Interests: climate, science, sci-fi, fantasy, LGBTQIA+, history, anarchism, anti-racism, labor politics
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In the tradition of Station Eleven, a literary thriller set partly on the roof of …
Another cli-fi book set in drowned NYC! When it finally comes, I will be well prepared, mentally at least. The protagonist is neurodivergent and a kid, so far at least.
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Five Ways to Build a Story Around an Unlikeable Protagonist
Thoughts on hateable, problematic, and morally bankrupt characters.
https://reactormag.com/five-ways-to-build-a-story-around-an-unlikeable-protagonist/
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In The Way, Will Collins, the last surviving resident of a Buddhist retreat center in …
A rare gem - post-apocalyptic philosophical sci-fi with a touch of magical realism that's neither too bleak nor unrealistically optimistic.
A rare gem - post-apocalyptic philosophical sci-fi with a touch of magical realism that's neither too bleak nor unrealistically optimistic.
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Cate Kay knows how to craft a story. As the creator of a bestselling book …
This book can be read lightly. The dialog is funny and the people make interesting choices (of course not always the right ones). There's a love story near the end and it concludes well. I cried several places.
After letting it sit though, I think there's even more. All the characters have a drive that they're trying to figure out. I noticed the theme when reading, but after, it made me think about my own drives and wants and identity. That's what successful stories do.
This book can be read lightly. The dialog is funny and the people make interesting choices (of course not always the right ones). There's a love story near the end and it concludes well. I cried several places.
After letting it sit though, I think there's even more. All the characters have a drive that they're trying to figure out. I noticed the theme when reading, but after, it made me think about my own drives and wants and identity. That's what successful stories do.
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A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle …
On the surface, this is a story about a diverse group of adorable people (most of whom happen to be robots) taking care of each other while starting a hand-pulled #noodle shop. Slightly below the surface, and done with a lot of #kindness, Annalee Newitz does a wonderful job of putting the reader in a perspective to see how various kinds of #discrimination and #unskillful action make things unpleasant for everyone while at the same time showing that #handicraft, #compassion, and community-building have lovely results across the board.
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In 1965, the U.S. government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. …
Blood boiling book about right-wing violence post WW2 and how the US was directly or indirectly involved in all of it.
The book itself mentions that it should be paired with the documentary "The Act of Killing", which I also recommend to watch before or after reading this book.
A must-read, although it is an emotional struggle to get through it.
Blood boiling book about right-wing violence post WW2 and how the US was directly or indirectly involved in all of it.
The book itself mentions that it should be paired with the documentary "The Act of Killing", which I also recommend to watch before or after reading this book.
A must-read, although it is an emotional struggle to get through it.
In 1965, the U.S. government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. …
A book about the largely forgotten (in the West at least) anti-communist genocide in Indonesia in the late 50s/early 60s.
The lovably flawed crew of La Sirena Negra and their psychic cats return in this …
The first book was alright, reviews say the second one is better. I hope so. I really want to like this series. I hope the psychic cats stick around. I want to see Eva confront her messed up family lol. Vicarious living.
In The Way, Will Collins, the last surviving resident of a Buddhist retreat center in …
Really enjoying this so far. I think we just met the teenage girl described in the thumbnails, but not sure. Her name sounds like "Pelagia" which makes me think of "pelagic" which means referring to the depths of the ocean.
Really enjoying this so far. I think we just met the teenage girl described in the thumbnails, but not sure. Her name sounds like "Pelagia" which makes me think of "pelagic" which means referring to the depths of the ocean.
In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger …
A Buddhist perspective on white supremacy and the fight against it? Yes please
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In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger …
Very useful guidance on #tonglen and #EarthTouching / #bhūmisparśa practices!
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Hey, times is tough.
I run a bookstore.
If you've got kids in your life who are likely to have a sparse christmas, and who might be interested in (rather than disappointed by) books, shoot me a DM.
Hey, times is tough.
I run a bookstore.
If you've got kids in your life who are likely to have a sparse christmas, and who might be interested in (rather than disappointed by) books, shoot me a DM.
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New word to me, while reading Dickens:
TERGIVERSATE
To make conflicting or evasive statements.
This is my newest non-fiction read! I'm interested in learning more about Chinese history, and this seems like a good place to start.
This is my newest non-fiction read! I'm interested in learning more about Chinese history, and this seems like a good place to start.
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find an angry spirit. send it on its way before it causes trouble. Leave before …
A couple times I got a bit lost in the prose, but the story was nice and cozy. As cozy as threatening ghosts in cemeteries can be.
