novel, Book 2)
Sea Wolf by Anna Burke (A Compass Rose Novel, Book 2)
In the year 2514, the only thing more dangerous than the seas is those who sail them.
Life aboard …
R. Phlegm wants to read Compass Rose by Anna Burke
In the year 2513, the only thing higher than the seas is what’s at stake …
saw this on the shelf at my local bookstore; looks interesting
R. Phlegm finished reading By darkness forged by Nathan Lowell (A Seeker's Tale From The Golden Age Of The Solar Clipper, #3)
By darkness forged by Nathan Lowell (A Seeker's Tale From The Golden Age Of The Solar Clipper, #3)
R. Phlegm wants to read Paul and Gender by Cynthia Long Westfall
R. Phlegm wants to read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those …
R. Phlegm set a goal to read 12 books in 2023
R. Phlegm rated Project Hail Mary: 4 stars
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …